Alabama Statutes

§ 15-5-19 — Penalty for Procuring Maliciously and Without Probable Cause

Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 5 Searches and Seizures·Art. 1 Search Warrants

Any person who maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed shall be fined on conviction not less than $20.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §43; Code 1867, §3584; Code 1876, §4141; Code 1886, §4011; Code 1896, §5483; Code 1907, §7756; Code 1923, §5470; Code 1940, T. 15, §99.)

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