N THE_____________________________________COURT OF_____________________________________, ALABAMA  
 

   (Name of County or Municipality)  

(Circuit, District, or Municipal) 

 

 

 

(cid:133) STATE OF ALABAMA 
(cid:133) MUNICIPALITY OF_______________________________________v._________________________________________  
 
 

Defendant  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nd________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Sureties  

HEREAS, a surety on the bail in the above-styled case has expressed his or her wish to surrender the 

defendant to the custody of the sheriff or jailer and,  
WHEREAS,  the  clerk  of  court  has  checked  the  records  and  has  found  that  the  above-styled  case  is  still 
pending; and that the defendant or his or her sureties have not been discharged of their obligations; or that 
the records in the above-styled case reflect that the defendant has failed to appear for the case on which 
the  obligation  of  bail  as  required  and  a  warrant  has  been  issued  for  the  arrest  of  the  defendant. 
NOW, THEREFORE, this process is issued, as required by law, giving the right to the surety (bondsman)  
to arrest the defendant at any place within the State of Alabama, or allowing the surety to authorize another 
person  to  arrest  the  defendant  by  an  endorsement  in  writing  on  this  document  below  or  on  an    
attachment  to  this  document.  The  surety,  bondsman  or  designee  shall  forthwith,  after  the  arrest,  take    
the defendant to the jail, as custodian thereof.  

ssued this ______________________ day of ____________________, ___________.  

   ________________________________________________ 
   Clerk of Court  

BONDSMAN DESIGNEE  

          I  ____________________________________________,  as  surety  on  the  bail  in  the  above-styled 
case,  hereby  designate  ___________________________,  as  my  agent  for  the  purposes  of  arresting  the 
defendant as provided above.  

   ________________________________________________ 
   Signature of Bondsman/Surety  

BONDSMAN RETURN  
On this ____________ day of ________________________, _______, at ____________________ (time), 
I,___________________________________,  (Bondsman/Agent  for________________________  Surety), 
surrendered the defendant to the _____________________________jail.  
 

 (Name of Municipality or County)  

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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   Signature of Bondsman/Surety  

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BONDSMAN’S PROCESS  

 
Case Number 

orm CR-20(front)   Rev.3/95 

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State of Alabama  
Unified Judicial System  

NOTICE TO BONDSMAN OR BONDMAN’S DESIGNEE  

(1)  When  notified  by  the  clerk  of  court  to  return  this  process,  you  must  return  it  within  five  (5)  days  of 

receiving the notice.  

2)  Execution of this process after the defendant has been discharged is an illegal arrest.  

NOTICE TO THE JAILER  

pon  receipt  of  this  Bondsman’s  Process,  you  must  return  this  Process  to  the  clerk  within  five  (5)    

days of receipt.  
 

 

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Form CR-20 (back)       Rev.3/95 

 

BONDSMAN’S PROCESS  

Name of Accused Person  

Telephone Number  

IDENTIFICATION OF ACCUSED PERSON 

Social Security Number  

 

       Date of Birth  

Age  

Race 

 Sex 

 Height  

Weight  

Hair 

 Eyes  

Other  

Address 

 

City  

State  

 Zip Code  

Employer’s Telephone Number  

City  

State  

 Zip Code  

Name of Employer  

Address of Employer