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AL Code § 15-13-137 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.|Section 15-13-137 - Conditional Judgment Set Aside, Reduced, or Made Absolute.

Section 15-13-137Conditional judgment set aside, reduced, or made absolute. If the defendants appear and show sufficient cause for the default to be determined by the court, the conditional judgment shall be set aside. If the excuse is not sufficient, or if the defendant or sureties fail to appear at the final forfeiture hearing, the judgment shall be made absolute for the entire sum expressed in the undertaking, or any portion thereof according to the circumstances. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §38.)
AL Code § 15-13-138 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.|Section 15-13-138 - Conditions for Which It Shall Be Mandatory for the Court to Set Aside Forfeiture.

Section 15-13-138Conditions for which it shall be mandatory for the court to set aside forfeiture. The court shall set aside the conditional forfeiture in its entirety for the following reasons or under the following circumstances: (1) If the sureties can show that the defendant was hospitalized at the time he or she was to appear in court, or if the sureties can produce sufficient evidence that the defendant was not able to attend court for reason of illness, by producing a doctor's certificate or letter to that effect. The hospitalization may be in or out of the State of Alabama. For the sureties to take advantage of this provision, they shall put the court on notice that the situation exists either prior to the issuance of the conditional forfeiture order or within 28 days after legal service of the conditional forfeiture on the sureties. After receiving notice, the court may continue the case to a future date it deems proper and just for the defendant to appear. If at that time the defendant is still not able to attend court for the same reason, then it shall be the burden of the sureties to produce the evidence within the same prescribed time. This section shall not bar the court from the issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant in cases where the court feels that documents of proof do not reflect the truth, or where the court has reason to believe the defendant may appear and he or she is using such as an excuse to avoid appearance. (2) If the sureties show that the defendant was confined in jail or in the custody of another jurisdiction in the State of Alabama or any other state, at the time of his or her original appearance or on the date of the issuance of the conditional forfeiture order, or if the surety shows that the defendant is still confined in any jail in the State of Alabama or any other state, or in the custody of another jurisdiction within the State of Alabama or any other state, or in the custody of another jurisdiction within the continental United States, including United States federal jurisdiction, the court shall set aside the conditional forfeiture and continue the case until a time after the end of that confinement. If the court later learns that the defendant is free from confinement before the confinement was supposed to end, then the court, with notice to the sureties, may reset the case and the burden shall be on the sureties to produce the defendant for the hearing or the court may issue another conditional forfeiture. (3) If the sureties show the defendant is deceased. (4) If the sureties show the defendant was serving on active duty in one of the military services of the United States. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §39.)
AL Code § 15-13-139 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.|Section 15-13-139 - Remission After Final Judgment of Forfeiture.

Section 15-13-139Remission after final judgment of forfeiture. In forfeiture cases where the sureties have paid the amount of the forfeiture into the court or in cases where the forfeiture has been made final or absolute and there is no further litigation pending on the forfeiture, and the surety locates the defendant and causes the return of the defendant to the custody of the court where the bond was forfeited, and if the defendant was substantially procured by actions of the surety, and the administration of justice has not been thwarted nor the successful prosecution of the defendant has been affected, then the court which ordered the forfeiture, shall have full power and jurisdiction in all proceedings conducted pursuant to this article and within a period of six months from the date of issuance of any final forfeiture judgment, to consider any costs to the state or its subdivisions which resulted as a cause of the default, if any, and upon giving consideration thereto, may, in the court's discretion, remit the whole of the penalty of the bail, or undertaking, or any portion thereof, which is in excess of any costs to the state or its subdivisions, and render a new final judgment against the sureties appearing upon the bail bond or undertaking. In forfeiture cases, if the judgment has been paid into the State or Municipal Treasury, the court may issue an order to the custodian of the treasury to make a refund to the sureties. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §40.)
AL Code § 15-13-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.|Section 15-13-140 - Reasons for Default Heard at Any Time, and Allowed Without Costs.

Section 15-13-140Reasons for default heard at any time, and allowed without costs. Reasons for default shall be heard by the court on application, at any time when not engaged in other business. When a conditional judgment is set aside for sufficient cause, no cost shall be imposed on the sureties. This provision has no application where money is deposited instead of bail. Sureties may appear before the courts of this state or its subdivisions to answer any "show cause order," conditional or final forfeiture to give any reasons for default, to present any defense to the default, and for any other purpose of informing the courts about information relating to the appearance or non-appearance of the defendant on the bail of which they are surety. If the surety is a professional surety or professional bail company then any agent or representative of the professional surety or bail company may appear for the same purposes. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §41.)
AL Code § 15-13-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.|Section 15-13-141 - Revocation of Authority to Execute Bail by Clerk.

