THE TOP TEN FAQ'S

  1. WHAT IS A BOUNTY HUNTER?
  2. HOW CAN I BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER?
  3. DO I NEED TO BE LICENSED OR CERTIFIED?
  4. WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING DO I NEED?
  5. WHAT TYPE OF POWER IS GRANTED TO BOUNTY HUNTERS?
  6. ARE THERE ANY TRAINING SCHOOLS TO BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER?
  7. CAN A PERSON MAKE A LIVING BEING A BOUNTY HUNTER?
  8. HOW CAN I CONTACT OTHER BOUNTY HUNTERS OR BAIL AGENTS?
  9. WHY DO WE NEED BOUNTY HUNTERS WHEN WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT?
  10. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BAIL AGENT, SKIP TRACER, BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT OR BOUNTY HUNTER?







1.  WHAT IS A BOUNTY HUNTER?
A Bounty Hunter locates a person (defendant) that was bailed out of jail by the bail agent's posting of a bail bond when the defendant has either absconded from court (failed to appear) or has become a flight risk. A Bounty Hunter takes the defendant into custody and returns them to jail. A Bounty Hunter is empowered with authority from a bail agent or surety.
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2.  HOW CAN I BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER?
Depending upon the laws in the state where you live, you must first find a Bail Bond Agent or Surety that will give you the authority to pick up their defendant's that have failed to appear or are going to fail to appear in court.
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3.  DO I NEED A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION?
Up until about 1998 you didn't have to be licensed, just about anywhere in the country. The right to re-arrest a defendant was given by a famous United States Supreme Court decision back in 1872. Lately laws have been continually changing and in some states you are required to have a license. Most states have recently enacted some sort of legislation that ranges from required training and/or required licensing.
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4.  WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING DO I NEED?
Here again it depends upon the State where you live and where you want to work. In some states you are required to have a license and or training and in some states you are not.
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5.  WHAT TYPE OF POWER IS GRANTED TO BOUNTY HUNTERS?
Bounty Hunters rely on basic powers of normal citizens arrest. The Bail Bond is a civil contract between the defendant and Bail Agent. The Bail Agent then gives the power of re-arresting the defendant to the Bounty Hunter to act as their agent if the defendant absconds or is a flight risk.
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6.  ARE THERE ANY TRAINING SCHOOLS TO BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER?
See our Schools link. There are more and more popping up around the country, as more states require training and licensing. Your local Bail Agent or Surety can usually recommend one in your area.
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7.  CAN A PERSON MAKE A LIVING BEING A BOUNTY HUNTER?
The Bail Bond business is a very lucrative business and a lot of money can be made in Bounty Hunting, depending upon how good a person is at it and if they are willing to devote the time to it. However, it is more of a life style and one that to be any good at person must be completely committed to it.
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8.  HOW CAN I CONTACT OTHER BOUNTY HUNTERS OR BAIL AGENTS?
There are several associations around the country for both Bail Agents and Bounty Hunters.
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9.  WHY DO WE NEED BOUNTY HUNTERS WHEN WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT?
Law Enforcement is continually overworked and understaffed. In nearly every county across the nation the amount of active warrants compared to the amount of officers assigned to them is over powering. To be a good Bounty Hunter you must be a hundred percent consistent and to get paid you must always find the fugitive. A warrant officer has primarily a set eight, ten or twelve hour shift in which to work on catching the fugitive at the end of shift he stops and continues the next day. His payday comes no matter what. A good Bounty Hunter does not stop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Bounty Hunter does not stop, fore he will not get a paycheck until the fugitive is caught.

A Bounty Hunter is one of the few aspects of the criminal justice system that is provided at no expense to the tax payer. When a person bails out of jail someone called a cosigner, usually a friend or family member, pays the Bail Agent a fee to post the bail bond for the defendant's release from jail. The cosigner signs a contract guaranteeing the defendant will go to court. If a defendant fails to appear in court the Bail Agent hires a Bounty Hunter to locate, re-arrest the defendant and return him or her to jail. The fee that is charged by the Bounty Hunter is paid by the Bail Agent and then billed to the cosigner and defendant. Therefore it is no expense to the tax payer.
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10.  WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BAIL AGENT, SKIP TRACER, BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT, FUGITIVE RECOVERY AGENT OR BOUNTY HUNTER?
  • A Bail Agent - is a person that is licensed by his or her state to write the Bail Bond that is used to get a defendant out of jail.
  • A Skip Tracer - is a person that usually works in the office, who locates a defendant that has failed to appear in court or is on the run and will fail to appear in court.
  • A Bail Enforcement Agent or Fugitive Recovery Agent - is a term now coined to replace the term Bounty Hunter, who works at getting the defendant taken into custody and put back into the Court system.
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