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AL Code § 15-13-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-115 - Obligation of Sureties in Probation Cases.

Section 15-13-115Obligation of sureties in probation cases. The obligation of sureties is continued beyond the finding of a guilty verdict by the judge or by a jury in cases where the maximum sentence, set out by law, does not exceed 10 years and where the court desires to continue the case for a probation hearing so long as the court has not announced the sentence to be imposed or sentenced the defendant in any form as set out by law. In such cases, the obligation of the sureties is continued until there has been a determination and order by the court of denying or granting probation. In cases where the maximum sentence as set out by law is less than 10 years, and the court has imposed a sentence, the sureties, may continue their obligation on such bail beyond the findings or rendering of the verdict but such an agreement shall be entered on the docket or case summary sheet and the surety shall execute their name or names by the entry. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §16.)
AL Code § 15-13-116 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-116 - Surrender of Principal in Open Court.

Section 15-13-116Surrender of principal in open court. When the defendant is before the court pertaining to the case(s), the sureties of such bail may surrender the defendant in court by notifying the judge that it is their desire to surrender the defendant. The judge shall then order the sheriff, or other officer who has the duty of taking defendants into custody after conviction, to take custody of the defendant. In such event, the surety is not required to produce a bondsman's warrant or certified copy of bond to the court. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §17.)
AL Code § 15-13-117 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-117 - Authorized Arrest of Defendant by Surety and Exoneration of Bail Prior to Conditional Forfeiture.

Section 15-13-117Authorized arrest of defendant by surety and exoneration of bail prior to conditional forfeiture. The sureties of bail may, at any time before a conditional forfeiture is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant to the jail having the authority of keeping custody of prisoners of the court having jurisdiction of defendant's case. For that purpose, the surety may arrest the defendant on a bondsman's warrant at any place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest the defendant by an endorsement in writing on the warrant. The bondsman's warrant shall be issued as required by this chapter and a certified copy of the undertaking shall be attached thereto. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §18.)
AL Code § 15-13-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-118 - Arrest of Defendant by Surety After Conditional Forfeiture.

Section 15-13-118Arrest of defendant by surety after conditional forfeiture. After the entry of a conditional forfeiture against any surety on an undertaking of bail, the surety may arrest the defendant as provided in Section 15-13-117, but the arrest and delivery of the defendant to the authorized jail as stated in Section 15-13-117 shall not exonerate the surety unless, in the judgment of the court, a good and sufficient cause is given for the failure of the defendant to appear at the time the conditional judgement was entered. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §19.)
AL Code § 15-13-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-119 - Surrender of Defendant to His or Her Original Custodians Necessary to Exonerate Bail; When New Bail Is Allowed.

Section 15-13-119Surrender of defendant to his or her original custodians necessary to exonerate bail; when new bail is allowed. To exonerate the bail, the surrender of the defendant, other than that in Section 15-13-116, shall be made to the original custodian of the county or municipality in which the court is held and to which the defendant is bound to appear, or to which the trial has been removed. If there is no warrant of arrest pending for the defendant's arrest, then the original approving officer may discharge the defendant on his or her giving new bail in the same amount. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §20.)
AL Code § 15-13-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-120 - Substitution of Bail.

Section 15-13-120Substitution of bail. After a defendant has been released on either one of the four different types of bail, as set out in Division 2, Section 15-13-111, and the defendant desires to substitute one form of bail for another, the defendant may do so by giving such bail to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the case. The clerk shall approve the bail being substituted so long as it conforms with this chapter. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §21.)
AL Code § 15-13-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-121 - Bail Not Discharged by Irregularities or by Want of Qualifications.

Section 15-13-121Bail not discharged by irregularities or by want of qualifications. No bail shall be discharged by reason of the want of 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 parties thereto, because the defendant has not joined in the same, or because the undertaking of bail is not taken and approved by the proper officer where the defendant is released from custody on approval of such undertaking of bail. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §22.)
AL Code § 15-13-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-122 - Bondsman's Process - Detainer.

Section 15-13-122Bondsman's process - Detainer. In instances in which the surety or sureties have in their possession a bondsman's process for the defendant and the surety wishes to place a detainer against the defendant with the officer having custody of the defendant, all law enforcement officers of the State of Alabama, or its subdivisions, who have custody of any defendant under bail within the terms of this chapter, shall accept the bondsman's process as a detainer and hold the defendant in custody until the case pending against the defendant in the jurisdiction having custody, has been discharged or until the defendant is authorized to be released from custody by other means set out by law. Upon discharge or release, the officer having custody shall notify the surety that the defendant is ready to be released and the surety shall arrest the defendant and return the defendant to the court of jurisdiction. After the officer has given the surety notice of the release, the surety shall appear before the officer to receive the defendant within 24 hours or the defendant shall be released and detainer cancelled. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §23.)
AL Code § 15-13-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.|Section 15-13-123 - Surety Discharged - Failing to Accept Detainer.

