15-9-42
Section 15-9-42 Arrest without warrant - Commitment to jail or admission to bail. If, from
the examination before the district or circuit court judge, it appears that the person held
is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, that he probably committed
the crime and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, that he has fled from justice,
the judge must commit him to jail by a warrant reciting the accusation for such a time specified
in the warrant as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the
Governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the
offense, unless the accused gives bail as provided in Section 15-9-43, or until he shall be
legally discharged. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §62.)...
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15-9-43
Section 15-9-43 Arrest without warrant - When accused to be admitted to bail; conditions of
bail. Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable
by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, the district
or circuit court judge must admit the person arrested to bail by bond or undertaking, with
sufficient sureties and in such sum as he deems proper, for his appearance before him at a
time specified in such bond or undertaking, and for his surrender, to be arrested upon the
warrant of the Governor of this state. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §63.)...

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12-14-71
Section 12-14-71 Appeals from judgments of circuit courts and proceedings thereon. From the
judgment of the circuit court, the municipality, in a case holding invalid an ordinance, or
the defendant in any case, may appeal to the court of criminal appeals in like manner as in
cases of appeals for convictions of violation of the criminal laws of the state. If the appeal
is taken by the municipality, it shall not be required to give surety for the cost of appeal.
When taken by the defendant, he may give bail with sufficient sureties, conditioned that he
will appear and abide by the judgment of the appellate court; and, failing to give bail, he
must be committed to the municipal jail, but he may give such bail at any time pending the
appeal. When an appeal is taken by the defendant, bail is given pending the appeal and the
judgment of conviction is affirmed or the appeal is dismissed, the defendant is bound by the
undertaking of bail to surrender himself to the municipal authorities within...
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15-6-61
Section 15-6-61 Forfeiture; remittance of amount specified. (a) An undertaking to keep the
peace is forfeited by the commission by the defendant of any offense upon the person or property
of another, which may be ascertained by a jury, without the conviction of the defendant therefor,
in the circuit court on 10 days' notice to the parties against whom the forfeiture is sought.
(b) On a forfeiture of an undertaking to keep the peace, the court may remit any portion of
the amount specified therein, according to the circumstances of the case. (Code 1852, §§426,
427; Code 1867, §§3976, 3979; Code 1876, §§4045, 4046; Code 1886, §§4699, 4700; Code
1896, §§5180, 5181; Code 1907, §§7539, 7540; Code 1923, §§5157, 5158; Code 1940, T.
15, §§420, 421.)...
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12-22-222
Section 12-22-222 Stay of proceedings on judgment; admission of defendant to bail; proceedings
on failure to appear. (a) If the defendant is in the custody of the sheriff and the order
allowing the writ directs a stay of proceedings on the judgment, the sheriff must, on being
served with the clerk's certificate that the order has been filed and with a copy of the order,
keep and detain the defendant in his custody, without executing the sentence which may have
been passed on his conviction, to abide the judgment that may be entered on the writ of error.
(b) If the conviction is for an offense which is not punished capitally or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 10 years, the judge or court must also direct the clerk of the court
in which conviction was had to admit the defendant to bail in a sum which may be prescribed
by the court, with sufficient sureties, conditioned for his appearance at the next session
of the court in which the conviction was had and, from session to...
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12-22-246
Section 12-22-246 Proceedings when undertaking forfeited. When any undertaking of bail under
the provisions of Sections 12-22-244 or 12-22-245 is forfeited by the failure of the defendant
to surrender himself to the sheriff or to appear and answer the charge, according to the terms
and effect of such undertaking, the same proceeding must be had thereon as on the forfeiture
of other undertakings of bail in the circuit court. (Code 1852, §756; Code 1867, §4307;
Code 1876, §4983; Code 1886, §4514; Code 1896, §4323; Code 1906, §6254; Code 1923, §3247;
Code 1940, T. 15, §378.)...
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15-10-40
Section 15-10-40 Issuance by clerk, district attorney or judge. A writ of arrest must be issued
by the clerk forthwith after the finding of the indictment against each defendant who is not
in actual custody, who has not been bailed, whose undertaking of bail has been declared forfeited
or when an order is made by the judge presiding when the indictment is returned by the grand
jury commanding that writ of arrest issue; or it may be issued without order of court by the
district attorney of the circuit or by any circuit judge. But if the defendant is in actual
custody, he shall be held by virtue of the indictment and no writ of arrest need be issued,
unless it is so ordered by the judge presiding when the indictment is found. (Code 1852, §601;
Code 1867, §4153; Code 1876, §4826; Code 1886, §4396; Code 1896, §5252; Code 1907, §6284;
Code 1923, §3278; Acts 1931, No. 556, p. 652; Code 1940, T. 15, §169.)...
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15-13-119
Section 15-13-119 Surrender of defendant to his or her original custodians necessary to exonerate
bail; when new bail is allowed. To exonerate the bail, the surrender of the defendant, other
than that in Section 15-13-116, shall be made to the original custodian of the county or municipality
in which the court is held and to which the defendant is bound to appear, or to which the
trial has been removed. If there is no warrant of arrest pending for the defendant's arrest,
then the original approving officer may discharge the defendant on his or her giving new bail
in the same amount. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §20.)...
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44-1-36
Section 44-1-36 Commitment of mentally ill or retarded youth to state hospital; discharge of
rehabilitated youth; release of youth into aftercare; termination or extension of orders of
commitment. (a) In the event a committed youth shall be diagnosed in writing as mentally ill
to the degree that said youth is unable to profit from the programs operated by the department
of youth services for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department may petition the proper
juvenile court for the commitment of the said youth to the state hospital for the mentally
ill. The diagnosis must be made by a person who is legally and professionally qualified under
the laws of Alabama to make such a diagnosis. (b) In the event a committed youth shall be
diagnosed in writing as mentally retarded to the degree that said youth is unable to profit
from the programs operated by the department for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department
may petition the proper juvenile court for the commitment of the said...
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15-13-117
Section 15-13-117 Authorized arrest of defendant by surety and exoneration of bail prior to
conditional forfeiture. The sureties of bail may, at any time before a conditional forfeiture
is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant to the jail having
the authority of keeping custody of prisoners of the court having jurisdiction of defendant's
case. For that purpose, the surety may arrest the defendant on a bondsman's warrant at any
place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest the defendant by an endorsement
in writing on the warrant. The bondsman's warrant shall be issued as required by this chapter
and a certified copy of the undertaking shall be attached thereto. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677,
p. 1259, §18.)...
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