What is a Bailiff?

A bailiff is a person, whether they are in British Columbia or not, who in the course of conducting their business, acts or assists a person to act, on behalf of another person in repossessing, distraining or seizing any personal property or in evicting a person from property.

Consumer Protection BC licenses the business and occupation of bailiffs.  A bailiff can  repossess, distrain or seize personal property under the authority of many different statutes.

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