Municipal judges shall admit to bail any person charged with violation of any municipal ordinance by requiring an appearance bond, with good security, to be approved by the respective municipal judges or their designees, in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00, and may, in their discretion, admit to bail such person on a personal recognizance bond, such bonds to be conditioned on the appearance of such person before the judge on a day named therein to answer the charges preferred against him. The municipal judge may waive an appearance bond upon satisfactory showing that the defendant is indigent or otherwise unable to make bond.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 14 - Municipal Courts.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-14-1 - Establishment; Jurisdiction.
Section 12-14-6 - Cases to Be Tried by Judge Without Jury.
Section 12-14-7 - Courts to Take Judicial Notice of Ordinances of Municipality.
Section 12-14-8 - Traffic Infractions Procedure.
Section 12-14-9 - Provision of Indigent Defense Services.
Section 12-14-10 - Powers of Courts as to Trial and Disposition of Cases Generally.
Section 12-14-14 - Court Costs.
Section 12-14-16 - Reports as to Proceedings of Courts.
Section 12-14-19 - Procedure for Reestablishment of Municipal Courts and Effect Thereof.