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Re:When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested by nitwit005 on Saturday October 19, 2019 @12:45PM (#21299352)
> His friend bailed him out the next morning, but at the bond hearing, the judge granted the $500, minus court fees, to the hospital.

I know it's not the subject of this, but this sounds like it's probably illegal? He's seizing money that was supposed to be returned to someone other than the defendant.

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Re:When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested by derekp7 on Saturday October 19, 2019 @01:34PM (#21299631)
Yeah, that's the thing they don't tell you up front. When you bail someone out, you are legally giving them that money. So if the money is owed to something else (such as fines / court costs, or a legal judgement) those funds are redirected in the end.
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Re:When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested by tomnipotent on Saturday October 19, 2019 @01:55PM (#21299745)
Doesn't matter who pays the bail. This is why bounty hunters exist, to recoup lost bail when "customers" don't show up to court.
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