Can you explain to me how bounty hunters work?

Question

My roommate is watching it and I've always wondered why they do it. Is there a lot of $ and how do you get tips as to where these ppl are?

Answer 1

Ok,

a bail bondsmen collects 10 percent of a bond to issue a "bond" to the court that a certain person will show up in court.

If that person does not pay, the bondsmen is given a certain time frame to bring the person back to court or they have to pay the bond.

example if your bond is 50,000 you pay the bondsman 5000 which is his to keep, but if you don't show up, he has to pay 50,000 to the court.

So if you don't show up, he ( or he hires a "bounty hunter" which is today called a bail enforcement agent)
They are not sworn law enforcement. Many will carry a gun if thier state allows them to carry one as a private citizen, but they have no special rights to carry one.

And if they cross state lines they have to obey the laws of the state they go into. They will basicly go around threating friends, family and people that may know this person, or try to lie and trick them into saying where this person is.

In some states they are allowed to go into ( without warrant) the home where this person is suppose to be staying.

Also the person they catch is not being arrested, since they are merely taking him as agreed by the bail contract backto court.
So dont expect to be treated as nice as you would be police officers.

And no, there is not alot of money in the bounty hunting, the bondsmen makes more money.

If for example the bond on someone is 10,000, the bondsmen may pay you 3000 or 4000 to find them. But you will have to have two or three other people with you to do the job normally.

And of course you pay all your own expenses hotel, food, and so on. Plus if you don't find them, you don't get paid anything,

if you don't find enough people you won't keep getting a chance to find them.

Answer 2

There are resources online that allow you to get information on the whereabouts of people, doing a little leg work and investigation, and I'm sure you can track down anyone.

Why be a bounty hunter? Because you are in no ways restricted by property rights when someone jumps bail. You do not need a warrant for the the bail bonmd is in essence the warrant. By the time a person posts a bond they have already been charged with a crime, and therefore are fair game to be brought back, especially by the agency holding the bond! Because, court precedent has already been established that a person who posts bail has custody rights over the person being bailed out!

The trick is, you have to bring them back alive, intact, and if they cross into Mexico or Canada, you have to bring them back without getting caught by the local authorities, or you could be charged with kidnapping! I think then, it has to be a rush or thrill to catch people and bring them back to justice.

Most people when they run are going to visit friends, family, or loved ones. The process of tracking an escaped fugative is called "Skiptracing" and has a whole heck of a lot of resources online for doing that.

Answer 3

The county/state where a fugitive is wanted will withhold the cash bail amount paid to a court until that person is apprehended and appears before a judge. That's why the bounty hunter goes after the fugitives--to keep losses to bail bond companies to a minimum.

Answer 4

First of all bounty hunters are referred to as Bail Enforcement Agents or Fugitive Recovery Agents. As a profession it is very lucrative. Your only earn money when you succeed. All expenses are out of pocket until the defendant is surrendered.

Second, DON'T WATCH the dog. He is not exactly showing you what it's all about. Mostly he is just advertising himself and his agency. It is not nearly exciting as he makes it out to be.

Recovery Agents generally work with one or two bail bond companies. When a defendant has a bench warrant for failure to appear, violation of release conditions, or breach of the bail agreement a bail bond company will usually use someone to do their "pick up".

Requirements vary from state to state; however most states require a fingerprint registration, FBI check, no prior felonies and local registering with the sheriff's department.

Answer 5

Dog is not a real bounty hunter, he is a bail bondsman. A bail bondsman loans money to defendants in court cases who need to post bail. If the person jumps bail, the bondsman has to bring the person back to court, to get their money back. A real bounty hunter does not risk their own capital, they collect rewards for finding people and bringing them to the client.

Answer 6

watch DOg the bounty hunter

Answer 7

watch dog the bounty hunter

Answer 8

It's a crap job, dangerous, thankless and low-paid.

Answer 9

get a gun and go try it but don't come to dc cause you can not
carry a gun and they do.

Answer 10

they do it because they cant do anything else..and they think like criminals...