80A.3A - NOTIFICATION OF AND REGISTRATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
80A.3A NOTIFICATION OF AND REGISTRATION WITH LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1. A bail enforcement agent employed by a licensee shall not take
or attempt to take into custody the principal on a bail bond without
notifying the chief law enforcement officer of the local governmental
subdivision where the defendant is believed to be present. The bail
enforcement agent shall disclose the location where the defendant is
believed to be and the bail enforcement agent's intended actions.
2. A person or employee of a person who operates a bail
enforcement business in a state other than Iowa and who enters Iowa
in pursuit of a defendant who has violated the conditions of a bail
bond issued in a state other than Iowa or has otherwise violated
conditions of bail imposed by a court in a state other than Iowa
shall not take or attempt to take the defendant into custody without
first registering with the chief law enforcement officer of the local
governmental subdivision where the defendant is believed to be
present.
a. Registration shall require presentation of the following
documents:
(1) A license to operate a bail enforcement business in the state
of origin, if the state licenses such businesses. Otherwise, the
person or employee shall present other documentation relating to the
location of the principal place of business of the bail enforcement
business.
(2) The bail bond, order from the local prosecuting authority in
the state of origin, or other documents relating to the authority of
the person under the laws of the state of origin to pursue the
defendant.
(3) A copy of any bond for liability for actions of the person or
employee.
b. A bail enforcement agent who registers with the chief law
enforcement officer of the local governmental subdivision in
accordance with this section and complies with requirements, other
than licensure, for acts by a bail enforcement agent within this
state, including the limitations imposed by sections 811.8 and
811.12, shall not be subject to civil liability in this state other
than as prescribed in this chapter, notwithstanding any other
provision under the Code or common law. Section History: Recent Form
98 Acts, ch 1149, §3
Referred to in § 811.12