For Recovery Agent licensing and laws, go here:

http://www.in.gov/idoi/2491.htm

In the above link are also details for becoming a "Bail Agent" which is different than a Recovery Agent.

Carefully read the details because there is an "application fee" plus an examination fee, which the total may be $400 depending on your insurance premium.

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS:
http://www.in.gov/idoi/files/bail_re...ent%284%29.pdf



Recovery agents must be licensed. Ind. Code Ann. § 27-10-3-1 (1997).

To obtain a license, recovery agents must be at least 18 years old, be a citizen of the U.S., be a resident of the state for at least 6 months, at least 10 years must have elapsed after any felony conviction to obtain a license (5 years for misdemeanor), Ind. Code Ann. § 27-10-3-5, and they must pass an examination given by the State, Ind. Code Ann. § 27-10-3-6.

Recovery agents must notify the sheriff in their respective locales of residence, Ind. Code Ann. § 27-10-3-17, and bail bond agents must give the state a list of recovery agents they employ. Ind. Code Ann. § 27-10-3-14.

Bail bond agent and bounty hunter cannot forcibly enter the home of a third party. Mishler v. State, 660 N.E.2d 343 (Ind. App.1996).