

Some of these cases are at least 12 years old. The Hawaii Statutes require that bail bonds companies keep their files for 5 years. We have cooperated fully with the Attorney General’s office for the past three years regarding these alleged outstanding forfeitures, as we have apprehended almost every one of the fugitives who jumped bail on our television show, “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” making these forfeitures null and void.
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The Chapmans say they have not been served with any formal petition, but issued the following statement:Īs a bail bonds company, we pride ourselves in working within the State and Federal laws, as well as within the code of ethics of the bail bonds industry, and therefore, we emphatically dispute the forfeitures in question. Simply put, if they don’t pay, we have to hunt down that money,” Chin said. “Bail bond companies promise to pay us when their clients skip court. Safety is the surety that is obligated to pay if Da Kine defaults. Duane “Dog” Chapman is the president and director of Da Kine.

(Da Kine) and Safety National Casualty Corporation (Safety) for forfeited bail bonds those companies failed to pay to the State of Hawaii (State).Īccording to the attorney general, Da Kine owes the state $35,500 from 21 separate criminal cases. Attorney General Doug Chin announced Wednesday that his office has filed petitions to enforce judgments against Da Kine Bail Bonds, Inc.
