Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 15-13-5 - Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff or Deputy After Indictment for Misdemeanor.

(a) If the offense charged in an indictment is a misdemeanor, the defendant must be discharged by the sheriff, or his deputy, on giving sufficient bail; but the amount of bail must in no case be less than $50.00.
(b) If an indictment charges a misdemeanor and the defendant is committed to jail for want of bail, the sheriff may, at any time, discharge him on his giving bail in the amount required.

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Code of Alabama

Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.

Chapter 13 - Bail.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 15-13-1 - Definitions.

Section 15-13-2 - Allowance as Matter of Right Prior to Conviction.

Section 15-13-3 - (Effective Upon Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Act 2021-201) Persons Charged With Capital Murder; Pretrial Detention Hearing; Denial of Bail in Particular Cases.

Section 15-13-4 - Prisoners Entitled to Opportunity to Give Bail; Release of Prisoner on Own Recognizance.

Section 15-13-5 - Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff or Deputy After Indictment for Misdemeanor.

Section 15-13-6 - Fixing of Bail for Felony; Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff Upon Posting of Bail.

Section 15-13-7 - Amount to Be Endorsed on Writ of Arrest.

Section 15-13-8 - Limitation on Number of Applications; Appeals to Court of Criminal Appeals; Procedure Upon Order of Court of Criminal Appeals Admitting Defendant to Bail.