The bail may be exonerated either (a) by the death of the defendant, (b) his imprisonment in a State prison, (c) his legal discharge from the obligation to render himself amenable to the process or (d) by his surrender to the sheriff or constable of the county in which he was arrested, in execution thereof, within twenty days after the commencement of the action against the bail or within such further time as may be granted by the court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-875; 1952 Code Section 10-875; 1942 Code Section 512; 1932 Code Section 512; Civ. P. '22 Section 454; Civ. P. '12 Section 242; Civ. P. '02 Section 212; 1870 (14) 468 Section 214.