NOW  ALL  MEN  BY THESE  PRESENTS, that  we,   

 
    (Bail Company), 
as the principal,  and the  
(Surety Company), a Corporation, as surety, duly authorized and existing under and 
by virtue of the laws of the State of Alabama and authorized to become sole surety on bonds in the State of Alabama, are held and firmly bound unto the 
courts  of _________________________County in the State of Alabama and unto the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof, in the full and 
just sum of twenty-five thousand and No/100 ($25,000) dollars, lawful money of the United States, for payment of  which will and truly be made, we bind 
ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. The right of exemption under the 
Constitution and laws of Alabama is hereby waived. 

 

WHEREAS, the principal desires to engage in the business of making bonds and charging therefore, and whereas, the principal is required to  furnish 
bond  with  corporate  surety  authorized  to  act  as  surety  on  bonds  in  this  state  for  the  amount  of  twenty-five  thousand  and  No/100  ($25,000)    dollars  in 
accordance with Rule 7.1, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the consideration of the foregoing obligation is such that all sums of monies may become due to the State of Alabama or its 
political subdivisions  thereof  by virtue  of  any judgment absolute  being  rendered against  the principal,  and/or sureties  on  a forfeiture  of  bail.  This  is  a 
continuous bond and shall remain in effect unless cancelled as provided herein. 

It is expressly understood and agreed that regardless of the number of premiums that shall be payable or paid, the liability of the surety shall not be 

cumulative and shall in no event exceed in the aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand and No/100 ($25,000) dollars for the above-named County. 

This bond may be cancelled as to future liability, by the principal’s or surety’s giving no less than thirty (30) days notice, in writing, to the clerk of the 

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STATE OF ALABAMA 
 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF___________________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA 

 

                                                                                               (Name of County) 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the principal has hereunto set its hand and seal and the 

has caused these presents to be signed by its proper officer(s) for the purpose noted above on this  
                                                                                                                                                                                     (Date) 

 

(Bail Company) 

. 

 

[Professional Bail Company] 

      Court Case Number 

   

State of Alabama 
Unified Judicial System 

orm CR-17     Rev.1/2020 

 

 
CORPORATE SURETY BOND 

BY:   
Its     

 
  

 
 

                                                                                                                 I hereby approve and accept the terms and conditions of the preceding Corporate      
                                                                                                                  Surety Bond this ________________________. 
                                                                                                                                                                (Date) 
                                                                                                                                            ___________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                                        (Printed Name of Presiding Circuit Court Judge) 
STATE OF ALABAMA 
  

 COUNTY                                                                            ___________________________________________________ 

                           

                                                                                                                              (Signature of Presiding Circuit Court Judge) 
 

, a notary public in and for the state and county, do hereby certify that  

I,  
whose name as_____________________ (Title) of _______________________________________________(Corporate Surety Company), is signed to 
the foregoing instrument, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of the contents of the instrument, he/she as 
such officer and with full authority, executed the same voluntarily for and as the act of the Corporate Surety Company, on  the day the same bears date. 
Given under my hand and seal this __________________________.   
                                                                           (Date)                                                           _______________________________________________
 
                                                                                                                                                  _______________________________________________ 

                                                                                            (Printed Name of Notary Public) 

, 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                 (Signature of Notary Public) 

                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                  My Commission Expires on _____________________. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Date) 
       [Corporate Surety Company] 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

 COUNTY                               

STATE OF ALABAMA 
  
I,  
whose name as __________________________ (Title) of  ___________________________________________________(Corporate Surety Company), 
is signed to the foregoing instrument, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of the contents of the instrument, 
he/she as such officer and with full authority, executed the same voluntarily for and as the act of the Corporate Surety Company, on  the day the same 
bears date. 

, a notary public in and for the state and county, do hereby certify that  

, 

 

BY:   
Attorney-In-Fact:   

Given under my hand and seal this ______________________ 
                                                                         (Date) 

 

   

                                                                 (Printed Name of Notary Public) 

                       

                                                                                                                                       _________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                                                       (Signature of Notary Public) 

                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             My Commission Expires on _____________________. 
                                                                                                                                                                                            (Date) 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 
Note: This Corporate Surety Bond must have an original qualifying power of attorney from the Corporate Surety Company attached and a certificate of authority or certificate of 
compliance from the Department of Insurance reflecting that the Corporate Surety Company is qualified to execute surety bonds  in Alabama.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                     

circuit court. 

 (Witness) 

 

   

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