Probably the same way Oregon does. Oregon does not allow bounty hunters or bondsmen.
Yes it is still the case. When a person dies the charges are dismissed and the bail is exonorated. The bounty hunter is still subject to murder charges though if he is responsible for the defendants death unless he has a valid defense. Bounty hunters do not have any defense you or I don’t have.
Bail is still an important part of our system - just not for profit. In fact, it’s a criminal offence (obstuction of justice ) to pay a surety, or for a surety to accept indemnification:
So bail has to be paid by the accused, or by friends and family members of the accused who are willing to support the accused and vouch for him, but not for a fee. My impression is that bail amounts therefore tend to be lower than in the U.S.
Oh, and for tracking down those who skip - what do you think we have Mounties for?
I’ve read a lot of disappointed comments online over bail bondsmen wearing badges. The alleged “Bounty Hunters” are made out to be police wanna bes. I don’t know why most people think that without saying paramedics, police dispatchers, security guards, firemen, building inspectors and code enforcement wouldn’t ALSO be pointed out as police wanna bes since they all wear badges too. The official police force in the United States began in the late 1800’s and bounty hunting history goes back as far as the early 1820’s so why not say that the police are bounty hunter wanna bes? Maybe we should get technical and right down to the point. Bail bonding is a privatized business verse law enforcement being a state or government paid occupation. The police have an “ego” that they have all the power which is simply not true since police have so many rules to follow I’d think twice about being a cop over a bounty hunter unless bounty hunters want to write parking citations, radar traffic, direct traffic or stand guard at a rap music concert. You have to wear a uniform, respond to domestic violence calls, pick up urine-soaked drunks and toss them into a taxi cab, etc. That career stinks! And sadly, law enforcement is becoming more and more privatized. The state of Minnesota has 59 privatized police departments…why? Money! State paid police careers don’t support the economy. They don’t generate revenue to fuel our economy just like the security at VISA don’t generate revenue for the credit card corporation. Privatizing law enforcement cuts out pensions, overtime, sick paid days, vacation, etc. I won’t type anymore because it will make you sick…can you believe that 85% of our fire departments are volunteer? That’s worse than privatizing them. But getting back to the badges. They are shields. They are a symbol of protection. So unless a bail bondsmen’s badge says anything besides what’s posted on their state issued license they “should” be arrested, or fined. And one last thing. A bail bondsman will tell you that bounty hunting is as rare as can be. Only about 3% of the folks they bail out of jail jump. And the jumpers are usually the ones who honestly forgot that today was court day. Do they run over to the defendants house and kick in their door? Probably not. If you own a bail company and have to leave state to catch someone then you are losing money. If they bail out a defendant on a 100,000 dollar bond, they guarantee that the defendant will show up on his assigned court date. If he disappears, then the judge allows the bondman up to six months to bring the defendant in, or pay the full 100,000 dollars. That stinks!
IIRC the “Dead or Alive” posters of the notorious old west were for rewards offered by the state. This person has offended so often, so severely, that we want to offer an incentive to catch him or get him out of circulation.
I think Canada (and Oregon) deal with it pretty much the same as the UK. Bail is usually set within the defendant’s means, and it does not have to be paid unless the defendant actually skips.
BTW, this thread is six years old.
I know this is an old thread but I don’t think this question was addressed.
I remember at least two shows when Dog and his Hawaii crew went after someone else’s fugitive. He mentioned it informally, like “Our friend XX called this morning and needed our help to track down a skip. Here’s what she sent over about the guy.” And then he did the usual briefing and planning. At the end of those shows, Dog met the other bail bond agent at the jail. They never talked about sharing profits or anything; Dog just handed the guy over to the other bail bond agent, and she took him in to be processed.
So what is the logic of payout?
Does the person putting up bail get (all? Some of?) their bail money back when a fugitive (one who has skipped bail and missed their court date) is delivered?
Or does the state put up a portion of the bail money as a reward for returning the fugitive, thus allowing these guys to cut their losses?
Indeed, it varies from state to state; bounty hunting is illegal or heavily restricted in some states.
Reported.