Bail Enforcement Agent
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This record was last updated on June 30, 2021, before 2022. It may be out of date — confirm with the board.
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
A bail enforcement agent takes or attempts to take into custody the principal on a bail bond issued or a deposit filed in relation to a criminal proceeding to assure the presence of the defendant at trial. Bail enforcement agents are commonly known as bounty hunters that search for persons who have jumped their bail bond.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- No exam
- Certification
- Certification required
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Issuing body
- Department
- Iowa Department of Public Safety
- Board
- Program Services Bureau
- Address
- Department of Public Safety Building 215 East 7th Street Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone
- (515) 725-6230
- Agency website
- http://www.dps.state.ia.us/asd/licensing.shtml
- Licence page
- http://www.dps.state.ia.us/asd/licensing.shtml
- Last updated
- June 30, 2021
Occupations (O*NET)
- Bail Bond Agent 13-2099.00
Source and verification
This record is Iowa's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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