Alabama Statutes
§ 28-4-293 — Property Rights in Prohibited Liquors and Beverages, Vessels, Vehicles, Etc., Kept, Used, Etc., for Purpose of Violating Temperance Laws, Etc.; Seizure, Forfeiture, Disposition, Etc., of Same Generally
Alabama § 28-4-293
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 28Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine
Ch. 4Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Dry Counties and Dry Municipalities
Art. 11Forfeiture and Condemnation of Contraband Liquors and Beverages, Etc
This text of Alabama § 28-4-293 (Property Rights in Prohibited Liquors and Beverages, Vessels, Vehicles, Etc., Kept, Used, Etc., for Purpose of Violating Temperance Laws, Etc.; Seizure, Forfeiture, Disposition, Etc., of Same Generally) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ala. Code § 28-4-293 (2026).
Text
No property rights of any kind shall exist in prohibited liquors and beverages, vessels, fixtures, furniture, implements or vehicles kept or used for the purpose of violating any law for the promotion of temperance or the suppression of the evils of intemperance, nor in any such liquors and beverages when received, possessed or stored in any forbidden place or anywhere forbidden by law. In all such cases the liquors and beverages are forfeited to the State of Alabama and may be searched for and seized and forfeited and disposed of under the rules prescribed by law concerning contraband liquors and beverages or by order of the judge or court, after a conviction, when such liquors and beverages have been seized for use as evidence.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1915, No. 491, p. 553; Code 1923, §4771; Code 1940, T. 29, §240.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 28-1-1
Possession of Still, Etc., or Illegally Manufactured, Transported or Imported Alcoholic Beverages§ 28-1-4
Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages§ 28-1-6
Issuance of Licenses for Sale of Intoxicating Beverages in Class 1 or Class 2 Municipalities§ 28-1-8
Powdered Alcohol§ 28-10-1
Short Title§ 28-10-2
Legislative Intent§ 28-10-3
Definitions§ 28-10-5
Evidence of Compliance; Certification; Renewal; Rules and Regulations; Enforcement Personnel§ 28-10-6
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 28-4-293, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/28-4-293.