A conditional forfeiture notice may be served by any law enforcement officer, at the law enforcement office in the same manner as a summons in a civil action, except that service may not be by publication. At the law enforcement officer's discretion and expense, the notice may be served by certified mail, requiring a signed receipt or some equivalent thereof. In the event the notice is served by certified mail, return of the receipt properly signed shall be prima facie evidence of service. The notice required by this subsection must be returned by the person serving it, with his proper return endorsed thereon, within twenty-eight days of the date of issuance or within five days of service, whichever period of time is shorter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Article 6 - Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.
Division 6 - Forfeiture - Proceedings Thereon.
Section 15-13-130 - Cash Bail - Undertaking of Bail: Basis of and When Forfeited.
Section 15-13-131 - Proceeding in Forfeiture of Bail - Not Cash - Conditional Forfeitures Order.
Section 15-13-132 - Conditional Forfeiture Notice to Defendant and Sureties.
Section 15-13-133 - Provisions of Sureties Address for Service.
Section 15-13-134 - Service of Forfeiture Notice.
Section 15-13-135 - Returns "Not Found" or Certified Mail Returned.
Section 15-13-136 - Failure to Issue and Serve Conditional Forfeiture in 90 Days.
Section 15-13-137 - Conditional Judgment Set Aside, Reduced, or Made Absolute.
Section 15-13-139 - Remission After Final Judgment of Forfeiture.
Section 15-13-140 - Reasons for Default Heard at Any Time, and Allowed Without Costs.
Section 15-13-141 - Revocation of Authority to Execute Bail by Clerk.