Ocala, FL asked in Identity Theft and White Collar Crime for Florida

Q: If i decide to bail somebody out of jail, what am i required to have besides money?

Long story short stumbled across document in public records where person who signed my bail bond signed using my last name and we were never married.Identity like situations are/have occurred so makes me wonder?Did bondsman copy id (which would have been faked or whatever) or what?

1 Lawyer Answer
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
Answered
  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: Do I correctly assume that you do know the person who used your last name? It's hard to guess what sort of ID that the bondsman required; probably not a good idea to ask unless you want your bond to be cancelled.

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