§ 35-8. Release of persons committed for failure to pay fine.


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  • Upon the liquidation of the fines against any defendant under commitment by the municipal courts, whether by money payment or by daily credits to which he may be entitled under this chapter or by a combination of both, or upon receipt of a written certificate of the health officer directing immediate release, the chief of police (in case the defendant is housed in the jail) or the division (in case the defendant is housed in the prison farm) shall cause the defendant to be released from custody.

(Code 1968, § 35-10; Ord. No. 87-747, § 5, 5-13-87)