Brandon Options

[Oasis]

Will you clue me in on exactly how much power bounty hunters have? I've seen a million promos for the new season of that white trash Dog the Bounty Hunter show. Looks like they're carrying some sort of AR15 or M4 assault rifles and it looks like they can break in to a home to catch people who don't pay their bail

You guys can't use lethal force, can you? And are the clips filled with bullets or blanks? Do you have to have warrants or anything? It looks like you guys have more power than game wardens

[Psykopath]

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/psb/consumer/bounty_hunter.aspx

Sec. 1702.3863. UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACT WITH BAIL BOND SURETY; OFFENSE.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts with or is employed by a bail bond
surety as defined by Chapter 1704 to secure the appearance of a person who has violated Section 38.10,
Penal Code, unless the person is:
(1) a peace officer;
(2) an individual licensed as a private investigator or the manager or a licensed
investigations company; or
(3) a commissioned security officer employed by a licensed guard company.
(B.) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

Sec. 1702.3867. EXECUTION OF CAPIAS OR ARREST WARRANT; OFFENSE.

(a) A private investigator executing a capias or an arrest warrant on behalf of a bail bond surety may not:
(1) enter a residence without the consent of the occupants;
(2) execute the capias or warrant without written authorization from the surety;
(3) wear, carry, or display any uniform, badge, shield, or other insignia or emblem that
implies that the private investigator is an employee, officer, or agent of the federal government, the state, or
a political subdivision of the state; or
(4) notwithstanding Section 9.51, Penal Code, use deadly force.
(B.) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) (3), a private investigator may display identification that
indicates that the person is acting on behalf of a bail bond surety.
(c.) A private investigator executing a capias or an arrest warrant on behalf of a bail bond surety
shall immediately take the person arrested to:
(1) if the arrest is made in the county in which the capias or warrant was issued:
(A) the county jail for that county if:
(i) the offense is a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or a felony; or
(ii) the offense is a Class C misdemeanor and the capias or warrant was
issued by a magistrate of that county; or
(B.) the municipal jail for the appropriate municipality if the offense is a Class C
misdemeanor and the capias or warrant was issued by a magistrate of the municipality; or
(2) if the arrest is made in a county other than the county in which the capias or warrant
was issued, the county jail for the county in which the arrest is made.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section
is a state jail felony.

This post has been edited by Psykopath: Feb 6 2009, 04:43 PM