Usually bondsmen require a cosigner for the defendant s bond, typically a family member. With family members property at risk, the odds improve that the defendant will come to court. If he is a no-show, his family as well as the bondsman lose a lot of money. How Bounty Hunters Make Private Bail Work. Most work part-time because their primary business is bail bondsman or private investigator.
Every state requires that they be licensed and regulated.
In a majority of cases, bounty hunters directly apprehend the fugitives. In the remaining cases, they locate and identify the fugitive and let the police make the arrest. Once a defendant skips, the bondsman authorizes the hunt by sending out notices to relevant bondsmen and bounty hunters in their national network. The program bears a resemblance to Crime Stoppers. Any person can engage in the search, but most of the time professionals make the recovery.