(a) Upon an undertaking, with sufficient sureties being given, the defendant must be discharged; and, if not given, the circuit, district or municipal court judge must commit him to jail until he gives the same, specifying in the warrant of commitment the cause thereof, the time he is required to keep the peace, towards whom particularly and the sum in which security is required.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-6-25

  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any person committed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may be discharged by the sheriff of the county in which he is detained upon entering into an undertaking to keep the peace, with sufficient sureties, in the sum and for the term required by the circuit, district or municipal court judge.
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