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AL Code § 15-13-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 2 - Entry and Return.|Section 15-13-23 - Lunatics and Infants.

Section 15-13-23Lunatics and infants. It is not necessary that lunatics or infants should themselves execute or acknowledge the undertaking of bail, but any other person may enter into an undertaking for their appearance. (Code 1852, §695; Code 1867, §4246; Code 1876, §4854; Code 1886, §4422; Code 1896, §4364; Code 1907, §6344; Code 1923, §3377; Code 1940, T. 15, §202; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 2 - Entry and Return.|Section 15-13-24 - Judicial and Ministerial Officers Prohibited From Becoming Surety for Bail or Signing Bonds, Etc.

Section 15-13-24Judicial and ministerial officers prohibited from becoming surety for bail or signing bonds, etc. It shall not be lawful for any judicial or ministerial officer of this state to sign as surety an undertaking of bail for any prisoner or other person tried before him, to put in his charge under any criminal accusation or to sign any bond or other obligation for the release or appearance of such person, either before himself or any other officer or officers. (Code 1876, §4586; Code 1886, §4423; Code 1896, §4365; Code 1907, §6345; Code 1923, §3378; Code 1940, T. 15, §203; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 2 - Entry and Return.|Section 15-13-25 - Return of Undertakings to Clerk of Court.

Section 15-13-25Return of undertakings to clerk of court. All undertakings of bail must be returned by the court or officer by whom taken to the clerk of the court before which the defendant is bound to appear within the same time and in the same manner as is provided by Section 15-10-47 for the return of writs of arrest. (Code 1852, §701; Code 1867, §4252; Code 1876, §4861; Code 1886, §4425; Code 1896, §4367; Code 1907, §6347; Code 1923, §3380; Code 1940, T. 15, §205; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 2 - Entry and Return.|Section 15-13-26 - When New Undertaking May Be Required.

Section 15-13-26When new undertaking may be required. The court before which any defendant is bound to appear may require him to enter into a new undertaking when it appears to the court that the original undertaking was insufficient when entered into or has since become insufficient from any cause whatever. (Code 1852, §702; Code 1867, §4253; Code 1876, §4862; Code 1886, §4426; Code 1896, §4368; Code 1907, §6348; Code 1923, §3381; Code 1940, T. 15, §206.)
AL Code § 15-13-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 3 - Cash Deposit.|Section 15-13-40 - When Deposit Authorized in Lieu of Bail.

Section 15-13-40When deposit authorized in lieu of bail. At any time after an order admitting him to bail, a defendant, instead of giving bail, may deposit with the clerk of the court in which he is held to answer the sum mentioned in the order; and, upon delivering to the officer in whose custody he is a certificate of the deposit, he must be discharged from custody. (Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 3 - Cash Deposit.|Section 15-13-41 - Deposit Permitted After Bail Given and Prior to Forfeiture; Exoneration of Bail.

Section 15-13-41Deposit permitted after bail given and prior to forfeiture; exoneration of bail. If a defendant has given bail, he may, at any time before the forfeiture of the undertaking, deposit the sum mentioned in the recognizance with the clerk of the court in which he is held to answer; and, upon the deposit's being made, the bail is exonerated. (Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 3 - Cash Deposit.|Section 15-13-42 - Application in Satisfaction of Fine; Refund of Surplus.

Section 15-13-42Application in satisfaction of fine; refund of surplus. When money has been deposited, if it remains on deposit at the time of a judgment for the payment of a fine, the clerk of the court receiving the deposit must, under the direction of the court, apply the money in satisfaction thereof and, after satisfying the fine and costs, must refund the surplus, if any, to the defendant. (Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 3 - Cash Deposit.|Section 15-13-43 - Deposit of Federal or State Bonds in Lieu of Cash; Sale of Bonds.

Section 15-13-43Deposit of federal or state bonds in lieu of cash; sale of bonds. In lieu of a deposit of money, a defendant may deposit negotiable bonds of the United States or of the State of Alabama of the face value of the cash deposit required. Such bonds shall be treated in the same manner as a deposit of money, except that the clerk shall, under order of the court, when occasion arises therefor, sell the said bonds and apply the proceeds of such sale in the manner that a deposit of cash may be required to be applied. (Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-60 - Extent Undertaking Binds Parties Thereto.

Section 15-13-60Extent undertaking binds parties thereto. The undertaking of bail binds the parties thereto, jointly and severally, for the appearance of the defendant on the day fixed in the bond or undertaking from day to day of such session and from day to day of each session thereafter, until he is discharged by law and, if the trial is removed to another county, for the appearance of the defendant from day to day of each session of the court to which it is removed until discharged by law. (Code 1852, §693; Code 1867, §4244; Code 1876, §4852; Code 1886, §4427; Code 1896, §4369; Code 1907, §6349; Code 1923, §3382; Code 1940, T. 15, §207; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-61 - When Bail Not Deemed Discharged.

