Title 15 — Title 15
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Ala. Code § 15-13-42 Application in Satisfaction of Fine; Refund of Surplus
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When money has been deposited, if it remains on deposit at the time of a judgment for the payment of a fine, the clerk of the court receiving the deposit must, under the direction of the court, apply the money in satisfaction thereof and, after satisfying the fine and costs, must…
Ala. Code § 15-13-43 Deposit of Federal or State Bonds in Lieu of Cash; Sale of Bonds
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In lieu of a deposit of money, a defendant may deposit negotiable bonds of the United States or of the State of Alabama of the face value of the cash deposit required. Such bonds shall be treated in the same manner as a deposit of money, except that the clerk shall, under order o…
Ala. Code § 15-13-5 Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff or Deputy After Indictment for
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Misdemeanor. (a) If the offense charged in an indictment is a misdemeanor, the defendant must be discharged by the sheriff, or his deputy, on giving sufficient bail; but the amount of bail must in no case be less than $50.00. (b) If an indictment charges a misdemeanor and the def…
Ala. Code § 15-13-6 Fixing of Bail for Felony; Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff Upon
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Posting of Bail. (a) When an indictment is filed in court charging the defendant with a bailable felony and the defendant fails to give bail in open court, the judge of the court must forthwith endorse on such indictment the amount of bail to be required of the defendant. When an…
Ala. Code § 15-13-60 Extent Undertaking Binds Parties Thereto
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The undertaking of bail binds the parties thereto, jointly and severally, for the appearance of the defendant on the day fixed in the bond or undertaking from day to day of such session and from day to day of each session thereafter, until he is discharged by law and, if the tria…
Ala. Code § 15-13-61 When Bail Not Deemed Discharged
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No bail undertaking shall be discharged by reason of the want of the qualifications required in this chapter, by reason of there not being the requisite number of bail, by reason of any agreement other than is expressed in the undertaking, by reason of the infancy, coverture, lun…
Ala. Code § 15-13-62 Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional
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Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal. Bail may, at any time before a conditional judgment is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant; and for that purpose, they may arrest the defendant on a certified copy of the undertaking …
Ala. Code § 15-13-63 Arrest of Defendant by Bail After Conditional Judgment
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After the entry of conditional judgment against any surety on an undertaking of bail, he may arrest the defendant as provided in Section 15-13-62, but such arrest and delivery of the defendant to the sheriff shall not exonerate the surety unless, in the judgment of the court, a g…
Ala. Code § 15-13-64 Surrender of Defendant to Sheriff Required to Exonerate Bail; When
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New Bail Allowed. To exonerate the bail, the surrender of the defendant must be made to the sheriff of the county in which the court is held, to which the defendant is bound to appear or to which the trial has been removed; and, if the charge is for a misdemeanor, the sheriff may…
Ala. Code § 15-13-65 Return of Cash Deposit Upon Surrender by Defendant
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If money has been deposited instead of bail and at any time before the forfeiture thereof the defendant surrenders himself to the officer to whom the commitment was directed, the court must order a return of the deposit to the defendant upon producing the certificate of the offic…
Ala. Code § 15-13-7 Amount to Be Endorsed on Writ of Arrest
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When a writ of arrest is issued upon an indictment, the clerk issuing the writ shall endorse on the writ an order to the sheriff to take bail of the defendant in the amount fixed by the judge and endorsed by him or her on the indictment, unless the defendant is charged with an of…
Ala. Code § 15-13-8 Limitation on Number of Applications; Appeals to Court of Criminal
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Appeals; Procedure Upon Order of Court of Criminal Appeals Admitting Defendant to Bail. (a) When an application for bail is made to any circuit judge and is refused, no subsequent application can be made, but the evidence in such case may be preserved for review on application to…
Ala. Code § 15-13-80 Failure of Defendant to Appear; Forfeiture of Money Deposited in Lieu
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of Bail. (a) The essence of all undertakings of bail, whether upon a warrant, writ of arrest, suspension of judgment, appeal or in any other case, is the appearance of the defendant at court; and the undertaking is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to appear, although the…
Ala. Code § 15-13-81 Conditional Judgment - Entry; Notice to Defendant; Execution and
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Return of Notice; Alias Notices. (a) When an undertaking of bail is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to appear as required, except when money is deposited instead of bail, a conditional judgment must be entered by the court in favor of the state against the parties to th…
Ala. Code § 15-13-82 Conditional Judgment - When Set Aside or Made Absolute; When
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Excuses for Default Heard. (a) If the defendants appear and show sufficient cause for their default on bail, to be determined by the court, the conditional judgment must be set aside; but, if the excuse is not sufficient or if they fail to appear, such judgment must be made absol…