Briner v. City of Midfield

YATES, Presiding Judge.1

The issue on appeal is whether service of process in this case satisfied the notice requirements of § 15-13-134, Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993.

Section 15-13-131 provides that if a defendant fails to appear in court as required, the court shall issue a conditional forfeiture against the defendant and the sureties and notify both the defendant and the sureties as set out in the Act. Section 15-13-132 provides that notice shall be served within 90 days of the conditional forfeiture order as provided for in the Act. Section 15-13-133 provides…