Section 15-13-123Surety discharged - Failing to accept detainer. In all cases where any law enforcement officer, as described in Section 15-13-122, who has custody of a defendant for which a surety presents to the officer a bondsman's process in order to place a detainer on the defendant, refuses to accept and place a detainer on the defendant or in detainer cases where the defendant is released and the surety is not notified or given the opportunity to arrest the defendant as set out in Section 15-13-122, the surety shall be exonerated of all liability on the bail by the court having jurisdiction over the bail. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §24.)
AL Code § 15-13-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-124 - Bondsman's Process.

Section 15-13-124Bondsman's process. A bondsman's process is that document which is issued by the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction over the defendant and sureties for the arrest of the defendant. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §25.)
AL Code § 15-13-125 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-125 - When the Clerk Shall Issue a Bondsman's Process.

Section 15-13-125When the clerk shall issue a bondsman's process. The clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the defendant shall issue a bondsman's process to the sureties on such bail upon their request. The request may be made by any one of the sureties. Before the issuance of the process, the clerk shall determine if the case is still open and the defendant and the sureties have not been discharged by law. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §26.)
AL Code § 15-13-126 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-126 - Return of Bondsman's Process.

Section 15-13-126Return of bondsman's process. (a) All bondsman's processes, when executed by sureties or other lawful authorized persons, shall be returned by the sheriff, chief of police, or other authorized law enforcement officer to the clerk of the court from which they were issued once the defendant is returned to the custody of the court of jurisdiction with the proper return thereon endorsed. (b) If the bondsman's process is executed, the return shall be made within five days after service. (c) When any writ of arrest or other warrant issued by the clerk of the court, in the same case as a bondsman's process, to any law enforcement officer and the warrant has been executed and returned to the clerk of the court, the clerk shall notify the surety which obtained the bondsman's process, and if the bondsman's process has not been executed at the time of the notice, then the surety shall return the process to the clerk of the court within five days and the surety shall endorse thereon, "not executed"; or the surety after notice from the clerk, if the surety desires to be relieved of further obligation of bail, shall surrender the defendant by executing the bondsman's process and producing it to the jailor having custody of the defendant. The sheriff or chief of police shall return it to the clerk as specified in subsection (a). (d) In any case where the clerk of the court has issued a bondsman's process to the surety and the case is disposed of by the court or by operation of law, the clerk of the court shall notify the surety to whom the process was issued and the surety shall return the process to the clerk of the court within five days and endorse thereon, "not executed." (e) Any surety who fails to comply with subsections (c) and (d) within the prescribed time, may be compelled to make the return by attachment and forfeit to the state or municipality $50. The $50 shall be paid to the clerk within three days notice of the default from the clerk. If the penalty is not paid within three days, the clerk shall not issue any further bondsman's processes to the surety until it is paid. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §27.)
AL Code § 15-13-127 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-127 - Bondsman's Processes Have Certified Copy of Undertaking Attached.

Section 15-13-127Bondsman's processes have certified copy of undertaking attached. The clerk shall see that all bondsman's processes have a certified copy of the undertaking attached to them. If there has been a conditional forfeiture taken by the court, then the clerk shall attach a copy of the conditional forfeiture to the warrant. There shall be no charge to the sureties for the issuance of a bondsman's process. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §28.)
AL Code § 15-13-128 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-128 - Form for Bondsman's Process.

Section 15-13-128Form for bondsman's process. The following shall be substantially the form to be used for a bondsman's process.BONDSMAN'S PROCESS STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ___________. (or) CITY OF ______________. WHEREAS, the Sureties on the bail of the defendant _____, in case number _____, have expressed their desire to surrender the defendant to the custody of _____ of (City or County), Alabama, and such desire has been expressed to the clerk of the _____ Court of the City/County of _____, Alabama, and, WHEREAS, the clerk has checked the records and case number _____ is still pending and the defendant nor his or her sureties have been discharged of their obligations, or the records of case number _____ reflect that the defendant has failed to appear on the obligation of bail as required and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the defendant. NOW, THEREFORE, this document is issued, as required by law, and the document gives the right to the Sureties (bondsmen) to arrest the defendant, _____ at any place in the State of Alabama, or the sureties may authorize another person to arrest the defendant by an endorsement in writing on this document or attached to this document and the surety or bondsman shall forthwith, after the arrest, take the defendant to the _____ jail of _____, custodian thereof. Executed this _____ day of _____, 20__.  ________________ CLERK OF COURT SEAL: Bondsman Return On this _____ day of ___________, 20__, I ___________ agent for ___________ surrender the above named defendant to the ___________ jail of ___________. Time: _____ (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §29.)
AL Code § 15-13-129 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 13 - Bail.|Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.|Division 5 - Arrest by Principal's Sureties, Procedure of Arrest, Bondsman's Process.|Section 15-13-129 - Arrest of Principal by Out-of-State Surety.

