Alabama Code 45-45-83.73. Written notice of defaults – Collection, enforcement of funds
Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-45-83.73
- 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.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The court, the clerk of the court, or a probation officer shall notify the district attorney in writing when any bail bond forfeitures, court costs, fines, penalty payments, crime victims’ restitution, or victims’ compensation assessments or like payments in any civil or criminal proceeding ordered by the court to be paid to the state or to crime victims have not been paid or are in default and the default has not been vacated. Upon written notification to the district attorney, the restitution recovery division of the district attorney’s office may collect or enforce the collection of funds that have not been paid or that are in default which, under the direction of the district attorney, are appropriate to be processed. In no event shall a court, court clerk, or probation officer notify the district attorney in less than 90 days from the date the payments are due to be paid in full.