It is a legally binding contract to carry out significant financial liability. You are the defendant, you are officially responsible financially even when judged by the legal system appeared in all hearings. Bail is not all refund. After the release on bail if the defendant does not appear in court the first bail agent has 60 days to return the defendant in custody. If the defendant can not be returned to prison within that period, the guarantor is legally obligated to pay to the clerk of the court for the full amount of the debt; This process is called "missing link." When this happens, it is the responsibility of the bond for the "damage" amount withheld. The agent can return to the defendant to 10 months custody and received back all or part of the confiscated money. This feeling of "damages" in the jewel-like bond if the defendant was responsible and / or become a risk to leave the jurisdiction does not appear in court, the bond has the power to cancel the participation of the detainee and return.