If the defendants appear and show sufficient cause for the default to be determined by the court, the conditional judgment shall be set aside. If the excuse is not sufficient, or if the defendant or sureties fail to appear at the final forfeiture hearing, the judgment shall be made absolute for the entire sum expressed in the undertaking, or any portion thereof according to the circumstances.
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.