Throughout the last decade, Virginia lawmakers have introduced a number of laws for its bail bonds system, adopting new rules and seeking to better regulate an industry that many say still operates straight out of the Wild West. And Virginia …
The U.S. Border Patrol is a work in progress. In addition to more agents, better technology, and even larger and stronger fences, the Department of Homeland Security is looking to gain an upper hand when it comes to immigration enforcement …
Michigan is one of a number of states that have no rules, regulations or laws regarding the bounty hunting industry. In fact, Michigan, in the eyes of many, is a state right out of the Wild West when it comes …
According to Washington State’s bounty hunters, there’s a problem – and it’s not in Washington. Oregon has, according to Washington’s bounty hunters, become a haven for criminals looking for a refuge from bounty hunters and law enforcement officials. Thanks to …
Wisconsin has operated without a commercial bail bond system since 1979. In its place, the county clerk of courts or the local sheriff holds the bail set by a judge. If the defendant makes all court appearances and is acquitted …
Oklahoma bounty hunters and bail bondsmen are awaiting news of the passage of Senate Bill 1013, otherwise known as the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act. The Bill, which includes language regarding the regulation of bounty hunters in Oklahoma, couldn’t come …
Defense attorneys, prosecutors, and bail bondsmen in Tennessee, in the last, few months, have been working to understand a new law that immediately releases the bail bond company from the bond once the defendant pleads guilty to the crime. For …