Bounty hunter

A bounty hunter is a private individual who pursues another person with the intention of arrest in order to obtain a reward ( bounty ) for spotting. In the United States more colloquially known bounty hunter today who seek a bail fugitive. However, since this term can be made negative with the circumstances of the Wild West in connection exist in the United States, other job titles such as Bail Enforcement Agent or Fugitive Recovery Agent. This is not an apprenticeship. Except in the United States, bounty hunting is legal only in the Philippines.

To be distinguished is the bounty hunter of vigilantes who act illegally and thus playing vigilante.

History

In the original name, it was with a bounty hunter to a person who is looking for people for commercial purposes tracked and the judiciary surrendered. For the delivery of these individuals, he received a premium, the so-called Bounty. This was mostly exposed to the arrest of individuals of murderers. Often bounties were exposed mainly in weitläufigeren regions by police authorities, which allowed no effective law enforcement because of their vast geography or complexity.

The representations of bounties and their collection in Wild West films often prove to be not authentic. However, should correspond to the facts, the fact that mainly damaged businesses, such as railroads or stagecoach lines, rewards for the apprehension of the perpetrators expose.

Bounty Hunter today

Deposit system

The existence of bounty hunters in the United States is closely connected with the local bail system. In the United States a defendant to pay a deposit when he pending trial do not spend time in prison. The deposit he may submit to borrow from a private bail bonds office, which charges a fee for this. In some states these offices, however, are not admitted.

If the defendant does not appear at the hearing, the bail bonds office has to pay the pre-stretched bail. Therefore, the effort Deposit Agent ( Bail Bondsman ) to take the fugitives themselves or by a bounty hunter. The rights of the bounty hunter go back here on a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court ( Taylor vs.. Taintor ) from 1873.

From the state the person be only advertised for investigation will be initiated immediately without further action.

Rights and benefits of the bounty hunter

A bounty hunter is different from individuals in that it has certain special rights. For example, he may have a volatile even in other states, however, pursue only within the United States. Otherwise, he could be prosecuted for kidnapping or abduction as if he were active in other states. However, some States recognize presented by bounty hunters arrest warrants and provide fugitive from the United States.

The bounty hunter is allowed by law to impersonate any other person to enter by deception for information on the whereabouts of the fugitives. The bounty hunter must in many states even a building, by force if necessary, to enter to arrest the fugitives. He must be sure that the fugitive is staying in the building here, however. The Bounty Hunter is personally liable for property damage during the arrest.

The laws of the various states differ considerably as to the rights and obligations of a bounty hunter. In some states, there are up to the requirements of confirmation from bond agent no training or licensing restrictions. In some states, the bounty hunter must register court before conducting an arrest to be protected from a charge of kidnapping. There are also differences in the external identification: Some states require that bounty hunter service marks and wear patches that identify them as such. Other states prohibit this, to avoid confusion with police officers. Some states restrict the bounty hunting considerably or ban them altogether.

The bounty hunter delivers the fugitive to the police - preferably to the local police of venue. To this end, many bail agents and bounty hunters have a warrant with him, so that an appearance at the police station can be canceled on the Verhaftungsort.

Popular culture

Movies such as the Italo - Western For a Few Dollars More, Midnight Run - Five Days to Midnight, Django Unchained Domino or attacked on the image of the bounty hunter. In the science fiction are Jango Fett and his son Boba Fett known bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe. In television series, the topic was, for example, through the series like A Fall Guy, Renegade - treats the Bounty Hunter - Merciless hunting and the Reality documentation Dog.

The Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop is about the adventures of a group of bounty hunters in the year 2071st