Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1998)
California Attorney General Reports
Decided July 29, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL D. BRADBURY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, VENTURA COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question:
What duties may a bail agent perform for a surety and may he carry a loaded firearm while performing such duties?
CONCLUSION
A bail agent may, upon request of the surety liable for the undertaking, arrest a defendant and transport him to a court, magistrate, sheriff, or police, as directed. Although a bail agent has no explicit statutory authority to carry a loaded firearm when performing his duties,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Board of Trustees of the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District v. JudgeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Dep't of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
- Long Beach Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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