No recognizance, undertaking or bond taken in any criminal proceeding shall be void, nor shall the principal or surety be discharged, from liability thereon for want of form or substance or for omission of any recital or condition or because the same was entered into on Sunday. History: 1953 Comp., § 41-3-7, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 14. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 14, repealed 41-3-7, 1953 Comp., relating to the magistrate reading the complaint to the defendant and issuing subpoenas for any required witnesses, and enacted a new section. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 8 Am. Jur. 2d Bail and Recognizance § 51 et seq; §§ 153, 160 to 162. Variance between name in bail bond and in judgment of forfeiture, 20 A.L.R. 411. Necessity of reference in bail bond to specific crime, 103 A.L.R. 535. 8 C.J.S. Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings §§ 93 to 106.
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