Bail Bondsmen Are Not Above the Law

Published for NC Criminal Law on June 12, 2014.

Post bail and skip out on court in North Carolina and chances are that someone other than a law enforcement officer will come looking for you. Bail bondsmen in this state have expansive powers to recapture their principals. Bondsmen may use reasonable force to apprehend a principal—even before a bond is forfeited. See State v. Mathis, ... Read more

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