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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15-7-21
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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15-22-54
Section 15-22-54 Period of probation; termination of probation; violation of terms of probation;
sanctions. (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall be determined
by the court and shall not be waived by the defendant, and the period of probation or suspension
may be continued, extended, or terminated. However, except as provided in Section 32-5A-191
relating to ignition interlock requirements, in no case shall the maximum probation period
of a defendant guilty of a misdemeanor exceed two years, nor shall the maximum probation period
of a defendant guilty of a felony exceed five years, except as provided in Section 13A-8-2.1.
When the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence are fulfilled, the court shall,
by order duly entered on its minutes, discharge the defendant. (b) The court granting probation,
upon the recommendation of the officer supervising the probationer, may terminate all authority
and supervision over the probationer prior to the...
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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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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and
who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE PROCEEDING.
An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme
Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. (3) ARREST.
The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody. (4) COMMUNITY
STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through work release,
supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave,
passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM
ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that
receives public funding primarily to provide...
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15-6-21
Section 15-6-21 Arrest warrant. (a) If on examination by the circuit, district or municipal
court judge, it appears that there is reason to fear the commission of any offense by the
person complained of, such judge must issue a warrant directed to any lawful officer of the
state, containing the substance of the complaint and commanding such officer forthwith to
arrest the person complained of and bring him before him or some other judge having jurisdiction
of the matter. (b) The warrant may be after the following form: "State of Alabama, ___
County. To any lawful officer of the state: Complaint on oath having been made before me that
C. D. had threatened to assault and beat A. B. (or is about) to (here set forth particularly
the offense threatened or about to be committed) on the person or property of ______, you
are hereby commanded forthwith to arrest said C. D. and bring him before me (or some other
judge having jurisdiction of the matter, setting forth his name and office)....
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment set
forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient, and analogous
forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY. The
State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county charge
that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the following
forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney of
the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary to
law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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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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15-13-80
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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15-11-11
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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