Whenever bail is received in any criminal action, the magistrate or person designated by the magistrate to accept bail shall complete the criminal bail receipt, require the defendant's acknowledgment of receipt of the form on all copies and deliver the original to the defendant. The magistrate shall file the second copy of the bail receipt with his standardized monthly report, and the third copy shall be retained by the magistrate. History: 1953 Comp., § 36-7-9, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 89. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 171, repealed former 36-7-9, 1953 Comp., relating to default judgment, effective January 1, 1969.
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