Section 15-13-141Revocation of authority to execute bail by clerk. In all cases where a conditional forfeiture has been made final by any court of the state or any of its subdivisions and there has been no further action or request filed with the court, appeal taken, application to the State Pardons and Paroles Board, or any other litigation of which the court has knowledge has been filed by the surety with the court within 30 days of the entry or order of the final judgment and the same has not been paid to the clerk of the court, then the clerk shall refuse to accept and approve any bonds from the surety as being insufficient. The clerk shall notify all persons authorized to accept and approve bonds returnable to the court of the action and they shall no longer accept or approve surety on bonds until notified otherwise by the clerk. The clerk shall also notify the circuit clerk of the county who shall notify all other clerks of any courts in the county in writing and the clerks shall refuse to accept or approve any other bonds of the surety and shall notify the other authorized persons having the authority to approve and accept bail returnable to their courts of the action and they shall no longer accept or approve the surety on bail until otherwise notified by the clerk. Refusal by the clerks shall be in writing and shall be known as a "clerk's revocation of surety." (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §42.)
AL Code § 15-13-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-142 - Judicial Public Bail - Authority of Release Person.

Section 15-13-142Judicial public bail - Authority of release person. Only a judicial officer may release a person on judicial public bail. The judicial officer shall have jurisdiction over the case and defendant in order to release the defendant on judicial public bail. The judicial officer shall have a hearing for the person and determine if the person meets the requirements of this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §43.)
AL Code § 15-13-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-143 - Procedure for Bail Hearings.

Section 15-13-143Procedure for bail hearings. A judicial public bail hearing may commence by a motion from any judicial officer having jurisdiction over the defendant or by the defendant's application as stipulated in Section 15-13-109. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §44.)
AL Code § 15-13-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-144 - Notice to Prosecutor.

Section 15-13-144Notice to prosecutor. Prior to the hearing, the judicial officer shall have the clerk of the court give a minimum notice of 72 hours to the district attorney of the circuit of the jurisdiction, or to an assistant district attorney of the jurisdiction for that purpose, or the prosecuting officer of the municipal court in municipal court cases, that a person seeks to be released on judicial public bail and notice shall stipulate the time of the hearing. No person shall be released on judicial public bail unless notice is given. Upon receipt of the notice, the district attorney, or prosecutor, or his or her assistant shall be entitled to be heard at the hearing on the merits of the conditions of release, and the hearing shall be at a time, date, and place certain wherein all parties shall appear and proceedings shall be a matter of record. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as granting or affording the defendant an absolute right to be released on judicial public bail, but release shall be in the discretion of the judicial officer and within the terms of this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §45.)
AL Code § 15-13-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-145 - Defendants Who May Be Eligible.

Section 15-13-145Defendants who may be eligible. Any person charged with a felony, misdemeanor, or violation shall be eligible for a judicial public bail, if: (1) The person is not charged with robbery, capital murder, forcible sex crimes, escape, trafficking in drugs, or the sale of drugs. (2) The person has not been convicted of a previous felony or committed a felony while being released on any form of bail. (3) The person is not presently under a suspended sentence or on probation or parole for a previous conviction on a misdemeanor or a felony. (4) There is no evidence, satisfactory to the judicial officer, that the person has violated a previous bail release, whether it be judicial public bail, property, cash, or professional surety bail. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §46.)
AL Code § 15-13-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-146 - Judicial Public Bail Release.

Section 15-13-146Judicial public bail release. Any person charged with an offense other than an offense exempted by Section 15-13-145, may be ordered released pending trial on judicial public bail upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the judicial officer, unless the officer determines that a release will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or the safety of any other persons or the community. If that determination is made, a judicial officer may either in lieu of, or in addition to, the above method of release, impose restrictions on the travel, association, or place of abode of the person during the period of release or any other conditions specified in Rule 7 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure on the actions of the defendant while on bail. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §47.)
AL Code § 15-13-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-147 - Determination of Conditions of Release.

Section 15-13-147Determination of conditions of release. In determining the restrictions and conditions of release that will assure the appearance of a person as required, and safety of any other person or the community, the judicial officer shall, on the basis of available information, take into account such matters as the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, the weight of the evidence against the person, family ties, employment, financial resources, character and mental condition, past conduct, length of residence in the community, record of convictions, and any record of appearance at court proceedings or failure to appear at court proceedings as well as any objection or recommendation of the district attorney or prosecutor. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §48.)
AL Code § 15-13-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-148 - Additional Conditions.

Section 15-13-148Additional conditions. A judicial officer ordering the release of a person on any condition may at any time amend the order to impose additional or different conditions of release. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §49.)
AL Code § 15-13-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-149 - Order of Release.

Section 15-13-149Order of release. A judicial officer authorizing the release of a person shall issue an appropriate order containing a statement of the conditions imposed, and shall advise the person that a warrant of arrest or other court order shall be issued against the person terminating the release and committing the person to jail upon any violation of the conditions of the release. The court shall provide a copy of the order to the defendant and shall serve a copy on the district attorney, or prosecuting officer of the court and the person's counsel of record, if any. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §50.)
AL Code § 15-13-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-150 - Cumulative Punishment.

Section 15-13-150Cumulative punishment. Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with or prevent the exercise of power to punish for contempt by the courts. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §51.)
AL Code § 15-13-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 7 - Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail.|Section 15-13-151 - Evidence.