Section 15-13-129Arrest of principal by out-of-state surety. All bondsmen or sureties from out of the State of Alabama who come to this state to make an arrest shall be exempt from having a bondsman's process to arrest a person for which he or she is a surety on bail in another state; but he or she shall have a certified copy of the undertaking of bail for which he or she is surety. His or her right to arrest shall otherwise be in conformity with the common law. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §30.)
AL Code § 15-13-130 (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 15-13-130 - Cash Bail - Undertaking of Bail: Basis of and When Forfeited.

Section 15-13-130Cash 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 the sums shall become public money of the municipality. The state shall remit one-half of the funds it receives to the county in which the defendant was charged. The funds shall be deposited into the general fund of the county and used for the maintenance and operation of the county jail. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §31; Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-881, p. 1695, §1.)
AL Code § 15-13-132 (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 15-13-132 - Conditional Forfeiture Notice to Defendant and Sureties.

Section 15-13-132Conditional forfeiture notice to defendant and sureties. A notice of the rendition of the judgment set forth in Section 15-13-131 shall be issued by the clerk of the court and served according to the terms as established in this article within 90 days of the court's conditional forfeiture order to the defendant and sureties. The notice may be in the following form: STATE OF ALABAMA_____________(or City of ___________)Defendant vs ___________ County_____________ SuretyCase No. ________________________ SuretyCharge: ___________ Conditional Forfeiture Notice To: ______________________ CourtDefendant_________________________Surety You are hereby notified that your name appears as a surety on the bond in the above styled case. This case was called for trial on _______ (date) and the defendant was not present to answer. Therefore, a conditional forfeiture of _______ dollars was entered against you. You shall file a written response within 28 days after you receive this notice and show cause to the court why this bond amount and the court cost incident to this forfeiture should not be made final. If no action on your part is taken 28 days after the date you receive this notice, a final forfeiture may be entered against you by the court. The sheriff shall collect the amount of the bond and court cost from you or levy on your property to satisfy the forfeiture case. If you file a written response and the court is of the opinion your written response is not sufficient to set aside the conditional forfeiture, then the court shall set a final forfeiture hearing date and you will be notified at the address provided on the response. This bond forfeiture is a court case against you separate from the defendant's criminal case. The court has also ordered that the defendant be re-arrested in the original case. Date issued: ___________By ___________ Clerk (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §33.)
AL Code § 15-13-133 (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 15-13-133 - Provisions of Sureties Address for Service.

Section 15-13-133Provisions of sureties address for service. It shall be the sole responsibility of any defendant or surety on bail to notify in writing the clerk of any court to which bail is returnable of the proper address for any service or notices and if the address is changed, then a new written notice is required by the defendant or sureties. Any address provided on the bond form executed by the defendant or sureties shall be the written notice to the clerk. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §34.)
AL Code § 15-13-134 (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 15-13-134 - Service of Forfeiture Notice.

Section 15-13-134Service of forfeiture notice. A conditional forfeiture notice may be served by any law enforcement officer, at the law enforcement office in the same manner as a summons in a civil action, except that service may not be by publication. At the law enforcement officer's discretion and expense, the notice may be served by certified mail, requiring a signed receipt or some equivalent thereof. In the event the notice is served by certified mail, return of the receipt properly signed shall be prima facie evidence of service. The notice required by this subsection must be returned by the person serving it, with his proper return endorsed thereon, within twenty-eight days of the date of issuance or within five days of service, whichever period of time is shorter. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §35.)
AL Code § 15-13-135 (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 15-13-135 - Returns "Not Found" or Certified Mail Returned.

Section 15-13-135Returns "not found" or certified mail returned. If the notice 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, unless one of the parties shows evidence that such "not found" service was not diligently executed by the officer or the officer did not attempt to serve the proper party as prescribed by law. If service was by certified mail and is returned without a signature of acceptance, then the clerk shall reissue it to be served by an officer as specified in Section 15-13-134 and a return of the service "not found" by the proper officer is equivalent to personal service. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §36.)
AL Code § 15-13-136 (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 15-13-136 - Failure to Issue and Serve Conditional Forfeiture in 90 Days.

Section 15-13-136Failure to issue and serve conditional forfeiture in 90 days. In forfeiture cases where the clerk of the court has failed to issue the conditional forfeiture notice as stipulated in Section 15-13-132 and where there has been no service as set out in Section 15-13-134 made within 90 days of the order of the court as set out in Section 15-13-131, and where the sureties have complied with Section 15-13-133, then the sureties shall be discharged from all liability of the bail and the conditional judgment shall be set aside against such sureties. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §37.)