Sometimes the bounty hunter will interview family members or check the trash at the fugitive's home to find a clue as to where he or she has gone. In most states they can enter the homes of fugitives if they believe, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the fugitive is inside. Bounty hunters can use almost any means possible to rearrest a fugitive, including interviewing people, tracing paper trails, and surveillance. Bounty hunters spend a lot of time tracing paper trails, interviewing people, and sitting in vehicles for hours of surveillance. Locating a fugitive requires research, detection, and law enforcement skills. Although the time frame varies from state to state and court to court, bail enforcement agents usually have 90 to 180 days at the most to bring back the fugitive. The bounty hunter is paid only if the fugitive is returned to court.Īfter the bounty hunter is on the case, the main goal is to locate the fugitive as quickly and as safely as possible.
If the individual does not show up on the court date, the bondsman can either try to bring the person in or hire a bounty hunter to track the person down. The individual must pay the bondsman a fee-usually 10 to 15 percent of the actual posted bond. Most people who are arrested do not have these large sums of money on hand, so they enlist the services of a bail bondsman who provides the money to the court. The individual is given the chance to be freed from jail if he or she guarantees to be at court on a certain date by posting a large amount of money. The scenario plays out as follows: An individual is arrested for breaking a law. Join any clubs at school that focus on business, such as Junior Achievement.īounty hunters work in conjunction with bail bondsmen and the court system. As stated earlier, much of the bounty hunter's time is spent running the business. Try to interview several bondsmen to get a more balanced view of what it is like to work in the bail bonding and fugitive recovery business. Contact a bail bondsman (you will find many listed in the phone book) and find out if they are also bounty hunters. Enroll in any programs you can find that provide this kind of information and training. Some cities and counties also conduct "citizen police academies" that train the public on many police situations and safety issues. (This "assistance" is usually just sitting in the patrol car to further persuade the fugitive that this is the real thing.) You may get the chance, from a safe distance, to watch the bounty hunter in action. Now that you have that information under your belt, you can contact your local police and ask to go on a ride-along with the specific focus on the times officers assist bounty hunters. Contact your local and state authorities and ask for information about current laws and how they affect bounty hunters. That is a good question, but there are ways you can get an idea about the situations you would be encountering without being thrown into the thick of a fight. Bounty hunting can be dangerous, so you may be wondering how you can explore the field without getting hurt.
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