{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-64","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-13-64","heading":"Surrender of Defendant to Sheriff Required to Exonerate Bail; When New Bail Allowed.","body":"To exonerate the bail, the surrender of the defendant must be made to the sheriff of the county in which the court is held, to which the defendant is bound to appear or to which the trial has been removed; and, if the charge is for a misdemeanor, the sheriff may discharge him on his giving new bail; otherwise, he must keep him in jail until discharged by law.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 13 Bail.","Article 4 Effect of Undertaking and Discharge of Bail."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-13-64","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"49c72af17274ce94f11ba1f6bb9aff36d61396846476c8609d5f359319d6ae54","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-63","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-13-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}