Alabama § 45-45-233.33 Accepting a Bribe

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-45-233.33 — Accepting a Bribe

Alabama § 45-45-233.33

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 45Madison County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 4Jails

Subpart 2Work and Pretrial Release

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Ala. Code § 45-45-233.33 (2026).

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Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or any public official or employee, who receives a fee or rebate or receives or agrees to receive anything of value, including any stock or a beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company, from any person engaged in the bail bond business, or from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the bail bond business or otherwise engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds, with an understanding, expressed or implied, that his or her actions, decisions, or judgment will be influenced thereby or that he or she will favor any person, firm, or corporation in the approval or disapproval of bail bonds or in 

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Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or any public official or employee, who receives a fee or rebate or receives or agrees to receive anything of value, including any stock or a beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company, from any person engaged in the bail bond business, or from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the bail bond business or otherwise engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds, with an understanding, expressed or implied, that his or her actions, decisions, or judgment will be influenced thereby or that he or she will favor any person, firm, or corporation in the approval or disapproval of bail bonds or in granting access to any jail where prisoners are kept, shall be guilty of accepting a bribe and shall be punished as prescribed by Section 13A-10-61.