Alabama Code 15-13-155. Property owners as surety – Limited
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-13-155
- 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.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
A property owner shall not execute or become surety for more than four different persons in any one year, other than immediate family members, unless the property owner qualifies and meets the requirements set out in this article for professional surety or professional bail companies. A property owner who becomes surety on bail in accordance with this article may not charge a fee or receive anything of value as a consideration thereof.