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Thus the bounty hunter is the bail
bondsman's way of ensuring his clients arrive at trial.
In the United States, bountyhunters
catch an estimated 30,000 bail jumpers per year. Bounty hunters
are also sometimes known as Bail Enforcement Agents or
Fugitive Recovery Agents, which are the preferred industry and
polite terms, but in common speech, they are still called "Bounty
Hunters".
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In the United States of America bounty
hunters have nearly limitless authority in their duties with regard to
their targets. Unlike a police officer, a bounty hunter can enter the
fugitive's private property without a warrant. Normally, bounty hunters
do not undergo any formal training, and are generally unlicensed, only
requiring sanction from a bail bondsman to operate. However, there are
exceptions to this rule.
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Several states have placed additional restrictions on bounty hunters. In
California, bounty hunters must undergo a background check and two weeks
of training, and in Texas, they are prohibited from carrying firearms.
Other states require bounty hunters to wear clothing identifying them as
such. In Kentucky, bounty hunting is generally not allowed because the
state does not have a system of bail bondsmen, and releases bailed
suspects on their own recognizance, thus there is no bondsman
with the right to apprehend the fugitive.
Generally, only fugitives from other
states who have fled bail on Federal charges from another state where
bounty hunting is legal are allowed to be hunted in Kentucky. There is
always a possibility for a fugitive to make life hard for a bounty
hunter by fleeing to states which restrict certain or all parts of the
bounty hunter's service.
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