Alabama § 15-11-4 - Default of Defendant Admitted to Bail Certified to Circuit Court; District Court’s Certificate as Presumptive Evidence of Default.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 15-11-4 — Default of Defendant Admitted to Bail Certified to Circuit Court; District Court’s Certificate as Presumptive Evidence of Default., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-11-4. Default of Defendant Admitted to Bail Certified to Circuit Court; District Court’s Certificate as Presumptive Evidence of Default.
If the defendant does not appear before the district court at the time to which an examination is adjourned, the default on the undertaking of bail shall be certified by the district court to the circuit court, and the like proceedings must be had thereon as upon the breach of an undertaking in that court, the certificate being presumptive evidence of the default of the defendant.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 15-11-4 cover?
Section 15-11-4 ("Default of Defendant Admitted to Bail Certified to Circuit Court; District Court’s Certificate as Presumptive Evidence of Default.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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