Section 15-13-61When bail not deemed discharged. No bail undertaking shall be discharged by reason of the want of the qualifications required in this chapter, by reason of there not being the requisite number of bail, by reason of any agreement other than is expressed in the undertaking, by reason of the infancy, coverture, lunacy or any other incapacity of any of the other parties thereto, because the defendant has not joined in the same or because the undertaking of bail is taken and approved by the sheriff or his deputy, where the defendant is released from custody on approval of such undertaking of bail. (Code 1852, §698; Code 1867, §4249; Code 1876, §4858; Code 1886, §4428; Code 1896, §4370; Code 1907, §6350; Code 1923, §3383; Acts 1931, No. 594, p. 675; Code 1940, T. 15, §208; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-62 - Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal.

Section 15-13-62Exoneration of bail by surrender of defendant prior to conditional judgment; bail may arrest or authorize arrest of principal. Bail may, at any time before a conditional judgment is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant; and for that purpose, they may arrest the defendant on a certified copy of the undertaking at any place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest him by an endorsement in writing on such copy. (Code 1852, §609; Code 1867, §4250; Code 1876, §4859; Code 1886, §4429; Code 1896, §4371; Code 1907, §6351; Code 1923, §3384; Code 1940, T. 15, §209; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-63 - Arrest of Defendant by Bail After Conditional Judgment.

Section 15-13-63Arrest of defendant by bail after conditional judgment. After the entry of conditional judgment against any surety on an undertaking of bail, he may arrest the defendant as provided in Section 15-13-62, but such arrest and delivery of the defendant to the sheriff shall not exonerate the surety unless, in the judgment of the court, a good and sufficient excuse is given for the failure of the defendant to appear at the time the conditional judgment was entered. (Code 1896, §4372; Code 1907, §6352; Code 1923, §3385; Code 1940, T. 15, §210; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-64 - Surrender of Defendant to Sheriff Required to Exonerate Bail; When New Bail Allowed.

Section 15-13-64Surrender 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.)
AL Code § 15-13-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-65 - Return of Cash Deposit Upon Surrender by Defendant.

Section 15-13-65Return of cash deposit upon surrender by defendant. If money has been deposited instead of bail and at any time before the forfeiture thereof the defendant surrenders himself to the officer to whom the commitment was directed, the court must order a return of the deposit to the defendant upon producing the certificate of the officer showing the surrender. (Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 5 - Forfeiture.|Section 15-13-80 - Failure of Defendant to Appear; Forfeiture of Money Deposited in Lieu of Bail.

Section 15-13-80Failure 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 notice to the defendant, enter judgment absolute for the entire sum deposited, and thereupon such money shall become public money of the State General Fund. (Code 1852, §694; Code 1867, §4245; Code 1876, §4853; Code 1886, §4431; Code 1896, §4374; Code 1907, §6354; Code 1923, §3387; Code 1940, T. 15, §212; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230; Acts 1978, No. 821, p. 1207, §7.)
AL Code § 15-13-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 5 - Forfeiture.|Section 15-13-81 - Conditional Judgment - Entry; Notice to Defendant; Execution and Return of Notice; Alias Notices.

Section 15-13-81Conditional judgment - Entry; notice to defendant; execution and return of notice; alias notices. (a) When an undertaking of bail is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to appear as required, except when money is deposited instead of bail, a conditional judgment must be entered by the court in favor of the state against the parties to the undertaking for the sum thereon expressed, which judgment may be substantially as follows: The State) vs.) A.B.)Indictment for assault and battery (or other offense, as the case may be). It appearing to the court that the said A. B. together with C. D. and E. F. agreed to pay the State of Alabama _____ dollars (the sum specified in the undertaking) unless the said A. B. appeared at the time and place mentioned and fixed in the bond or undertaking to answer in this case; and the said A. B. having failed to appear at the time and place mentioned in the bond or undertaking, it is therefore ordered that the State of Alabama recover of the said A. B., C. D. and E. F. on said undertaking the sum of _____ dollars (the sum specified in the undertaking) unless they appear at the next session of this court and show cause why this judgment should not be made absolute. (b) Notice of the entry of a judgment set forth in subsection (a) of this section must be issued by the clerk to each defendant, which notice may be in the following form: The State of Alabama) _____ County)To A.B., C. D. and E. F.: You are hereby notified that, at the _____ session 20__ of the ____ court of said county, a judgment was entered against you, of which the following is a copy: (setting out the conditional judgment); and the said judgment will be made absolute against you on the _____ day of _____ of said court, during the session of said court, unless you then and there appear and show cause against the same. (c) The notice required by subsection (b) of this section may be executed by the sheriff of any county in the state and must be returned by the officer executing it, with his proper return thereon endorsed, on or before the day and date fixed or specified in the notice. (d) If the notice required by subsection (b) of this section is not served on any of the parties to the undertaking, such other notices as are necessary may from time to time be issued; but two returns of "not found" by the proper officer are equivalent to personal service. (Code 1852, §§3691-3694, 3697; Code 1867, §§4254-4257; Code 1876, §§4863-4866; Code 1886, §§4832-4835; Code 1896, §§4375-4378; Code 1907, §§6355-6358; Code 1923, §§3388-3391; Code 1940, T. 15, §§213-216; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230; Acts 1978, No. 821, p. 1207, §8.)
AL Code § 15-13-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 5 - Forfeiture.|Section 15-13-82 - Conditional Judgment - When Set Aside or Made Absolute; When Excuses for Default Heard.

