15-4-8
Section 15-4-8 Return of inquisition and preliminary investigation to circuit court; undertaking
of witnesses to appear in court. (a) An inquisition taken under this chapter must be returned
by the coroner forthwith, together with the written statement under oath taken by him on the
preliminary investigation, to the clerk of the circuit court of the county. (b) The coroner
must also require all the material witnesses to enter into an undertaking to appear at the
circuit court, if in session, or, if not, at the next session thereof; he may require surety
to such undertaking and, on the failure of a witness to enter therein, may commit him until
he enters into the same. (Code 1852, §818; Code 1867, §4369; Code 1876, §3997; Code 1886,
§4808; Code 1896, §4931; Code 1907, §7169; Code 1923, §4564; Code 1940, T. 15, §83.)...

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12-22-245
Section 12-22-245 Effect of undertaking when conviction reversed and case remanded. When the
judgment of conviction is reversed and the case remanded, such undertaking binds the defendant
to appear from time to time until discharged by law and to answer the charge, as in bail before
conviction, but the defendant is not bound to appear before the trial court pending his appeal.
(Code 1896, §4322; Code 1907, §6253; Code 1923, §3246; Code 1940, T. 15, §377.)...
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15-11-4
Section 15-11-4 Default of defendant admitted to bail certified to circuit court; district
court's certificate as presumptive evidence of default. If the defendant does not appear before
the district court at the time to which an examination is adjourned, the default on the undertaking
of bail shall be certified by the district court to the circuit court, and the like proceedings
must be had thereon as upon the breach of an undertaking in that court, the certificate being
presumptive evidence of the default of the defendant. (Code 1852, §455; Code 1867, §4004;
Code 1876, §4674; Code 1886, §4281; Code 1896, §5230; Code 1907, §7595; Code 1923, §5228;
Code 1940, T. 15, §130.)...
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15-6-24
Section 15-6-24 Requiring security to keep the peace by defendant; when court appearance required;
form of undertaking. (a) If there is just reason to fear the commission of an offense, the
defendant must be required to give security to keep the peace, in such sum as the circuit,
district or municipal court judge may direct, towards all the people of this state, particularly
the person against whom or whose property there is reason to fear the offense may be committed,
for such time as the judge may direct, though not more than 12 nor less than six months; but
the defendant must not be required to appear at any court unless he has actually committed
an offense cognizable in such court. (b) The undertaking to keep the peace may be, in substance,
as follows: "The State of Alabama,} We (here insert the names of the defendant and his
sureties), agree to pay to the ___ County.} State of Alabama $1,000.00 (or such sum as the
judge directs) if the said (here insert name of the...
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15-13-80
Section 15-13-80 Failure of defendant to appear; forfeiture of money deposited in lieu 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 offense,
judgment or other matter is incorrectly described in such undertaking, the particular case
or matter to which the undertaking is applicable being made to appear to the court. (b) If,
by reason of the neglect of the defendant to appear, money deposited instead of bail is forfeited
and the forfeiture is not discharged or remitted, the clerk with whom it is deposited must,
at the end of 30 days, unless the court has before that time discharged the forfeiture, pay
over the money deposited to such officer, official or employee authorized by law to receive
fines levied by such court. Thereupon the court shall, without any...
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15-6-60
Section 15-6-60 Upon conviction. The court may, on the conviction of any person for an offense
against the person or property of another and when necessary for the public good, require
the defendant to enter into an undertaking, with sufficient sureties, to keep the peace for
a period not exceeding 12 months and, on his failure to do so, may commit him. (Code 1852,
§425; Code 1867, §3974; Code 1876, §4044; Code 1886, §4698; Code 1896, §5179; Code 1907,
§7538; Code 1923, §5156; Code 1940, T. 15, §419.)...
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15-7-21
Section 15-7-21 Discharge of defendant - By judge or magistrate; certification and delivery
of warrant with undertaking. (a) When the offense described in the warrant is a misdemeanor
and it is not executed by the sheriff or his deputy, at the defendant's request, he may be
brought before a judge, or a magistrate when authorized by law to grant bail, of the county
in which the warrant was executed; and such judge or magistrate may, without examination,
discharge such defendant, upon sufficient bail for his appearance before the court having
cognizance of the offense. (b) The judge or magistrate admitting a defendant to bail under
the provisions of subsection (a) of this section must certify the same upon the warrant and
deliver such warrant, with the undertaking, to the officer who executed the warrant, who must
cause the same to be delivered without unnecessary delay to the clerk of the court in which
the defendant is bound by his undertaking to appear. (Code 1852, §§441, 443; Code...
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10A-21-3.03
Section 10A-21-3.03 Entry of not guilty plea for corporation failing to appear, etc. If the
defendant corporation fails to appear and plead to the indictment, the court must cause the
plea of not guilty to be entered for it, and the trial shall proceed as if the corporation
had appeared and pleaded not guilty; but, in such case, proof must be made to the court that
the person upon whom the notice and copy of the indictment were served was an officer or agent
of the corporation authorized by law to receive such service. (Code 1896, §5318; Code 1907,
§6626; Code 1923, §3729; Code 1940, T. 10, §201; §10-7-3; amended and renumbered by Act
2009-513, p. 967, §360.)...
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12-22-242
Section 12-22-242 Reversal of judgment. If the judgment is reversed, the appellate court may
order a new trial or that the defendant be discharged or that he be held in custody until
discharged by due course of law or make such other order as the case may require. If the defendant
is ordered to be discharged, no forfeiture can be taken on his undertaking of bail. (Code
1876, §4992; Code 1886, §4523; Code 1896, §4335; Code 1907, §6266; Code 1923, §3259;
Code 1940, T. 15, §390.)...
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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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