Regulación sobre los fiadores en casos criminales en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es arrestado y necesita salir bajo fianza, un fiador puede ayudar. Pero solo puede cobrar una parte de la fianza, nada más, y no puede ayudar a que se desestimen los cargos.

Es como cuando necesitas dinero para comprar un videojuego, y le pides a tu amigo que te preste. Tu amigo solo te pide que le devuelvas lo que te prestó, pero no puede intervenir y decirle a la tienda que te lo regale.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue arrestado y necesita salir bajo fianza. Su amigo Miguel, que es fiador, le ayuda y cobra solo el 10% de la fianza. Sin embargo, Miguel no puede hablar con el juez para que dejen a Juan libre de los cargos; solo puede ayudarlo a salir de la cárcel.

Penalidades

Si un fiador incumple estas reglas, puede enfrentar sanciones legales, aunque el texto no especifica las penalidades exactas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(3) It shall be lawful to charge for executing any bond in a criminal case, but no person engaged in the bonding business, either as principal or clerk, agent or representative of another, either directly or indirectly, shall charge, accept or receive any sum of money or property, other than the regular prevailing fee for bonding, which shall not exceed 10% of the face value of the bond for a 12 month period or any part thereof, from any person for whom he has executed bond, for any other service whatever performed in connection with any indictment, information or charge upon which the person is bailed or held. No person engaged, either as principal or as the clerk, agent or representative of another, in the bonding business shall settle or attempt to settle, or shall procure or attempt to procure, the dismissal of any indictment, information or charge against any person in custody or held upon bond with any court or with the prosecuting attorney in any court. (4) A typewritten or printed list, alphabetically arranged, of all persons engaged in the business of becoming surety upon bonds for compensation in criminal cases within the county shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each police precinct, jail, prisoner's dock and house of detention and in every other place in which persons in custody of the law are detained, and 1 or more copies thereof shall be kept on hand. The list shall be compiled annually by the judges of the circuit court of each circuit, and the names of persons engaged in the business of becoming surety upon bonds for compensation shall be added to the list by the judges upon proper application. When any person who is detained in custody in any such place of detention requests any person in charge thereof to furnish him the name of a bondsman, or