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Ala. R. Crim. P. 7.4

Procedure for determination of release conditions

activein force · 2021-02-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) INITIAL DECISION. If a defendant has not been released from custody

and is brought before a court for initial appearance, a determination of the

conditions of release shall be made. The judge shall issue an order containing the

conditions of release and shall inform the defendant of the conditions, the possible

consequences of their violation, and that a warrant for arrest of the defendant will

be issued immediately upon report of a violation.

(b) AMENDMENT OF CONDITIONS. If the defendant is in custody, the judge

may, for good cause shown, either on the judge's own initiative or on application

of either party, modify the conditions of release, after first giving the parties an

adequate opportunity to respond to the proposed modification.

officials having custody of defendants who are being held in jail pending trial or on

extraordinary writs shall provide the presiding judge, the district attorney, and the

clerk of the circuit court for the counties in which defendants are being held the

names of all defendants in their custody, the charge or charges upon which they

are being held, and the date they were most recently taken into custody. The circuit

court shall review the conditions of release for every defendant who has been in

jail for more than ninety (90) days.

(d) REVIEW BY MUNICIPAL COURT. By the second day of each month, the

officials having custody of defendants being held in a municipal jail pending trial or

on extraordinary writs shall provide the presiding municipal judge, the city attorney,

and the municipal court clerk the names of all defendants in their custody, the

charge or charges upon which they are being held, and the date they were most

recently taken into custody. The municipal court shall review the conditions of

release for every defendant who has been in the municipal jail for more than ninety

(90) days.

History

[Amended 10-27-2020, eff. 2-1-2021.] Committee Comments Rule 7.4 provides the mechanism for setting and periodically reviewing release conditions. The conditions of release will usually be set on the arrest warrant at the time of its issuance. If not, or if the defendant cannot meet the conditions, the defendant gets a release hearing at initial appearance within seventy-two (72) hours of arrest. Thereafter, the conditions can be modified if need be, to be made either more or less stringent, depending on the circumstances. Sections (c) and (d) provide a means by which the responsible officials will be apprised of the status of long-term holdovers. Note from the reporter of decisions: The order amending Rule 2.3, Rule 4.3, Rule 4.4, and Rule 7.4, effective February 1, 2021, is published in that volume of Alabama Reporter that contains Alabama cases from __ So. 3d.

Provenance

Source: judicial.alabama.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
Content hash: eb208bd3c40450a02433402c3285e699bd21ade74d06b67a44590634b35b690f

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