3.0.0 2621 2019-11-15T21:33:34Z 2019-11-15T21:33:34Z House H HR 2005-05-25 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T21:09:58Z Referred to 2005-05-25T14:01:05Z Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 2006 109 6179 HR 2006-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2005-07-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Bail Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcement Criminal justice information Criminal liability Detention of persons Discrimination in criminal justice administration Employment tests Ex-offenders Federal-state relations Fingerprints Firearms Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Law Liability (Law) Licenses Private police Standards State laws Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-05-25 Introduced in House 2006-11-22T22:35:06Z Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 2005 - Declares that a surety on a bail bond, an agent of such surety, or any bounty hunter seeking to obtain or exercise custody over a person admitted to bail under state law is acting under color of law for purposes of establishing civil or criminal liability for the deprivation of federally protected rights. Considers a bounty hunter as an agent of the surety if such bounty hunter is acting as an independent contractor or employee of the surety.

Requires each surety on a bail bond, agent of such surety, and bounty hunter to inform the local law enforcement agency of the presence of such agent, surety, and bounty hunter and of that individual's intention to seek to obtain or exercise custody over a person admitted to bail outside that state, before commencing activities in the state.

Directs the Attorney General to publish model guidelines for state control and regulation of persons employed or applying for employment as bounty hunters, which shall include recommendations as to whether a person seeking employment as a bounty hunter should be: (1) allowed to obtain such employment if that person has been convicted of a felony; (2) required to complete a basic certification course in the criminal justice system or a handgun training course; or (3) required to submit to a criminal background check.

]]> Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 2005 Display Title Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To clarify that bail bond sureties and bounty hunters are subject to both civil and criminal liability for violations of Federal rights under existing Federal civil rights law, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2621ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2621ih.xml 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.