Alabama § 15-11-11 Amount of Bail to Be Endorsed on Commitment; Discharge of Defendant

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-11-11 — Amount of Bail to Be Endorsed on Commitment; Discharge of Defendant

Alabama § 15-11-11

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 11Preliminary Hearings

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-11-11 (2026).

Text

Whenever a person is committed to jail for a bailable offense under the provisions of this chapter, the court must endorse on the commitment the amount of bail required and sign his name thereto. The sheriff of the county to which the defendant is committed may discharge him on giving sufficient bail in the amount so endorsed and must, in such case, return the undertaking to the court to which such person is bound to appear within five days thereafter.

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Whenever a person is committed to jail for a bailable offense under the provisions of this chapter, the court must endorse on the commitment the amount of bail required and sign his name thereto. The sheriff of the county to which the defendant is committed may discharge him on giving sufficient bail in the amount so endorsed and must, in such case, return the undertaking to the court to which such person is bound to appear within five days thereafter.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §465; Code 1867, §4014; Code 1876, §4684; Code 1886, §4291; Code 1896, §5240; Code 1907, §7608; Code 1923, §5241; Code 1940, T. 15, §144.)