25-7-24. Release on undertaking to support spouse or child--Amount and terms of undertaking.

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If after arrest and before trial or after conviction and before sentence, the party arrested or convicted pursuant to § 25-7-4 or §§ 25-7-16 to 25-7-20 , inclusive, shall appear before the court in which the case is pending or the conviction had and enter into an undertaking to the state in a sum to be fixed by the court, which may not exceed two thousand dollars, with or without sureties as may be determined by the court, conditioned that the party will furnish his or her spouse with necessary and proper home, food, care, and clothing, or that the party will furnish his or her child with a proper home, food, care, and clothing, then the court may release the defendant.