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 […]
Section 15-13-160 – Qualifications – Professional Bail Companies.
Section 15-13-160 Qualifications – Professional bail companies. No professional bail 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 authorization shall be reissued annually prior to January 1 of each year by the presiding […]
Section 15-13-145 – Defendants Who May Be Eligible.
Section 15-13-145 Defendants 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 […]
Section 15-13-161 – Filing Original Documents – Circuit Clerk.
Section 15-13-161 Filing 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 […]
Section 15-13-146 – Judicial Public Bail Release.
Section 15-13-146 Judicial 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 […]
Section 15-13-162 – Surety Bond and Escrow Agreements – Forms.
Section 15-13-162 Surety bond and escrow agreements – Forms. All corporate surety bonds and escrow agreements shall contain essentially the language set out in forms provided and approved by the Alabama Supreme Court. Corporate surety bonds presented shall have an original qualifying power of attorney from the company attached thereto and a certificate of authority […]