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 e

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.