Section 138 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 138 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Registration of bondsperson and revocation of license. It provides as follows: (1) The Chief Judge may, by regulation, register and license individuals or corporate bodies or persons to act as…

Section 137 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 137 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Appeal. It provides as follows: Any order of forfeiture made under section 132 or 134 shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the procedure provided by Law.

Section 136 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 136 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment on recognisance. It provides as follows: All sums paid or recovered in respect of any recognisance declared or adjudged by a Court in pursuance of section 134 to be…

Section 135 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 135 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where recognisance is forfeited: warrant may be issued. It provides as follows: Where any recognisance is declared or adjudged to be forfeited, the Court having jurisdiction over the matter of…

Section 134 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 134 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Forfeiture on conviction. It provides as follows: (1) Where a recognisance to keep the peace and to be of good behaviour or not to do or commit some act or…

Section 133 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 133 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Mitigation of forfeiture. It provides as follows: The Court may at any time cancel or reduce the forfeiture, upon the person liable under the recognisance applying and giving security, to…

Section 132 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 132 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Forfeiture of recognisance. It provides as follows: (1) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a Court that a recognisance entered into under this Law has been forfeited, the…

Section 131 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 131 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Death of surety. It provides as follows: Where a surety dies before the recognisance is forfeited, his estate shall be discharged from all liability in respect of the recognisance.

Section 130 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 130 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Order for fresh security upon original order. It provides as follows: When any surety becomes insolvent, insane or dies or when any recognisance is forfeited under the provisions of section…

Section 129 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 129 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discharge of surety. It provides as follows: (1) Any surety may at any time apply to the Court to discharge the recognisanceveither wholly or so far as it applies to…