Alabama Statutes
§ 15-13-118 — Arrest of Defendant by Surety After Conditional Forfeiture
Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 13 Bail·Art. 6 Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993·Div. 4 Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail
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.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1993, No. 93-677, p. 1259, §19; Act 2023-476, §1.)
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