Section 15-13-100 – Short Title.

Section 15-13-100 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as “The Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.” (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §1.)

Section 15-13-101 – Definitions.

Section 15-13-101 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) APPEARANCE BOND. An appearance bond is an undertaking to pay the clerk of the circuit, district, or municipal court, for the use of the State of Alabama or the municipality, a […]

Section 15-13-102 – Definitions and Purpose of Bail.

Section 15-13-102 Definitions and purpose of bail. As used in this article, “bail” is the release of a person who has been arrested and is being held in the custody of the State of Alabama or one of its subdivisions for the commission of a criminal offense. The primary purpose of bail is to procure […]

Section 15-13-103 – Order and Amount of Bail.

Section 15-13-103 Order and amount of bail. Admission to bail is the order of a judicial officer of any court of the State of Alabama, or one of its subdivisions, that the defendant be discharged from actual custody on bail. Judicial officers of all courts in the State of Alabama shall see that every defendant […]

Section 15-13-104 – Order of Bail to Be Affixed to Warrants.

Section 15-13-104 Order of bail to be affixed to warrants. Judicial officers shall see that the amount of bail is affixed to any warrants of arrests issued by the judicial officer at the time of their issuance for which the defendant is arrested and taken into custody. If arrested for an offense for which the […]

Section 15-13-105 – Order of Bail in Warrantless Arrest Cases.

Section 15-13-105 Order of bail in warrantless arrest cases. In cases where a defendant is arrested without a warrant for an offense that is bailable as a matter of right and taken into custody and there is no standard bail schedule prescribed by the presiding judge of the court of jurisdiction for the amounts of […]

Section 15-13-106 – Illegal Commitment.

Section 15-13-106 Illegal commitment. Except in cases where there is no right to release on bail pursuant to Section 15-13-3, no person or defendant shall be committed to any jail in the State of Alabama on a warrant unless there is an amount of bail affixed to the warrant. No person or defendant shall remain […]

Section 15-13-107 – Who May or Shall Accept, Take, and Approve Bail and Under What Circumstances.

Section 15-13-107 Who may or shall accept, take, and approve bail and under what circumstances. (a) Judges of any court within the State of Alabama may accept, take, and approve bail within the jurisdiction of their respective courts. (b) Circuit, district, and municipal court clerks, including magistrates, may accept, take, and approve bail within the […]

Section 15-13-108 – Bail as a Matter of Right.

Section 15-13-108 Bail as a matter of right. In all cases of misdemeanors and felonies, unless otherwise specified, the defendant is, before conviction, entitled to bail as a matter of right. All sheriffs and police chiefs of this state shall ensure that one of their officers or themselves are available to approve and accept bail […]

Section 15-13-109 – Bail in Probation Violation Cases.

Section 15-13-109 Bail in probation violation cases. In cases where the defendant has been placed on, or granted, probation and is arrested on a probation violation warrant, it shall be discretionary with the court having jurisdiction as to whether bail is granted and in what amount. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §10.)

Section 15-13-110 – Professional Bondsmen – Right to Interview.

Section 15-13-110 Professional bondsmen – Right to interview. Sheriffs, chiefs of police, jailers, or other law enforcement officers having custody of defendants who have bail set, shall, upon the request of the defendant or upon request of a professional bondsman, provide a place of privacy for the defendant to be interviewed by a professional bondsman. […]