In all cases where any law enforcement officer, as described in Section 15-13-122, who has custody of a defendant for which a surety presents to the officer a bondsman's process in order to place a detainer on the defendant, refuses to accept and place a detainer on the defendant or in detainer cases where the defendant is released and the surety is not notified or given the opportunity to arrest the defendant as set out in Section 15-13-122, the surety shall be exonerated of all liability on the bail by the court having jurisdiction over the bail.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.
Division 4 - Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail.
Section 15-13-113 - Effect of Undertaking: To What Extent Binds Parties Thereto.
Section 15-13-114 - Obligation of Sureties Continues During Trial.
Section 15-13-115 - Obligation of Sureties in Probation Cases.
Section 15-13-116 - Surrender of Principal in Open Court.
Section 15-13-118 - Arrest of Defendant by Surety After Conditional Forfeiture.
Section 15-13-120 - Substitution of Bail.
Section 15-13-121 - Bail Not Discharged by Irregularities or by Want of Qualifications.
Section 15-13-122 - Bondsman's Process - Detainer.
Section 15-13-123 - Surety Discharged - Failing to Accept Detainer.