15-21-14
Section 15-21-14 Issuance of precept; execution of precept by sheriff or constable. (a) At
the time of issuing a writ of habeas corpus or at any time afterward before the hearing, the
officer issuing the writ must, on a proper showing, issue a precept directed to any sheriff
or constable of the state, commanding him to have the body of the person who is imprisoned
or restrained produced before the officer before whom the writ is returnable at the time and
place at which it is returnable. (b) Such precept must be executed by any sheriff or constable
into whose hands it may come according to its mandate. (c) If the party is brought before
the court or judge by virtue of a precept issued under the provisions of this section, the
case must be heard and determined as if he had been produced in return to the writ. (Code
1852, §§720, 727; Code 1867, §§4271, 4278; Code 1876, §§4947, 4954; Code 1886, §§4771,
4778; Code 1896, §§4824, 4831; Code 1907, §§7019, 7026; Code 1923,...
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15-21-18
Section 15-21-18 Person and original detaining warrant, writ, etc., to be produced with return;
exception. At the time of making the return, one must also produce the person on whose behalf
the writ of habeas corpus was sued out, according to the command of the writ, and the original
warrant, writ or other written authority under which he was detained; but, if from sickness
or infirmity the party cannot be produced without danger, that fact must be stated in the
return, verified by oath and, if required, established by other sufficient evidence. (Code
1852, §725; Code 1867, §4276; Code 1876, §4952; Code 1886, §4776; Code 1896, §4829; Code
1907, §7024; Code 1923, §4323; Code 1940, T. 15, §19.)...
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6-9-80
Section 6-9-80 Time for execution and return. The sheriff or other officer receiving an execution
must execute the writ with diligence and, if practicable, perform the mandate thereof and
make return of his acts to the clerk or register, as soon as practicable and not later than
90 days from the date of the execution. (Code 1852, §2437; Code 1867, §2852; Code 1876,
§3190; Code 1886, §2899; Code 1896, §1897; Code 1907, §4098; Code 1923, §7813; Code 1940,
T. 7, §526.)...
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15-21-16
Section 15-21-16 Service of writ. A writ of habeas corpus must be served by the sheriff, deputy
sheriff or some constable of the county in which it is issued or in which the person on whose
behalf it issued out is imprisoned or detained, by delivering a copy to the person to whom
it is directed and showing the original, if demanded. If such person cannot be found, conceals
himself or refuses admittance to the officer, the writ may be served by leaving a copy at
the place where the party is confined with any person of full age who, for the time being,
has charge of the party or by posting it in a conspicuous place on the outside of the house
or building in which the party is confined. (Code 1852, §722; Code 1867, §4273; Code 1876,
§4949; Code 1886, §4773; Code 1896, §4826; Code 1907, §7021; Code 1923, §4320; Code 1940,
T. 15, §16.)...
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6-6-337
Section 6-6-337 Proceedings upon determination for either plaintiff or defendant. (a) If the
judge determines in favor of the plaintiff, he must record the decision and enter judgment
with costs, upon which he must issue a writ of execution commanding the sheriff or the constable
to restore the plaintiff to possession or place him in possession of his lands and tenements
according to complaint and to levy on and sell a sufficiency of the defendant's goods and
chattels, lands and tenements to satisfy the costs of the proceedings. Successive writs may
issue at any time when necessary to eject defendant or collect costs and damages, and a defendant
who refuses to obey the mandate of the writ as to the possession of the property or who enters
upon the premises without just cause or legal excuse after being ejected shall be guilty of
resisting an officer and contempt of court and shall be punished and fined accordingly, in
the discretion of the court issuing the process. (b) If the judge...
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15-21-15
Section 15-21-15 Subpoenas for witnesses. (a) On the application of either party, subpoenas
for witnesses must be issued at any time before the hearing on a writ of habeas corpus by
the clerk of the circuit court of the county to which the writ is returnable. (b) Such subpoenas
must be directed to the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the witness resides
and must be executed and returned as in other cases. (Code 1852, §721; Code 1867, §4272;
Code 1876, §4948; Code 1886, §4772; Code 1896, §4823; Code 1907, §4319; Code 1923, §4319;
Code 1940, T. 15, §15.)...
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6-9-120
Section 6-9-120 Return showing goods levied on unsold; issuance of writ; form of writ. When
goods levied on remain in the hands of the officer unsold, it is his duty to make return of
the fact; and, thereupon, the clerk must issue a writ for the sale thereof in substance as
follows: The State of Alabama, _____ County. To the Sheriff of said County: You are hereby
commanded to sell those goods and chattels of _____, which you have taken pursuant to our
command, and which, according to your return, remain in your hands unsold, to satisfy _____
the sum of _____ dollars, recovered by him of the said _____ by the judgment of our circuit
(or district) court, held for the County of _____ on the _____ day of _____, 19__, and _____
dollars, cost of the action; and make return of this writ and execution thereof according
to law. Witness my hand, this _____ day of _____, 19__. _____ Clerk or Register. (Code 1852,
§2454; Code 1867, §2868; Code 1876, §3206; Code 1886, §2915; Code 1896, §1913;...
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6-6-680
return, for the amount of the execution, interest, and 10 percent damages thereon; (5) For
failing to notify the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney of the collection of money by execution,
for five percent per month on the amount collected from the time when the notice should have
been given, not to exceed $25 per month; (6) For failing to endorse on an execution the true
date of its delivery to him, for 10 percent on the amount of the execution, and the officer
is also responsible for any injury or loss which may arise from such omission; and
(7) For failure to execute a summons, attachment, or other mesne process, which by due diligence
could have been executed, for a sum not less than $50, nor more than $500, to be ascertained
by a jury. This remedy shall not preclude the party injured from a resort to other legal modes
of redress. (Code 1852, §§2601-2607; Code 1867, §§3031-3037; Code 1876, §§3356-3362;
Code 1886, §§3100-3106; Code 1896, §§3768-3774; Code 1907,...
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28-4-225
Section 28-4-225 Application for and issuance of writ directing seizure of prohibited liquors
and beverages, movable property, etc., used in connection with nuisance pending hearing of
action. If the petition shall request a writ of seizure authorizing the sheriff to seize all
prohibited liquors and beverages on the premises, together with all signs, screens, bars,
bottles, glasses and other movable property used in keeping and maintaining said nuisance,
the officer, or citizen or citizens filing the petition may, at the time they apply for a
preliminary injunction, make application to the judge who grants the preliminary injunction
or to the judge of the court in which the petition is or is to be filed or they may, at any
time pending the hearing, make such application to said judge for such writ of seizure, and
said writ may be ordered to issue when probable cause is shown, supported by oath or affirmation
for the issuance of said writ, that the officer or person making the...
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6-6-166
Section 6-6-166 Return - Where levy made in different county than where judgment entered or
original attachment issued; trial in circuit court; effect of copies; forfeiture of bond.
(a) When the levy is made in a different county from that in which the judgment was entered
or the original attachment issued, if a claim is interposed to the property, it is the duty
of the officer levying the writ to return the original to the court from which it issued,
with a statement thereon showing the interposition of the claim and true copies of the affidavit
and bond, certified by him; and he must return the original affidavit and bond and a true
copy of the writ under which the levy was made, certified by him, to the circuit court of
his own county, where, after 30 days, the trial of the right of property must be had. The
copies thus required to be made, certified as provided in this section, must be received in
lieu of and have, in all respects, the same effect as the originals. (b) If, in the...
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