Alabama § 36-22-8 Sheriff to Maintain Record Book as to Prisoners Received into County Jail; Contents Thereof

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-22-8 — Sheriff to Maintain Record Book as to Prisoners Received into County Jail; Contents Thereof

Alabama § 36-22-8

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 22Sheriffs

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 36-22-8 (2026).

Text

The sheriff must keep, in his office and subject to the inspection of the public during office hours, a well-bound book, to be procured at the expense of the county, in which he must enter a description of each prisoner received into the county jail, showing the name, age, sex, color and any other distinguishing marks, together with the charge for which such prisoner is held, the order and date of commitment and the order and date of release.

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The sheriff must keep, in his office and subject to the inspection of the public during office hours, a well-bound book, to be procured at the expense of the county, in which he must enter a description of each prisoner received into the county jail, showing the name, age, sex, color and any other distinguishing marks, together with the charge for which such prisoner is held, the order and date of commitment and the order and date of release.