KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

22-2809a. Surety or agent thereof; certain felons disqualified to act as; notice of intent to apprehend fugitive; violations, penalties.

22-2809a

Chapter 22.--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE KANSAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Article 28.--CONDITIONS OF RELEASE

22-2809a. Surety or agent thereof; certain felonsdisqualified to act as; notice of intent to apprehend fugitive; violations,penalties.(a) As used in this section: (1) "Surety" means a person or commercial surety,other than a defendant in a criminal proceeding, that guarantees the appearanceof a defendant in a criminal proceeding, by executing an appearance bond;

(2) "agent of a surety" means a person not performing the duties of a lawenforcement officer who tracks down, captures and surrenders to the custody ofa court a fugitive who has violated a surety or bail bond agreement.

(b) Any surety or agent of a surety, commonly referred to as a bounty hunter,who intends to apprehend any person in this state pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2809and amendments thereto, or under similar authority from any other state, shallinform law enforcement authorities in the city or county in which such suretyor agent of a surety intends such apprehension, before attempting suchapprehension. The surety or agent of a surety shall present to the local lawenforcement authorities a certified copy of the bond, a valid government-issuedphoto identification, written appointment of agency, if not the actual surety,and all other appropriate paperwork identifying the principal and the person tobe apprehended. Local law enforcement may accompany the surety or agent.

(c) No person who, within the past 10 years, has been convicted, in this orany other jurisdiction, of a person felony, may act as a surety or as an agentof a surety.

(d) Violation of this section is a class A nonperson misdemeanor for thefirst conviction of a violation and a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon asecond or subsequent conviction of a violation.

History: L. 2004, ch. 108, § 1; July 1.