Alabama § 15-5-2 Grounds for Issuance

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-5-2 — Grounds for Issuance

Alabama § 15-5-2

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 5Searches and Seizures

Art. 1Search Warrants

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-5-2 (2026).

Text

A search warrant may be issued on any one of the following grounds:

(1)Where the property was stolen or embezzled;

(2)Where it was used as the means of committing a felony; or

(3)Where it is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense or in the possession of another to whom he may have delivered it for the purpose of concealing it or preventing its discovery.

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A search warrant may be issued on any one of the following grounds:
(1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled;
(2) Where it was used as the means of committing a felony; or
(3) Where it is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense or in the possession of another to whom he may have delivered it for the purpose of concealing it or preventing its discovery.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §826; Code 1867, §4377; Code 1876, §4006; Code 1886, §4728; Code 1896, §5485; Code 1907, §7758; Code 1923, §5742; Code 1940, T. 15, §101.)