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Local Criminal Rule 58.1 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance.

(a) Forfeiture of collateral in lieu of appearance. For certain scheduled offenses, as listed in this district's collateral forfeiture schedule ("Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance of Certain Petty and Minor Offense Cases"), committed within the territorial and subject matter jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, collateral may be posted in the scheduled amount in lieu of an accused's appearance before the Magistrate Judge.

(b) Collateral Forfeiture Schedule. The collateral forfeiture schedule ("Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance of Certain Petty and Minor Offense Cases") will be in full force and effect on any location within the Middle District of Alabama where the United States has concurrent or exclusive jurisdiction, including but not limited to those lands, buildings, places or other areas regulated and controlled by the United States of America and its agencies as set out in the collateral forfeiture schedule. The most recent Collateral Forfeiture Schedule may be obtained from the Court's website at http://www.almd.usCourts.gov or by calling the clerk's office at 334-954-3600