                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 9.1-186)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

&#8220;Bail enforcement agent,&#8221; also known as &#8220;bounty hunter,&#8221;
means any individual engaged in bail recovery.

&#8220;Bail recovery&#8221; means an act whereby a person arrests a bailee with
the object of surrendering the bailee to the appropriate court, jail, or police
department, for the purpose of discharging the bailee&#8217;s surety from
liability on his bond. &#8220;Bail recovery&#8221; shall include investigating,
surveilling or locating a bailee in preparation for an imminent arrest, with
such object and for such purpose.

&#8220;Bailee&#8221; means a person who has been released on bail, and who is or
has been subject to a bond, as defined in § 19.2-119.

&#8220;Board&#8221; means the Criminal Justice Services Board.

&#8220;Department&#8221; means the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 397.