{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-40","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-13-40","heading":"When Deposit Authorized in Lieu of Bail.","body":"At any time after an order admitting him to bail, a defendant, instead of giving bail, may deposit with the clerk of the court in which he is held to answer the sum mentioned in the order; and, upon delivering to the officer in whose custody he is a certificate of the deposit, he must be discharged from custody.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 13 Bail.","Article 3 Cash Deposit."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-13-40","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"2b241eee37590c9be8e04ddcf7aad4099885fb1f48ad3d43896de07182dcdaec","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-26","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}