Section 15-13-164 – Misrepresentation as Surety.
Section 15-13-164 Misrepresentation as surety. Any person who becomes surety on any bail for a defendant in this state and receives something of value or charges a fee therefor, and who is not authorized as a professional surety or bail company under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, […]
Section 15-13-152 – Qualification for Property Bail.
Section 15-13-152 Qualification for property bail. The qualifications for property bail are that each surety be a resident of the state, and an owner of real property therein, and that any property pledged shall be worth, exclusive of all encumbrances and homestead exemptions presently against the property, the amount expressed in the appearance bond. Any […]
Section 15-13-153 – Value of Property Determined by Approving Authority.
Section 15-13-153 Value 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 […]
Section 15-13-154 – False Information on Property Affidavit.
Section 15-13-154 False 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 […]
Section 15-13-155 – Property Owners as Surety – Limited.
Section 15-13-155 Property 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 […]
Section 15-13-156 – Filing of Lien in Default Cases – Release.
Section 15-13-156 Filing 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 […]
Section 15-13-157 – Collection – Property Bail Forfeitures.
Section 15-13-157 Collection – 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 […]
Section 15-13-158 – Cash Bail: Deposit With Clerk.
Section 15-13-158 Cash 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 […]
Section 15-13-159 – Qualifications – Professional Surety Company.
Section 15-13-159 Qualifications – Professional surety company. No professional surety company shall execute or become surety on any appearance bond in this state, unless it has an order granting authorization to become professional surety on any bail. The order granting the authorization shall be reissued annually, prior to January 1 of each year, by the […]
Section 15-13-144 – Notice to Prosecutor.
Section 15-13-144 Notice 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 […]