Alabama § 15-5-18 Payment of Fees and Costs

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-5-18 — Payment of Fees and Costs

Alabama § 15-5-18

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 5Searches and Seizures

Art. 1Search Warrants

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-5-18 (2026).

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The complainant must pay the fees of a search warrant before he is entitled to the same, and must also pay the officer his fees for the execution before the same is executed; and if, on the hearing, it appears that there was no probable cause for believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant was issued, the whole costs may be taxed against the complainant and an execution issued therefor, returnable on any day the judge or the magistrate may direct.

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The complainant must pay the fees of a search warrant before he is entitled to the same, and must also pay the officer his fees for the execution before the same is executed; and if, on the hearing, it appears that there was no probable cause for believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant was issued, the whole costs may be taxed against the complainant and an execution issued therefor, returnable on any day the judge or the magistrate may direct.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §843; Code 1867, §4394; Code 1876, §4023; Code 1886, §4744; Code 1896, §5501; Code 1907, §7774; Code 1923, §5488; Code 1940, T. 15, §117.)