{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-13-20","heading":"Entry in Minutes When Taken in Open Court; Form of Entry.","body":"When bail is taken in open court, it must be entered in the minutes, and may be as follows:\nThe State) | Came into court the said A.B. and also C.D., and E.F., and\nvs. ) | agreed to pay the State of Alabama ______ dollars\nA.B.) | (specifying the sum prescribed by the court) unless the said\nA..B. appears at the present session of this court, and from\nsession to session thereafter until discharged by law, to\nanswer a criminal prosecution for an assault and battery, or\nother offense, as the case may be.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 13 Bail.","Article 2 Entry and Return."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-13-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"844af2b06782c30ff44b10a96e482a471dc28e39de8da047d5ec567abe014230","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}