What to do if I’m being harassed by an investigation if I co-signed for a bail bond but the defendant disappeared and stop attending court?
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What to do if I’m being harassed by an investigation if I co-signed for a bail bond but the defendant disappeared and stop attending court?
I have no idea where the defendant is and now a private investigator is constantly calling me reading the whereabouts of the defendant. The private investigator keeps asking me to meet up in person so he can ask me for more info. Do I have to cooperate to the private investigator and meet up in person and do everything they request of me? What rights do I have as a co-signed? I had told the investigator that I will call him if I find out anything. However, I feel like I’m getting harassed when I don’t even know where the defendant is.
Asked on February 9, 2016 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Your duty is to tell the bonding company what you know and to pay whatever your contract required you to pay whatever your contract requires you to pay. You did not sign on to be harrassed indefinitely. Tell them what you know and them ask them to leave you alone. If they persist, then hire an attorney to send a cease and desist letter for harassment.
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