Comments on: Body Armor for Fugitive Recovery Agents

By: I Uncuff

I Uncuff — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:15:00 +0000

As we all know, Tailor Vs. Taintor states “agents” have the authority to arrest. An “Agent” is a bail agent defined by MCL 750.167b(4) as a licensed bondsman–not a bounty hunter. There are no bounty hunting laws for Michigan for a reason–MCL 750.167b(4) and Tailor Vs. Taintor are sufficient. The reason there is no bounty hunting laws is because of PARSIMONY. Nothing more needs to be said. A bail agent is a bondsman as defined in MCL 750.167b(4) and a Tailor VS. Taintor gives the arrest authority. Enough defined and said. An agent is not defined as a bounty hunter any more than a banker or truck driver. Truth of the matter is, as long as one is working in the field in a diplomatic, professional, and responsible way, most law enforcement is not going to care and may not even know what the bounty hunting laws are to stop someone who is not an agent from performing fugitive recovery work. On the contrary, in the event that a bounty hunter does get arrested for doing something improper, it could be possible for the county prosecutor to make a case stating that the individual was not a bail agent nor professional investigator and was therefore doing something they were not supposed to have been doing; something like that would probably be at the discretion of the law.
Besides a bail agent investigating the whereabouts of a defendant, the only other civilian who can investigate criminal matters for contract money in Michigan are licensed professional investigators and of course state licensed attorneys.

Also, we can all do ourselves and the public a huge favor when working in the field if we don’t break in motel doors recklessly and impulsively; doing such will land a bounty hunter jail

By: Dave Branch

Dave Branch — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:43:10 +0000

Nice article Scott. I started wearing a vest 20 years ago and have worn out many since. I use front/back trauma inserts and curse the darn thing every time I put it on. It’s hot and makes me sweat. It makes it hard to bend over (I can still touch my toes). It makes it tough transitioning in and out of a vehicle. It’s hot and makes me sweat. I started buying moisture wicking T-shirts and it’s still hot and makes me sweat. And to top it all off; after all these years and the thousands of dollars I have spent, the darn things have never worked

By: Robert Kaiser

Robert Kaiser — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:57:38 +0000

UK based PPSS Body Armour have just launched an ultra lightweight, extremely thin and truly outstanding NIJ IIIA+ bullet proof vest, which has raised an enormous amount of interest within fugitive recovery agents in the US and Canada: http://www.ppss-group.com/bullet_proof_vests/covert_bullet_proof_vests_cv1.html

By: Bill Allen

Bill Allen — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:47:01 +0000

I have alot of experience with people, and i work with violent young adults, I would like to do fugitive recovery, can anyone let me know how to get started. I live in the grand rapids lowell area

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By: james

james — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:02:20 +0000

the problem with Douglas comment is that i see no where in there where a PI has the legal authority to arrest anyone. he even posted the law he was operating under but i see nowhere the authority to arrest anyone. a bail recovery agent MUST have that If they don’t they are impersonating a law enforcement individual. id like to see him tell the judge i have that authority weather you believe it or not.
James
35 year bail recovery agent(bounty hunter) 22 year bondsman.

By: Anthony Maldonado

Anthony Maldonado — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:17:09 +0000

I love the comment about it being illegal to bounty hunt in michigan. You do not need to be a bondsman. I have done it for 10 plus years and have worked for companies from Grand rapids to Detroit. I$ have a 8 man team of part time guys with everything from LE and military to Towing and a pastor on my team. I currently work for Professional bail bonds. The tow guy is great when seizing cars. The good thing the roumor did was scare away some of the mall ninjas. Everyone stay safe and have fun it is a great job
Tony

By: Scott Harrell

Scott Harrell — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:28:31 +0000

Gerry and Douglas,

Please refrain from the personal attacks and keep it professional. There is a great deal of disagreement on both sides of the issue. I doubt that anyone is going to get it right since the appropriate folks working for the state of Michigan cannot even answer the simple question “Is licensing required to bounty hunt in Michigan and if so, which license(s) apply?”

See http://pursuitmag.com/bail-enforcement-licensing-in-michigan-and-the-professional-investigator-licensure-act/

Hopefully the Michigan legislature will see fit to bring this argument to a close and just pass the “Bail Enforcement Agent Regulation Act”

See http://pursuitmag.com/potential-new-bail-enforcement-licensing-law-in-michigan/ for more information.

Scott