Form CR-10 at a glance
What it is: Form CR-10 of the State of Alabama Unified Judicial System is a consolidated appearance bond (District Court, Grand Jury, Circuit Court).
Who signs: The Defendant signs on the Signature of Defendant line (L.S.) and enters the Address (print), City, State and Zip. Each Surety/Agent of Professional Surety or Bail Company signs on the Signature of Surety/Agent of Professional Surety or Bail Company line (L.S).
A filled-in Form CR-10 example: a defendant with a bail company as surety

How to fill out Form CR-10, box by box
Case Number, court and defendant
Principal and surety(ies)
The sum, the appearance and the charge

Enter the sum the surety(ies) agree to pay the State of Alabama, with such costs as authorized by law, unless the “above-named” defendant appears before the district court of the county.
Enter the date and the time at which the defendant appears before the district court of the county.
If date and time are unknown, the words “the scheduled” may be placed in the date blank and a line may be placed in the space for time.
The defendant appears from time to time thereafter until discharged by law or at the next session of circuit court of the county; there to await the action by the grand jury and from session to session thereafter until discharged by law.
After to answer to the charge of, enter the charge on the two lines, or any other charge as authorized by law.
Certification and waivers
The sureties severally certify that they have property valued “over and above” all debts and liabilities that has a fair market value equal to or greater than the amount of the bond.
The sureties, and each of them, waive the benefit of all laws exempting property from levy and sale under execution or other process for the collection of debt by the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama.
The sureties especially waive their rights to claim as exempt their wages or salary that they have under the laws of Alabama, and their rights to homestead exemption that they have under the Constitution of Alabama and the laws of the State of Alabama, as set out in a separate writing.
It is agreed and understood that this is a consolidated bond, eliminating the necessity for multiple bonds and that it shall continue in full force and effect, until the defendant appears before the district court or circuit court, whichever has jurisdiction, to answer the charge, and from time to time thereafter until the defendant is discharged by law, or, until such time as the undersigned sureties are otherwise duly exonerated as provided by law.
Defendant and surety signatures

Each Surety/Agent of Professional Surety or Bail Company signs on the Signature of Surety/Agent of Professional Surety or Bail Company line (L.S) and enters the Social Security Number, Telephone Number, Address (print), City, State and Zip.
Signed and sealed this date with notice that false statements are punishable as perjury.
Approved by
Defendant's Information
More rules for Form CR-10
COURT RECORD: Original. DEFENDANT: Copy. SURETY: Copy.
Sources
[1] Form CR-10 (Rev.8/98), Consolidated Appearance Bond, Alabama Unified Judicial System (the Official source link on this page).





