My understanding is if police get involved bail isn’t returned in some places. The bail bondsman or an bounty hunter has to bring them in.
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
§22-1110. Jumping bail - Penalties.
Universal Citation:
22 OK Stat § 22-1110 (2014)
Whoever, having been admitted to bail or released on recognizance, bond, or undertaking for appearance before any magistrate or court of the State of Oklahoma, incurs a forfeiture of the bail or violates such undertaking or recognizance and willfully fails to surrender himself within five (5) days following the date of such forfeiture shall, if the bail was given or undertaking or recognizance extended in connection with a charge of felony or pending appeal or certiorari after conviction of any such offense, be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of its power to punish for contempt.
2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
§22-1141.18. Forfeiture of bail.
Universal Citation:
22 OK Stat § 22-1141.18 (2014)
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he be within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
Laws 1949, p. 210, § 18.
He broke into a couple of restaurants at night, and cameras nailed him. We're probably better off without him in the world, but that doesn't establish him as especially bad. The ***** testified that she has never been so scared, but I hardly wonder how he felt with she locked the door in horror-movie fashion, when all they had been talking about are cars.
If her goal was to turn him in, she should have called the police.