2023 Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 10 - Arrests.
Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.
Section 15-10-41 - Form of Writ - Felony.

Universal Citation:
AL Code § 15-10-41 (2023)
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Section 15-10-41

Form of writ - Felony.

When the indictment is for a felony, the writ of arrest may be substantially in the following form:

State of Alabama,

_____ County.

To any sheriff of the state:

An indictment having been found against A. B., at the ______ session, 20__, of the ______ court of _____ County, for the offense of ______ (describing the offense so as to show that it is a felony), you are, therefore, commanded forthwith to arrest the said defendant and commit him to jail; and that you return this writ according to law.

(signed) C. D.,
Clerk of the circuit court of _____ Ccounty.
Dated this _____ day of ______, 20__.

(Code 1852, §602; Code 1867, §4154; Code 1876, §4827; Code 1886, §4397; Code 1896, §5253; Code 1907, §6285; Code 1923, §3279; Code 1940, T. 15, §170.)

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