Alabama § 15-13-144 Notice to Prosecutor

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-13-144 — Notice to Prosecutor

Alabama § 15-13-144

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 13Bail

Art. 6Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993

Div. 7Qualification of Bail - Judicial Public Bail

This text of Alabama § 15-13-144 (Notice to Prosecutor) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-13-144 (2026).

Text

Prior to the hearing, the judicial officer shall have the clerk of the court give a minimum notice of 72 hours to the district attorney of the circuit of the jurisdiction, or to an assistant district attorney of the jurisdiction for that purpose, or the prosecuting officer of the municipal court in municipal court cases, that a person seeks to be released on judicial public bail and notice shall stipulate the time of the hearing. No person shall be released on judicial public bail unless notice is given. Upon receipt of the notice, the district attorney, or prosecutor, or his or her assistant shall be entitled to be heard at the hearing on the merits of the conditions of release, and the hearing shall be at a time, date, and place certain wherein all parties shall appear and proceedings sh

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Prior to the hearing, the judicial officer shall have the clerk of the court give a minimum notice of 72 hours to the district attorney of the circuit of the jurisdiction, or to an assistant district attorney of the jurisdiction for that purpose, or the prosecuting officer of the municipal court in municipal court cases, that a person seeks to be released on judicial public bail and notice shall stipulate the time of the hearing. No person shall be released on judicial public bail unless notice is given. Upon receipt of the notice, the district attorney, or prosecutor, or his or her assistant shall be entitled to be heard at the hearing on the merits of the conditions of release, and the hearing shall be at a time, date, and place certain wherein all parties shall appear and proceedings shall be a matter of record. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as granting or affording the defendant an absolute right to be released on judicial public bail, but release shall be in the discretion of the judicial officer and within the terms of this article.