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CORPORATE SURETY BOND
STATE OF ALABAMA
_______ Judicial Circuit
_______ County
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, (bail company), as the principal and the (surety company) , a Corporation, as Surety, duly authorized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Alabama and authorized to become sole surety on bonds in the State of Alabama, are held and firmly bound unto the courts of County in the State of Alabama and unto the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof, in the full and just sum of Twenty-five Thousand and No/100 ($25,000) Dollars, lawful money of the United States for payment of which will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. The right of exemption under the Constitution and laws of Alabama is hereby waived.
WHEREAS, the principal desires to engage in the business of making bonds and charging therefor, and whereas, the principal is required to furnish bond with corporate surety authorized to act as Surety on bonds in this State for the amount of Twenty-five Thousand and No/100 ($25,000) Dollars in accordance with Rule 7.1, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure,
NOW, THEREFORE, the consideration of the foregoing obligation is such that may be due the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof by virtue of any judgment absolute being rendered against said principal, as Surety on said bond or bonds, this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. This is a continuous bond and shall remain in effect unless canceled as provided herein.
It is expressly understood and agreed that regardless of the number of premiums that shall be payable or paid, the liability of the Surety shall not be cumulative and shall in no event exceed in the aggregate the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars.
This bond may be canceled, as to future liability, by the principal’s or surety’s giving no less than thirty (30) days’ notice, in writing, to the clerk of the Circuit Court of County, Alabama.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said principal has hereunto set its hand and seal and the said (bail company) has caused these presents to be signed by its proper officer for the purpose noted above on this___ day of , 20__.
Professional Bail Company
BY: _____________________
ITS _______________________________
Corporate Surety Company
BY: __________________________
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT,
____________________
WITNESS
STATE OF ALABAMA
_________________ Judicial Circuit
_________________ County
Before me this _____day of _____, 20__, personally appeared ___________________,who are known to me and known to me to be the individuals described in, and who executed, the foregoing bond, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
____________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Ala. R. Crim. P. 7.6
Committee Comments
Under prior practice, bonds did not necessarily carry over from one court to another. Under Rule 7.6(a), the same bond would carry over from the initial appearance through indictment and trial, unless the presiding judge for good cause orders revocation of the release upon issuance of the indictment. The good cause may be information not available to the district attorney earlier, or which he did not want to reveal until after an indictment was returned. The process of revocation is the same as in any other situation. In any event, revoking release at this stage should not be done capriciously, since in most instances no good reason exists to rearrest the defendant and have him execute a new recognizance bond or make a new secured bond. This would of course apply as well to substitute indictments.
See Ala. Code 1975, ยงยง 15-13-80, 15-13-81, 15-13-82 that relate to forfeitures.