15-13-111
Section 15-13-111 Kinds of bail. For persons arrested and taken into custody, there shall be four kinds of bail used in this state. No other form of bail may be approved and accepted by any judicial officer, court clerk, magistrate, or any other person designated to accept and approve bail as stipulated in Division 1, Sections 15-13-100 to 15-13-110, inclusive. The four kinds of bail shall be judicial public bail, cash bail, property bail, and professional surety bail. Their definitions are as follows: (1) CASH BAIL. Cash bail is when the defendant or some person on behalf of the defendant deposits cash in an amount equal to a part or the total sum of the bail as set by the judicial officer to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the case. Acceptance of cash bail shall conform to Division 9. (2) JUDICIAL PUBLIC BAIL. Judicial public bail is the release of any defendant without any condition of an undertaking relating to, or a deposit of, security. Such bail shall be granted...
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45-36-232.33
Section 45-36-232.33 Accepting a bribe. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or any public official or employee, who received a fee or rebate or receives or agrees to receive anything of value, including any stock or a beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company, from any person engaged in the bail bond business, or from any person acting as the servant, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the bail bond business or otherwise engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds, with an understanding, expressed or implied, that his or her actions, decisions, or judgement will be influenced thereby or that he or she will favor any person, firm, or corporation in the approval or disapproval of bail bonds or in granting access to any jail where prisoners are kept, shall be guilty of accepting a bribe and shall be...
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45-45-233.33
Section 45-45-233.33 Accepting a bribe. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or any public official or employee, who receives a fee or rebate or receives or agrees to receive anything of value, including any stock or a beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company, from any person engaged in the bail bond business, or from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the bail bond business or otherwise engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds, with an understanding, expressed or implied, that his or her actions, decisions, or judgment will be influenced thereby or that he or she will favor any person, firm, or corporation in the approval or disapproval of bail bonds or in granting access to any jail where prisoners are kept, shall be guilty of accepting a bribe and shall be punished as prescribed by Section 13A-10-61. (Acts 1978,...
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15-13-101
Section 15-13-101 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) APPEARANCE BOND. An appearance bond is an undertaking to pay the clerk of the circuit, district, or municipal court, for the use of the State of Alabama or the municipality, a specified sum of money upon the failure of a person released to comply with its conditions. (2) JUDICIAL OFFICER. Any supreme court, appellate court, circuit court, district court, or municipal court judge or any magistrate of any court in this state. (3) PROFESSIONAL BAIL COMPANY. A person, individual proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other entity, other than a professional surety company, that furnishes bail or becomes surety for a person on an appearance bond and does so for a valuable consideration. (4) PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN. An individual person or agent employed by a professional surety company or professional bail company to...
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45-11-80
Section 45-11-80 Additional costs and fees; Juvenile Court Services Fund; Judicial Administration Fund. (a) In Chilton County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of five dollars ($5) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond or proceedings on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment or conviction in any inferior or municipal court of the county, in the Circuit Court of Chilton County, or the District Court of Chilton County, hereinafter filed in or arising in the Circuit Court of Chilton County, or the District Court of Chilton County, or brought by appeal, certiorari or otherwise to the Circuit Court of Chilton County, or the District Court of Chilton County, which costs shall be collected as other costs in such cases are collected by the clerk, or ex officio clerk, of the courts or the register of the Circuit Court of Chilton County,...
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45-36-232.32
Section 45-36-232.32 Bribery. Any person engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds in Jackson County, or any servant, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of acting as surety on bail bonds in Jackson County who shall pay a fee or rebate or give or promise to give anything of value including any stock or beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or to any public official or public employee in order to induce any such sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or other public official or employee to favor any person, firm, or corporation in any activities related to the bail bond business, including, but not limited to, the approval or disapproval of bail bonds, and access to any jail where prisoners are housed, shall be guilty of...
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45-37-233.20
Section 45-37-233.20 Collection and disposition of fee. (a) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, constable, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Jefferson County shall increase the fee by ten dollars ($10) for each subpoena served and for all other documents served by the sheriff's office, or its designee. (b) The court official designated in Jefferson County by law for the respective courts shall collect the additional service of process fee pursuant to subsection (a) and remit the fees collected to the county general fund. Five dollars ($5) of each fee collected shall be deposited in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund and used for law enforcement purposes as determined by the sheriff, two dollars ($2) of each fee collected shall be distributed to the General Fund of the City of Birmingham for public safety purposes, one dollar ($1) of each fee collected shall be...
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45-45-233.32
Section 45-45-233.32 Bribery. Any person engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds in Madison County, or any servant, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of acting as surety on bail bonds in Madison County who shall pay a fee or rebate or give or promise to give anything of value including any stock or beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or to any public official or public employee in order to induce any sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or other public official or employee to favor any person, firm, or corporation in any activities related to the bail bond business including, but not limited to, the approval or disapproval of bail bonds, and access to any jail where prisoners are housed shall be guilty of bribery and...
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45-28-81.03
Section 45-28-81.03 Additional booking fee in certain cases. (a) In Etowah County, a booking fee in the amount of thirty dollars ($30) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Etowah County Detention Center and subsequently convicted. The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any fines, court costs, or other charges imposed. (b) The booking fee imposed by this section shall be assessed against a defendant upon conviction by a court of law where the defendant is convicted. The clerk of the court shall enter the amount of the fee as provided in this section on the docket sheet and shall collect the fee in the same manner and the same time as court costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee shall not be deemed a court cost based on collection by the clerk. (c) The revenues derived from the booking fee shall be distributed as follows: Twenty dollars ($20) of the fee to the Etowah County Sheriff's Department Law...
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45-34-81.03
Section 45-34-81.03 Additional booking fee in certain cases. (a)(1) In Henry County, a booking fee in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Henry County Jail and subsequently convicted. (2) The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any fines, court costs, or other charges imposed. (b)(1) The booking fee imposed by this section shall be assessed against a defendant upon conviction by a court of law where the defendant is convicted. (2) The clerk of the court shall enter the amount of the fee as provided in this section on the docket sheet and shall collect the fee in the same manner and the same time as court costs. (3) Notwithstanding subdivision (2), the fee may not be deemed a court cost based on collection by the clerk. (c) The revenues derived from the booking fee shall be distributed as follows: Twenty dollars ($20) of the fee to the Henry County Sheriff's Office,...
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