Title: Bounty Hunters - Role of Bail Recovery Agents in Bail Bonds
Headings: Bounty Hunters – Role of Bail Recovery Agents in Bail Bonds
Bounty Hunters – Role of Bail Recovery Agents in Bail Bonds
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What is a bounty hunter and what do they do?
Is a bail bondsman the same as a bounty hunter?
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Content: Bounty hunters stakeout at relevant locations in hope of seeing the criminal or fugitive. Bounty hunters are allowed to enter the house of the fugitive to make the arrest but are not allowed to enter any other homes without a warrant. A bounty hunter may spend anywhere from a few hours to weeks or months trying to locate the fugitive. A bounty hunter’s salary or rate for hire is usually 10% of the bail bond, but can be much higher if the person is known to be difficult to locate. Upon arrest, the bounty hunter returns the fugitive to the bail bondsman and/or court or jail. Is a bail bondsman the same as a bounty hunter? No, a bail bondsman hires the bounty hunter to locate and arrest the criminal/fugitive. It’s possible that a bail bonds business has its own bounty hunter on staff, but typically these two jobs function separately, but in close partnership. The bail bondsman’s goal is to never have to use a bounty hunter. The goal for bail bonds companies is to charge their 10% fee and see the individual show up in court.