Any judicial, executive or ministerial officer of any court having criminal jurisdiction who becomes bail for any prisoner or other person under any criminal accusation or signs any bond or other obligation for the release or appearance of such person before himself or before any other officer or court shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 12 months.
Ala. Code § 36-10-11
Signing of Bond, Etc., for Appearance or Release of Prisoner, Etc., by Judicial, Executive or Ministerial Officer of Court Having Criminal Jurisdiction.
(Code 1876, §4148; Code 1886, §3961; Code 1896, §5124; Code 1907, §7438; Code 1923, §5029; Code 1940, T. 41, §215.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.