In forfeiture cases where the clerk of the court has failed to issue the conditional forfeiture notice as stipulated in Section 15-13-132 and where there has been no service as set out in Section 15-13-134 made within 90 days of the order of the court as set out in Section 15-13-131, and where the sureties have complied with Section 15-13-133, then the sureties shall be discharged from all liability of the bail and the conditional judgment shall be set aside against such sureties.
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.