(a) After a warrant or capias has been issued for a defendant’s failure to appear, a bail agent having knowledge of the whereabouts of the defendant shall immediately notify the law-enforcement agency closest to the defendant’s location of:
(1) The identity of the defendant;
(2) The identity of the bail agent;
(3) The location of the defendant where law-enforcement officers might be able to obtain custody of the defendant; and
(4) Whether the bail agent has retained a bail enforcement agent and/or notified a bail enforcement agent of the defendant’s location.
(b) A bail agent may employ the services of a bail enforcement agent or similar person under such terms as may be permissible by law, regulation and/or court rule, the costs of which may be assessed to the indemnitor.
76 Del. Laws, c. 394, § 2; 79 Del. Laws, c. 177, § 1.
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