Section 15-13-82Conditional 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 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)
AL Code § 15-13-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-200 - Short Title.

Section 15-13-200Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act. (Act 2019-409, §1.)
AL Code § 15-13-201 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-201 - Definitions.

Section 15-13-201Definitions. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-499 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board. (2) PROFESSIONAL BAIL COMPANY. A person, individual proprietor, partnership corporation, or other entity, other than a professional surety company, that furnishes bail or becomes surety for a person on an appearance bond and does so for a valuable consideration. (3) PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN. Any individual or agent who is employed by a professional bail company or professional surety company to solicit and execute appearance bonds or actively seek bail bond business for or on behalf of a professional bail company, including any individual who has a direct or indirect ownership interest in a professional bail company.  (4) PROFESSIONAL SURETY BONDSMAN. Any individual who is employed by a professional surety company to solicit and execute appearance bonds or actively seek bail bond business for or on behalf of a professional surety company, including any individual who has a direct or indirect ownership interest in a professional surety company. (5) PROFESSIONAL SURETY COMPANY. An insurance company, domestic or foreign corporation, or association engaged in the business of insurance, or a surety with a bail line of insurance to which has been issued a certificate of authority or certificate of compliance by the Department of Insurance to execute appearance bonds or bail bonds in criminal cases in the state. (6) RECOVERY AGENT. Any individual, other than an attorney or law enforcement officer, utilized by a professional surety company, professional bail company, or professional bondsman to apprehend a defendant who was released on bail and who violated the terms of his or her bail.  (Act 2019-409, §2; Act 2021-499, §1.)
AL Code § 15-13-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-202 - License Required; Examination; Continuing Education.

Section 15-13-202License required; examination; continuing education. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-499 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An individual may not hold himself or herself out to the public as a professional bondsman or a professional surety bondsman, operate as a recovery agent, or use any term, title, or abbreviation that expresses, infers, or implies that the individual is licensed as a professional bondsman unless the individual at the time holds a valid license as a professional bondsman as provided in this article.  (b) All applicants shall pass an examination, unless exempted by this article, based on criteria established by the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board and established under Section 15-13-203 and shall comply with the continuing education requirements established by this article.  (c) The board may issue an apprentice license, which expires 120 days after issuance, to any applicant who satisfies all criteria for licensure except passing the examination. The board may require an applicant for licensure as an apprentice to sign an affidavit, on a form provided by the board, attesting that the applicant has no felony convictions. The board, by rule, may also provide an age exception to allow any applicant who is 19 or 20 years of age to work as an apprentice until he or she reaches the age of 21 years. The board may charge a fee, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50), for an apprentice license. (Act 2019-409, §3; Act 2021-499, §1.)
AL Code § 15-13-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-204 - Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - Liability.

Section 15-13-204Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - Liability. (a) Pursuant to Section 36-1-12, the members and employees of the board are granted immunity from civil liability and may not be liable for damages when acting in the performance of their duties under this article.  (b) Board members and employees shall be defended by the Attorney General in regard to any criminal or civil litigation filed against them based on the performance of their official duties under this article.  (Act 2019-409, §5.)
AL Code § 15-13-205 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-205 - Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - President and Vice President.

Section 15-13-205Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - President and vice president. At the initial meeting of the board and each time a new member is appointed to the board, the members of the board shall select from among their members a president to preside over meetings of the board, a vice president to preside in the absence of the president, and a secretary. (Act 2019-409, §6.)
AL Code § 15-13-206 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 8 - Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act.|Section 15-13-206 - Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund.

Section 15-13-206Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board - Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-499 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) There is created in the State Treasury for the use of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board a fund to be known as the Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund. (b) All application, apprentice, and license fees, penalties, fines, late fees, and any other fees or funds collected by the board under this article are to be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out the operations of the board. (c) For the purpose of carrying out the objectives of this article and for the exercise of the powers granted in this article, the board may direct the disbursement of the funds from the Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund necessary to cover reasonable and necessary operating costs and board member compensation and expenses as provided by this article, which shall be paid on warrant of the Comptroller upon certificate or voucher of the secretary of the board, approved by the president or vice president of the board. Funds may not be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41.  (Act 2019-409, §7; Act 2021-499, §1.)