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.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 747, Sec. 1. (AB 2029) Effective January 1, 2013. Repealed pursuant to Section 1320.6 if and when that section takes effect.)
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