{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.2184","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.2184","heading":"Apprehension standards for breach of surety agreement or absconding.","body":"1. A surety recovery agent having probable grounds to believe a subject free on his or her bond has failed to appear as directed by a court, has breached the terms of the subject's surety agreement, or has taken a substantial step toward absconding may utilize all lawful means to apprehend the subject. To surrender a subject to a court, a licensed bail bond or surety recovery agent having probable grounds to believe the subject is free on his or her bond may:\n(1) Detain the subject in a lawful manner, for a reasonable time, provided that in the event travel from another state is involved, the detention period may include reasonable travel time not to exceed seventy-two hours;\n(2) Transport a subject in a lawful manner from state to state and county to county to a place of authorized surrender; and\n(3) Enter upon private or public property in a lawful manner to execute apprehension of a subject.\n2. A surety recovery agent who apprehends a subject pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall surrender custody of the subject to the court of jurisdiction.\n3. When a surety recovery agent is in the process of performing fugitive recovery, a photographic identification card shall be prominently displayed on his or her person.","path":["Title XXII - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 324 - Occupations and Professions General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=324.2184","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"a634dfca43c43be1080c41ee635adb39140dfd5068f9cacc0aab3e22fe439f67","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.2181","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.2187"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}