How did bounty hunters come into business and why did it become legal? It all started in England hundred years ago.
As a matter of fact, during the 13th century a person acts as a bail and not any amount of money.
He or she is commonly referred to as the designated custodian of the accused and if the accused fail to attend the scheduled trial, the custodian will be the one to face the accused's penalty.
It is the England's bail system that governed America during those colonial times.
Monetary bail was first implemented in 1679 when the British Parliament passed the Habeas Corpus Act which allows the accused person to be easily released from prison on monetary bail.
In fact, prisoner can even be discharge from his or her imprisonment with just a small bail as possible.
To further elaborate the process, the Lord Chancellor or the one who acts as judge opts the release of the accused, accepting the amount agreed to be paid for in relation to the misdeeds of the defendant and given, that the defendant is always present during court proceedings.
Bounty hunters and bail bondsmen still exists because they play an important part in stabilizing the state of justice.
The fugitive recovery agents or bounty hunters have special permission to track down fleeing criminals even if they are already out of the state.
This way, justice can be implemented through the special authority given to them to break into the criminal's residence.
Aside from that, they have the right to detain those who tried to escape but they have managed to catch.
The bail bondsmen can really provide the defendant a speedy release provided that he or she will be on the court trial as scheduled.
If not, he or she will be required to make the necessary payment based on their arrangement.
The history of these two different professions may be a great paradox in the eyes of the law since the bail bondsman work to get the person out of jail as quickly as possible while the bounty hunters ensure that the fugitives stays inside the jail.