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I used to work as a "Field Investigator" for a bail bondsman, but a rose by any other name... Anyway, as Aguila hinted at, it's not so much that bounty hunters have leeway because of their authority, but rather their fugitive's have forfeited the rights a person would have who is simply under arrest. Even a person who has not yet been found guilty is in quite a pickle because they are back in custody due to breaking their contract. Also, Dog the Bounty Hunter is a joke. He became famous after entering Mexico (where bounty hunting is illegal) and making an apprehension. That's what we call kidnapping. Anyone who watches the show also knows that he doesn't carry a firearm. He says he doesn't need one, but the real reason is he's a convicted killer. In NY, he couldn't be a mall security guard. There was a better show on HBO called Family Bonds, where they did carry. My point with this diatribe is just to show how much it really does very from state to state.
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