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criminal or the criminal returns to New York. In most cases, if the crime that a
person is suspected of is
relatively
minor, or small, the police may not spend
the
time and money to
chase
the person. However, if the person is wanted for a
serious or dangerous crime, the police may send out notices offering rewards to
whoever captures the suspect. This is where bounty hunters come in.
Is bounty hunting legal? The answer is both yes and no. In most states, it is
legal to go after people who have “
skipped
bail.” Skipping
bail is when a person
commits a crime in a city or a state and then tries to run away to
another city or state before his or her court date. For many
situations in the US and Canada, if someone commits a minor
crime, he or she can pay some money to the court and stay
out
of jail until the court date; this money is called bail. If
the person goes to court on the
appointed
date, then they get
the money back. If they miss the court appointment, then they
lose the money and must go to jail for a longer time if they are caught
by the police or a bounty hunter.
Many states also allow bounty
hunters who have special
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