In this case, if the OP failed to show up in court, the bondsman would be out the $30,000. The bondsman will then hire (or, just as likely, act as himself) a bo

In this case, if the OP failed to show up in court, the bondsman would be out the $30,000. The bondsman will then hire (or, just as likely, act as himself) a bounty hunter in order to track down the defendant and drag him back to the jurisdiction and recover their money. They can also sue any indemnitors or guarantors who were party to the bail arrangement to try to recover their loss. Basically 90% of being a profitable bondsman is being good at skip tracing in order to keep your losses low