Section 1299.01 Of Article 5.5. Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.5.
1299.01
. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
(a) "Bail fugitive" means a defendant in a pending criminal case
who has been released from custody under a financially secured
appearance, cash, or other bond and has had that bond declared
forfeited, or a defendant in a pending criminal case who has violated
a bond condition whereby apprehension and reincarceration are
permitted.
(b) "Bail" means a person licensed by the Department of Insurance
pursuant to Section 1800 of the Insurance Code.
(c) "Depositor of bail" means a person who or entity that has
deposited money or bonds to secure the release of a person charged
with a crime or offense.
(d) "Bail fugitive recovery person" means a person who is provided
written authorization pursuant to Sections 1300 and 1301 by the bail
or depositor of bail, and is contracted to investigate, surveil,
locate, and arrest a bail fugitive for surrender to the appropriate
court, jail, or police department, and any person who is employed to
assist a bail or depositor of bail to investigate, surveil, locate,
and arrest a bail fugitive for surrender to the appropriate court,
jail, or police department.