Alabama Statutes
§ 15-5-1 — “Search Warrant” Defined
Alabama § 15-5-1
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 15-5-1 (2026).
Text
A “search warrant” is an order in writing in the name of the state signed by a judge, or by a magistrate authorized by law to issue search warrants, and directed to the sheriff or to any constable of the county, commanding him to search for personal property and bring it before the court issuing the warrant.
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Related
Etheridge v. State
414 So. 2d 157 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1982)
Robinson v. Ash
374 F. Supp. 3d 1171 (M.D. Alabama, 2019)
Legislative History
(Code 1852, §825; Code 1867, §4376; Code 1876, §4005; Code 1886, §4727; Code 1896, §5484; Code 1907, §7757; Code 1923, §5471; Code 1940, T. 15, §100.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 15-5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/15-5-1.