Section 15-13-151Evidence. Information stated in, or offered in connection with, any order entered pursuant to this article need not conform to the rules pertaining to the admissibility of evidence in a court of law. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §52.)
AL Code § 15-13-153 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 8 - Property Bail, Qualifications, Value of Property, Property Owners as Surety.|Section 15-13-153 - Value of Property Determined by Approving Authority.

Section 15-13-153Value of property determined by approving authority. Any person having the authority to approve and accept property bail shall determine the sufficiency of the bail. As to the value of the property being pledged, the person may take into consideration any property appraisals, including the appraised value by the tax assessor office of the county, or any other documents presented by the owner of the property reflecting a value. The person may request the property owner to produce any documents or other forms which in his or her opinion may aid in the determination of sufficiency. The person may rely solely on the information provided in the affidavit provided by the owner without any verification. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §54.)
AL Code § 15-13-154 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 8 - Property Bail, Qualifications, Value of Property, Property Owners as Surety.|Section 15-13-154 - False Information on Property Affidavit.

Section 15-13-154False information on property affidavit. Any person or owner of property who willfully or intentionally provides false information on a property affidavit, as set out in Section 15-13-152, and the information was material in the determination by the person having the authority to approve the bail, and the person relied upon the information to make a determination of sufficiency of the bail and a defendant was released on the bail, then the person or owner of property shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and if convicted be sentenced according to the law. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §55.)
AL Code § 15-13-155 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 8 - Property Bail, Qualifications, Value of Property, Property Owners as Surety.|Section 15-13-155 - Property Owners as Surety - Limited.

Section 15-13-155Property owners as surety - Limited. A property owner shall not execute or become surety for more than four different persons in any one year, other than immediate family members, unless the property owner qualifies and meets the requirements set out in this article for professional surety or professional bail companies. A property owner who becomes surety on bail in accordance with this article may not charge a fee or receive anything of value as a consideration thereof. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §56.)
AL Code § 15-13-156 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 8 - Property Bail, Qualifications, Value of Property, Property Owners as Surety.|Section 15-13-156 - Filing of Lien in Default Cases - Release.

Section 15-13-156Filing of lien in default cases - Release. (a) Clerks of all courts of the state and its subdivisions may file the "lien and affidavit" form in the probate court of the county where the property is located immediately after a final forfeiture is ordered by any court of the State of Alabama or its subdivisions. The probate court shall file and record it in its real property recordings and there shall be no charge to the city or state assessed or collected. (b) In all final forfeiture cases of property bail, where the judgment has been satisfied by the sureties or the court has set aside the final forfeiture and the sureties liability has been discharged by law, the clerk of the court shall see that any "lien and affidavit" form previously filed is so cancelled. The clerk may cancel it by issuing a cancellation of the lien. The cancellation shall be in writing and filed and recorded by the judge of probate of the county where the property is located. The probate court shall not charge a filing or recording fee to the city or state. (c) The cancellation shall be sufficient if the following language is substantially used: I, the clerk of the _____ court of _____ (city) _____ County of the State of Alabama hereby cancel the lien so filed on _____ (date) and declare the same to be satisfied by payment of the same or by operation of law. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §57.)
AL Code § 15-13-157 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 8 - Property Bail, Qualifications, Value of Property, Property Owners as Surety.|Section 15-13-157 - Collection - Property Bail Forfeitures.

Section 15-13-157Collection - Property bail forfeitures. The clerks of all courts of the State of Alabama and its subdivisions shall make every effort to collect forfeitures. All clerks may issue executions, as ordered by the courts, to the sheriff of the county where the court is located for the sheriff to execute on properties belonging to the sureties. The issuance of executions shall be as prescribed by laws of this state. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §58.)
AL Code § 15-13-158 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 9 - Cash Bail.|Section 15-13-158 - Cash Bail: Deposit With Clerk.

Section 15-13-158Cash bail: Deposit with clerk. At any time after an order admitting a defendant to bail, the defendant or another person may deposit with the clerk of the court in which the defendant is held to answer, or the court's designee, the sum mentioned in the order in cash. A receipt of the moneys issued by the clerk or the court's designee shall be provided to the person posting the cash bail. A release shall be issued for the defendant and the defendant shall be discharged from custody. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §59.)
AL Code § 15-13-161 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 10 - Qualification and Regulation.|Section 15-13-161 - Filing Original Documents - Circuit Clerk.

Section 15-13-161Filing original documents - Circuit clerk. Professional surety and professional bail companies shall file all corporate surety bonds, escrow agreements and other original documents required pursuant to Division 10 with the circuit clerk of the county where the professional surety or bail company desires and intends to become surety on appearance bonds, and such bonds, escrow agreements, and other documents shall be approved by the presiding circuit judge as being sufficient. Any surety bonds, escrow agreements, and other documents pertaining or attached thereto shall be originals only. After the documents are approved, the circuit clerk shall take custody of the originals and file them for safekeeping. Such documents are public records. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §62.)