15-13-82
Section 15-13-82 Conditional judgment - When set aside or made absolute; when 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 absolute for the entire
sum expressed in the undertaking, or any portion thereof, according to the circumstances.
(b) Excuses for default on bail must be heard by the court on application at any time when
not engaged in other business. When a conditional judgment is set aside, no cost must be imposed
on the defendants; provided, however, that this section has no application where money is
deposited instead of bail. (Code 1852, §§707, 708; Code 1867, §§4258, 4259; Code 1876,
§§4867, 4868; Code 1886, §§4436, 4437; Code 1896, §§4379, 4380; Code 1907, §§6359,
6360; Code 1923, §§3392, 3393; Code 1940, T. 15, §§217, 218; Acts...
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15-13-130
Section 15-13-130 Cash bail - Undertaking of bail: Basis of and when forfeited. The basis of
all undertakings of bail, whether upon a warrant, writ of arrest, suspension of judgment,
writ of error, or in any other case, is to ensure the appearance of the defendant in court,
and the undertaking is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to appear. If, by reason
of the neglect of the defendant to appear, money is deposited as cash bail and is forfeited
and the forfeiture is not discharged or remitted, the clerk with whom it is deposited shall,
at the end of 30 days, unless the court has before that time discharged the forfeiture, pay
over the money deposited to the officer, official, or employee authorized by law to receive
fines levied by the court. The court shall then, without any notice to defendant, render judgment
absolute for the entire sum deposited and the money shall then become public money of the
State General Fund or in bail forfeiture cases pending in the municipal courts...
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15-13-21
Section 15-13-21 Form and requisites of bail not taken in open court. When not taken in open
court, the undertaking of bail must be in writing, signed by the defendant and at least two
sufficient sureties and approved by the court or officer taking the same, and may be substantially
in the following form: The State of ) We, A. B., C. D., and E. F. agree to pay to the State
of Alabama) Alabama ______ dollars (the sum prescribed by the court _____ County) or officer)
unless the said A. B.appears at the next session of the ____ court of ____ County, and from
session to session thereafter until discharged by law, to answer a criminal prosecution for
the offense of _____ (specifying the particular offense with which he is charged.) (Signed)
A.B. C.D. E.F. (Code 1852, §688; Code 1867, §4239; Code 1876, §4847; Code 1886, §4420;
Code 1896, §4362; Code 1907, §6342; Code 1923, §3375; Code 1940, T. 15, §200; Acts 1949,
No. 199, p. 230.)...
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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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12-22-171
Section 12-22-171 Stay of sentence when question of law reserved and admission to bail - Misdemeanors.
When such question is reserved, in case of a misdemeanor, and it shall be made known to the
court that the defendant desires to take an appeal to the appropriate appellate court, judgment
must be entered on the conviction, but the execution thereof must be stayed pending the appeal.
In such case, the defendant may give bail, with sufficient sureties, conditioned that he will
appear and abide the judgment; failing to give such bail, he must be committed to jail, but
may give such bail at any time pending the appeal. (Code 1852, §754; Code 1867, §4305; Code
1876, §4981; Code 1886, §4512; Code 1896, §4319; Code 1907, §6250; Code 1923, §3243;
Code 1940, T. 15, §374.)...
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15-13-22
Section 15-13-22 Qualifications for bail; bond required for bondsmen; qualification when sufficiency
of bail doubtful. (a) Each person signing as surety an undertaking of bail must be: (1) A
resident of this state; and (2) Worth, exclusive of property exempt from execution, the amount
expressed in the undertaking; but the court or magistrate, in taking bail, may allow more
than two persons to justify severally as bail in amounts less than that expressed in the undertaking,
provided the whole is equivalent to two sufficient bails. (b) The court or magistrate in taking
bail, in lieu of the foregoing, may allow a corporation, foreign or domestic, qualified to
do a bonding business in this state and authorized to execute the undertaking of bail, to
execute such bail. (c) Every person engaged in the business of making bail bonds and charging
therefor, except corporations qualified to do a bonding business in this state, shall be required,
in addition to all other requirements of this...
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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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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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15-13-5
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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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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