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, and 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.
Ala. Code § 15-13-118
Arrest of Defendant by Surety After Conditional Forfeiture.
Known as the The Alabama Bail Reform Act
The act spans §§ 15-13-100 to 15-13-164 (65 sections).
(Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §19; Act 2023-476, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.