Alabama § 15-13-62 Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-13-62 — Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal

Alabama § 15-13-62

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 13Bail

Art. 4Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-13-62 (2026).

Text

Bail may, at any time before a conditional judgment is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant; and for that purpose, they may arrest the defendant on a certified copy of the undertaking at any place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest him by an endorsement in writing on such copy.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §609; Code 1867, §4250; Code 1876, §4859; Code 1886, §4429; Code 1896, §4371; Code 1907, §6351; Code 1923, §3384; Code 1940, T. 15, §209; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)