{"id":1631,"date":"2020-02-19T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2020-01-31T10:36:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T10:36:37","slug":"bounty-hunter-laws-you-must-be-aware-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/bounty-hunter-laws-you-must-be-aware-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Bounty Hunter Laws You Must Be Aware Of"},"content":{"rendered":"

No one likes being on the wrong side of the law. Being arrested is scary; it destroys your peace of mind and your reputation. But it could be worse; you could be on the run, with a bounty hunter tracking you down!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bounty hunters do whatever it takes to bring you back so justice can be delivered. Let\u2019s see what bounty hunters do and what laws govern their operations in Indiana:<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is a bounty hunter?<\/span><\/h2>\n

A bounty hunter is a bail bond agency\u2019s last resort, and every defendant\u2019s worst nightmare. It\u2019s a troubling and risky business that very few individuals qualify for. Every time a defendant escapes in order to avoid showing up for a court hearing, the agency sends bounty hunters to track them down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These are licensed and skilled professionals\u2014usually with prior military experience or training. Owing to the nature of the job, they\u2019re both tough and ruthless. The bail bond agency hires them to capture the fugitive in exchange for a monetary reward. The reward is known as a bounty, and is typically calculated as some percentage of the bail amount.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"justice\"<\/p>\n

What laws govern bounty hunting in Indiana?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some laws that apply to bounty hunters in Indiana:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Bounty hunters enjoy varying levels of authority in the way they can execute their duties. For instance, whether they can enter a fugitive\u2019s private property depends on state laws. Since bounty hunters can\u2019t legally possess an arrest warrant, in most states, they can\u2019t enter the fugitive\u2019s house. If they do so, they might be charged with trespassing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Speaking of Indiana, a bail bond agent can\u2019t interfere with any proceedings taking place in the jail, the sheriff\u2019s house, courthouse, or constable\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    3. An individual can only work as a bounty hunter if they\u2019ve undertaken 12 hours of recovery pre-licensing education courses. After doing so, they also need to appear for the \u2018recovery agent\u2019 examination, the course outline for which can be accessed and\u00a0<\/span>downloaded outline.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0They must submit a $50 examination fee in order to appear for the examination. Other than that, all applicants must deposit an application fee of $650, payable to the\u00a0<\/span>Indiana Department of Insurance or IDOI.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    The best way to stay out of bounty hunter trouble is to attend your court hearings on time! At\u00a0<\/span>DeLaughter Bail Bonds,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0we will always keep you updated on the hearing schedule so you don\u2019t miss them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Get in touch<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to learn more about our bail bond services in Indiana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    No one likes being on the wrong side of the law. Being arrested is scary; it destroys your peace of mind and your reputation. But it could be worse; you could be on the run, with a bounty hunter tracking you down!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1632,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631\/revisions\/1632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}