Alabama Code 15-13-144. Notice to prosecutor
Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-13-144
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Prior to the hearing, the judicial officer shall have the clerk of the court give a minimum notice of 72 hours to the district attorney of the circuit of the jurisdiction, or to an assistant district attorney of the jurisdiction for that purpose, or the prosecuting officer of the municipal court in municipal court cases, that a person seeks to be released on judicial public bail and notice shall stipulate the time of the hearing. No person shall be released on judicial public bail unless notice is given. Upon receipt of the notice, the district attorney, or prosecutor, or his or her assistant shall be entitled to be heard at the hearing on the merits of the conditions of release, and the hearing shall be at a time, date, and place certain wherein all parties shall appear and proceedings shall be a matter of record. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as granting or affording the defendant an absolute right to be released on judicial public bail, but release shall be in the discretion of the judicial officer and within the terms of this article.