Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

bounty hunter

Read a random definition: domicellus

A quick definition of bounty hunter:

A bounty hunter is someone who gets paid to find and catch people or animals. They are often hired by a company to find criminals who didn't show up for court after being released on bail. Bounty hunters have special powers to catch these criminals, like being able to go to other states and even enter someone's house without a warrant. However, they are not police officers and don't have the same protections.

A more thorough explanation:

A bounty hunter is someone who is paid to capture a person or an animal. In the legal sense, a bounty hunter is hired to track down criminal defendants who have skipped bail and turn them in. They are usually hired by a bail-bond company to find a criminal defendant who has failed to appear in court.

Historically, bounty hunters have been given many powers to bring fugitives to justice. For example, they can go after a fugitive in another state, arrest a fugitive at any time, and enter a fugitive's house to capture them without a warrant. However, they do not have the same protections as state agents like police officers because they are independent contractors and not agents of the state.

For example, if someone is arrested for a crime and is released on bail, but then fails to show up for their court date, a bail-bond company may hire a bounty hunter to find and capture the person. The bounty hunter will receive a fee for their services.

bottomry | Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
THATS SO FUNNY
i cant i would go crazy
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:50
i need to know who decided to do that.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:50
omg im on a plane weeeee
the devil
youre on a plane??? LSD made the mile high club??
20:50
yo splitterus are you in school already
20:50
it says ur c/o 2027
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:51
@SplitterusClitterus: HAHAH yes
ur user is hilarioussss and no i just graduated this may and am now applying ---also im out of messages so ill take a lil
20:52
roger dat. see u in heck
im back, r u applying this cycle too
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:32
this child fell asleep on me
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:32
im so uncomfortable
just push him off the entire seat
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:34
LMAOOOO
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:35
no he’s literally like 8 and he fully just put his head on my bicep and slept
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:35
he has since moved
22:12
@SplitterusClitterus: me yesterday
gulc baby pls text me back... i miss you ...... :(
22:23
i just went into a discord vc and yelled "YALL I JUST GOT INTO J.M. SCHOOL OF LAW"
22:24
people were getting excited :sob:
22:25
then someone was like "what does jm stand for" and i was like .. well
AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: wait this is so cute, also where r u going
JOE MBIDEN
JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:39
@splitty Oregon!
oh yay for what thats so random
JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:45
haha my brother and sister in law live there
so cutie oregon is beatiful
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.