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Bounty Hunting Today
Many people think of bounty hunting as a relic from the past,
something that was practiced in the Wild West in the nineteenth
century and has long since been banished from civilized society. In
fact, bounty hunting goes on today, is perfectly legal, and is an
essential part of the American system of justice. In 1873 the Supreme
Court defined the rights of bounty hunters as agents of bail bondsmen
in the case of Taylor v. Taintor:
“When the bail is given, the principal is regarded as delivered to the
custody of his sureties. Their domain is a continuance of the original
imprisonment. Whenever they choose to do so, they may seize him and
deliver him up to his discharge; and if it cannot be done at once,
they may imprison him until it can be done. They may exercise their
rights in person or by agent. They may pursue him into
another state; may arrest him on the Sabbath; and if necessary, may
break and enter his house for that purpose. The seizure is not made by
virtue of due process. None is needed. It is likened to the arrest by
the Sheriff of an escaped prisoner.”
Bounty hunters—or bail enforcement agents as they’re sometimes
called—work primarily for bail bondsmen. When a person is charged with
a crime and bail is set, typically that person will go to a bail
bondsman to secure bail money. If the person can pay a nonrefundable
fee equal to 10% of the total bail amount and show that he has
collateral worth the total bail amount, the bondsman will then secure
a bond from an insurance company, guaranteeing that the full bail
amount will be paid to the court if the individual fails to make his
or her court dates. If the accused “skips,” the insurance company is
required to pay the court. The bondsman’s own money is not at risk,
however if that bondsman wants to work with that insurance company
again, it’s in his best interests to make a good faith effort to find
his client in a timely manner. In many cases, especially the more
difficult ones, the bondsman will enlist the services of a bounty
hunter.
To recover a bail “jumper,” a bounty hunter will usually charge 10% of
the total bail amount plus expenses. If the bounty hunter must travel
out of state to make the capture, his fee is typically a flat 20%. But
no matter where the bounty hunter must go to find the jumper, he does
not need a warrant for the person’s arrest. All he needs is a copy of
the “warrant piece,” (the relevant paperwork regarding the person’s
status as a fugitive) and in most states, a private detective’s
or bail license. A certified copy of the bond is also required in some states.
The bounty hunter stereotype is a heavily armed, soldier of fortune
wannabe. His vehicle is overly equipped with police lights and sirens,
and a vicious attack dog in the passenger seat usually completes the
picture. Only a fraction of the people who call themselves bounty
hunters are actually trained and licensed to do the job.
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Bondsman, Bonding Companies
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The bounty
hunter stereotype is a heavily armed, soldier of fortune wannabe. His
vehicle is overly equipped with police lights and sirens, and a
vicious attack dog in the passenger seat usually completes the
picture. Only a fraction of the people who call themselves bounty
hunters are actually trained and licensed to do the job. Hunter, skip
trace, track
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