What Does a Skip Trace Do?

Skip tracing, which is often referred to as fugitive recovery or debtor recovery, is the process of finding a person for any number of reasons. A skip tracer is the person that will perform the task. In some cases, this is the primary occupation of the person.

The term skip is used to refer to the person that they are searching for and the word trace refers to the clues that they have left behind that can be used to help find them.

What a Skip Trace Does

When attempting to locate a person, hiring a skip trace is a good option. The skip trace will look for information about the individual to try to come up with a location of where they may be. For some individuals that are skips, it may take the tracer a bit of time to research court documents, vehicle records, driver’s licenses, and other electronic databases, in order to come up with a good idea of where the skip may be. There are some people who have left town that will have a ton of information to use, while others may leave behind only a small trail. It is the job of the skip trace to get as much information as possible so that the person can be located as quickly as possible.

When searching through the information, the skip trace may provide updates to the people who are working on the case to keep them informed on how the case is going.

Often, the job of a skip tracer will involve traveling to different areas to talk to people that may have information about the skip. All the information that the skip tracer finds should be verified so time is not wasted going to places where the person is not going to be.