Alabama § 15-13-63 Arrest of Defendant by Bail After Conditional Judgment

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-13-63 — Arrest of Defendant by Bail After Conditional Judgment

Alabama § 15-13-63

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 13Bail

Art. 4Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail

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Ala. Code § 15-13-63 (2026).

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After the entry of conditional judgment against any surety on an undertaking of bail, he may arrest the defendant as provided in Section 15-13-62, but such arrest and delivery of the defendant to the sheriff shall not exonerate the surety unless, in the judgment of the court, a good and sufficient excuse is given for the failure of the defendant to appear at the time the conditional judgment was entered.

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After the entry of conditional judgment against any surety on an undertaking of bail, he may arrest the defendant as provided in Section 15-13-62, but such arrest and delivery of the defendant to the sheriff shall not exonerate the surety unless, in the judgment of the court, a good and sufficient excuse is given for the failure of the defendant to appear at the time the conditional judgment was entered.