898.28 – Suit on bond; damages.
898.28 Suit on bond; damages. The party to whom such assignment shall have been made may maintain an action on such bond, as assignee of the sheriff taking the same, in the same cases in which such action might be maintained by such sheriff, and shall recover damages for breaches of the condition of such […]
898.29 – Effect of assignment.
898.29 Effect of assignment. The acceptance of an assignment of any such bond shall be a bar to any action by or on behalf of the party receiving such assignment against the sheriff or other officer making the same for any escape of the prisoner executing such bond, amounting to a breach thereof.
898.17 – Bond to be given.
898.17 Bond to be given. Such bond shall be executed by the prisoner and one or more sureties, to be approved by the sheriff, in a sum not less than double the amount of the sum in which the sheriff was required to hold the defendant to bail, or double the amount directed to be […]
898.18 – Commitment if surety not good.
898.18 Commitment if surety not good. If a sheriff who shall have taken any such bond shall discover that any surety to such bond is insufficient, the sheriff may commit the prisoner, who executed the same, to close confinement in such jail until other good and sufficient sureties shall be substituted. History: 1993 a. 486.
898.19 – Surrender of principal.
898.19 Surrender of principal. The sureties in any such bond may surrender their principal at any time before judgment shall be rendered against them thereon by taking such principal and delivering the principal to the keeper of the jail, when upon the written requirement of such sureties the keeper of the jail shall endorse upon […]
898.09 – Effect of discharge.
898.09 Effect of discharge. The prisoner, after being so discharged, shall be forever exempt from arrest or imprisonment for the same debt unless the prisoner shall be convicted for having willfully sworn falsely upon his or her examination aforesaid or in taking the oath before prescribed. History: 1993 a. 486.
898.10 – Judgment to remain in force.
898.10 Judgment to remain in force. The judgment against any prisoner who is discharged as aforesaid shall remain in full force against any estate which may then or at any time afterwards belong to the prisoner; and the plaintiff in the action may take out a new execution against the goods and estate of the […]
898.11 – Inability to pay fees.
898.11 Inability to pay fees. If the prisoner is unable to pay in whole or in part the fees of the circuit court in the proceedings, the proceedings shall continue without charge to the prisoner. History: 1977 c. 449; 2001 a. 61.
898.12 – Payment and discharge.
898.12 Payment and discharge. If the debtor shall satisfy the execution the debtor shall not be entitled to his or her discharge until the debtor has paid all the charges for his or her support in prison, in addition to the sum due on the execution, and the costs and charges thereon. History: 1993 a. […]
898.13 – Discharge by plaintiff.
898.13 Discharge by plaintiff. The plaintiff in the action may, at any time, order the prisoner to be discharged, and the prisoner shall not thereafter be liable to imprisonment for the same cause. History: 1993 a. 486.