15-13-64
Section 15-13-64 Surrender of defendant to sheriff required to exonerate bail; when 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 discharge him on his giving new bail; otherwise, he must keep him in jail until discharged by law. (Code 1852, §700; Code 1867, §4251; Code 1876, §4860; Code 1886, §4430; Code 1896, §4373; Code 1907, §6353; Code 1923, §3386; Code 1940, T. 15, §211; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)...
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15-13-5
Section 15-13-5 Discharge of defendant by sheriff or deputy after indictment for 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 defendant is committed to jail for want of bail, the sheriff may, at any time, discharge him on his giving bail in the amount required. (Code 1852, §§605, 609; Code 1867, §§4157, 4161; Code 1876, §§4830, 4832; Code 1886, §§4410, 4430; Code 1896, §§4350, 4353; Code 1907, §§6330, 6333; Code 1923, §§3363, 3366; Code 1940, T. 15, §§188, 191; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)...
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12-22-244
Section 12-22-244 Duty of defendant on bail to surrender upon affirmation of conviction or dismissal of appeal. When the defendant in a case of misdemeanor or felony is sentenced to hard labor, imprisonment or to the penitentiary, gives bail pending the appeal and the judgment of conviction is affirmed or the appeal is dismissed, he is bound by the undertaking of bail to surrender himself to the sheriff, at the county jail, within 15 days from the date of such affirmance or dismissal. If he shall fail to do so, the sheriff must endorse the bail bond forfeited, and a writ of arrest must be issued by the clerk; if not executed, another must be issued, and so on until the judgment has been executed. If the defendant is taken on such writ or if he shall surrender himself to the sheriff, the sentence must, without delay, be carried out as if no appeal had been taken. (Code 1852, §755; Code 1867, §4306; Code 1876, §4982; Code 1886, §4513; Code 1896, §4321; Code 1907, §6252; Acts 1911,...
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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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15-13-6
Section 15-13-6 Fixing of bail for felony; discharge of defendant by sheriff upon 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 application for bail is made to any judge, such judge may fix the amount of bail, and the sheriff has authority, and it is his duty, to discharge such defendant on his giving bail as required. (b) This section shall not have the effect of preventing application for bail or for reduction of bail in any other manner provided by law. (Code 1852, §§608, 690; Code 1867, §§4831, 4849; Code 1876, §§4831, 4849; Code 1886, §§4409, 4411; Code 1896, §4351; Code 1907, §6331; Code 1923, §3364; Code 1940, T. 15, §189; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)...
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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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15-7-20
Section 15-7-20 Discharge of defendant - By arresting officer. When the offense described in an arrest warrant is a misdemeanor and it is executed by the sheriff or his deputy, such sheriff or deputy may, on the request of the defendant, discharge him on sufficient bail for his appearance at the next term of the court having jurisdiction of the offense to answer any indictment which may be found against him therefor; and, if such court is in session, for his appearance at such court. (Code 1852, §440; Code 1867, §3989; Code 1876, §4659; Code 1886, §4275; Code 1896, §5224; Code 1907, §7589; Code 1923, §5222; Code 1940, T. 15, §124.)...
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15-11-11
Section 15-11-11 Amount of bail to be endorsed on commitment; discharge of defendant. Whenever a person is committed to jail for a bailable offense under the provisions of this chapter, the court must endorse on the commitment the amount of bail required and sign his name thereto. The sheriff of the county to which the defendant is committed may discharge him on giving sufficient bail in the amount so endorsed and must, in such case, return the undertaking to the court to which such person is bound to appear within five days thereafter. (Code 1852, §465; Code 1867, §4014; Code 1876, §4684; Code 1886, §4291; Code 1896, §5240; Code 1907, §7608; Code 1923, §5241; Code 1940, T. 15, §144.)...
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15-16-20
Section 15-16-20 Duty of judge to institute investigation on sanity of certain confined persons; proceedings where person found insane. If any person other than a minor in confinement, under indictment, for want of bail for good behavior, for keeping the peace or appearing as a witness, in consequence of any summary conviction appears to be insane, the judge of the circuit court of the county where he is confined must institute a careful investigation, call a respectable physician and call other credible witnesses; and, if he deems it necessary, he may call a jury, for which purpose he is empowered to compel attendance of witnesses and jurors. If it is satisfactorily proved that the person is insane, the judge may discharge him from imprisonment and order his safe custody and removal to the Alabama state hospitals, where he must remain until restored to his right mind, and then, if the judge shall have so directed, the superintendent must inform the judge and sheriff, whereupon the...
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32-5A-195
Section 32-5A-195 Cancellation, suspension, or revocation of driver's license; grounds, procedure, etc. (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is authorized to cancel any driver's license upon determining that the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof or that the licensee failed to give the correct or required information in his or her application. Upon such cancellation, the licensee must surrender the license so cancelled. If the licensee refuses to surrender the license, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued may be suspended or revoked. (c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is further authorized, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a...
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