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Here are a few things to explain what a Bounty hunter is or a fugitive recovery agent, or a Bail recovery agent is. A lot of people only see what is on tv and don't really understand what it means, so here are a few explanations for you.

A bounty hunter is a person who captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty). Other professional names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent, bail agent, recovery agent, bail recovery agent, or fugitive recovery agent.

Sometimes, such a person is referred to as a bounty killer if murder is required to collect the bounty.

The History of Bounty Hunters

Gone are the posters of the most wanted, where the words “dead or alive” and “reward offered” were all that was needed to entice the man next door to embark on a hunt in hopes of securing a bounty on a fugitive’s head. Even as late as the early 20th century, a number of intrepid (and perhaps reckless) individuals chased down fugitives in hopes of reaping large rewards.

But bounty hunting’s history is even more colorful and extensive than the period of the famous bounty hunters like Pat Garret, who, in 1881, was responsible for hunting down and killing Henry McCarty (a.k.a. Billy the Kid) in what many believe was a sensational ambush in Fort Sumner.

In fact, bounty hunting is believed to span as far back as the 13th century in England, when bail was not money but an actual individual. During this time, a custodian was designated by the court to keep track of the accused and present him at trial. If the custodian failed to present the accused, the custodian would be forced to stand trial (and likely be hanged) in place of the accused.

A few hundred years later (1679), a structured bail system was formed, and the British Parliament created and passed the Habeas Corpus Act, allowing defendants to be released on monetary bail. The United States Constitution later adopted the Habeas Corpus Act of the Eighth Amendment, which prohibited the setting of excessive bail, and the Judiciary Act of 1789, which served to identify bailable offenses but was also the foundation of what we now know as the U.S. judicial court system.

The U.S. Supreme Court case, Taylor v. Taintor, in 1873 gave bounty hunters the authority to act as agents of bail bondsmen. This court ruling also allowed bounty hunters a number of sweeping rights, such as the right to pursue fugitives in other states and, if necessary, break into a fugitive's house, without a warrant, for the purpose of returning them on revoked bonds.

It wasn't until the passage of the Bail Reform Act of 1966 that laws relating to bail really began to take shape. The Bail Reform Act of 1966 included verbiage that permitted prisoners to be released on as little bail as possible to ensure a return for the trial. The subsequent Bail Reform Act of 1984 allowed courts to refuse bail to individuals who were deemed too dangerous for release.

We are here to help with your Fugitive recovery 24 hours a day. We have a fugitive recovery team available at all times. Our team has several years of experience. If your client needs to be picked up in another state? Not a problem. We can handle it. We are here to help you find that individual as quickly as possible and return them to the facility that they belong to.

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