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2006 Alabama Code - Chapter 5 — SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.
Article 1 Search Warrants.
- Section 15-5-1 — "Search warrant" defined.
- Section 15-5-2 — Grounds for issuance.
- Section 15-5-3 — Probable cause and affidavit required.
- Section 15-5-4 — Examination of complainant and witnesses; contents of depositions.
- Section 15-5-5 — Issuance of warrant.
- Section 15-5-6 — Form.
- Section 15-5-7 — By whom executed.
- Section 15-5-8 — When executed; time of execution to be stated.
- Section 15-5-9 — Authority of serving officer to break into house.
- Section 15-5-10 — Taking of property.
- Section 15-5-11 — Receipt for property taken.
- Section 15-5-12 — Warrant to be executed and returned within 10 days.
- Section 15-5-13 — Contents of return; copies to be furnished.
- Section 15-5-14 — Disposition of taken property by court if property stolen or embezzled.
- Section 15-5-15 — Hearing on controverted grounds; authentication of testimony as to such facts.
- Section 15-5-16 — Restoration of taken property to defendant; property to be forwarded to court if not restored.
- Section 15-5-17 — Searching of person charged with felony for weapon or evidence in judge's or magistrate's presence.
- Section 15-5-18 — Payment of fees and costs.
- Section 15-5-19 — Penalty for procuring maliciously and without probable cause.
Article 2 Searches, etc., of Persons in Public Places.
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