15-21-8
Section 15-21-8 Writ to be granted without delay; to whom writ returnable. (a) The judge to
whom the application for a writ of habeas corpus is made must grant the same without delay,
unless it appears from the petition itself or from the documents thereunto annexed that the
person imprisoned or restrained is not entitled to the benefit of the writ under the provisions
of this chapter. (b) When the person is confined in the penitentiary, the writ must be made
returnable before the circuit court of the county in which the convict is confined, but if
the writ is granted more than 10 days before the time fixed for the holding of such court,
it must be made returnable before the nearest circuit court judge. When a person is a patient
or confined in any hospital in the state, the writ must be made returnable before the circuit
court of the county in which the hospital is located in which he is so confined. In all other
cases, the writ must be made returnable before the officer by whom it is...
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15-5-11
Section 15-5-11 Receipt for property taken. When an officer takes property under a search warrant,
he must give a receipt to the person from whom it was taken or in whose possession it was
found if required. (Code 1852, §836; Code 1867, §4387; Code 1876, §4016; Code 1886, §4737;
Code 1896, §5494; Code 1907, §7767; Code 1923, §5481; Code 1940, T. 15, §110.)...
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15-6-21
Section 15-6-21 Arrest warrant. (a) If on examination by the circuit, district or municipal
court judge, it appears that there is reason to fear the commission of any offense by the
person complained of, such judge must issue a warrant directed to any lawful officer of the
state, containing the substance of the complaint and commanding such officer forthwith to
arrest the person complained of and bring him before him or some other judge having jurisdiction
of the matter. (b) The warrant may be after the following form: "State of Alabama, ___
County. To any lawful officer of the state: Complaint on oath having been made before me that
C. D. had threatened to assault and beat A. B. (or is about) to (here set forth particularly
the offense threatened or about to be committed) on the person or property of ______, you
are hereby commanded forthwith to arrest said C. D. and bring him before me (or some other
judge having jurisdiction of the matter, setting forth his name and office)....
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15-10-47
Section 15-10-47 Return of writs by sheriff; duty of clerks to accept returns by mail; failure
of sheriffs to comply with section. (a) All writs of arrest, with the undertaking of bail
when given, must be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which they were
issued, with the proper return thereon endorsed. (b) If the writ of arrest is executed, the
return must be made within five days after service; but if executed out of the county in which
the indictment was found, the return may be made by depositing the writ in the post office
within five days after service in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, directed to the clerk
of the court at the courthouse of his county, with the title of the case and the character
of the process endorsed on the envelope. (c) When any writ of arrest is not executed, it must
be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which it was issued; and when the
return is made by the sheriff of any other county than that in which the...
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15-21-6
Section 15-21-6 To whom petition addressed. (a) When the person is confined in a county jail
or any other place on a charge of felony or under a commitment or an indictment for felony,
the petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be addressed to the nearest circuit court judge.
(b) When the person is confined in the penitentiary or under a sentence, judgment or order
of the supreme court or the circuit court, other than an indictment for felony, the petition
must be addressed to the nearest circuit court judge. (c) In all other cases, it may be addressed
to any one of them, and when the person is confined in any other place than the county jail
or the penitentiary and on any other than a criminal charge, it may be addressed to any circuit
court judge. (Code 1852, §713; Code 1867, §4264; Code 1876, §4940; Code 1886, §4764; Code
1896, §4817; Code 1907, §7012; Code 1923, §4310; Code 1940, T. 15, §6.)...
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15-21-9
Section 15-21-9 Form of writ. A writ of habeas corpus may be, in substance, as follows: The
State of Alabama,) ___ County.) To the sheriff of ___ County (or other person by whom the
party is imprisoned or restrained): You are hereby commanded to have the body of A. B. alleged
to be detained by you, by whatsoever name the said A. B. is called or charged, with the cause
of such detention, before C. D., judge of the circuit court (or other officer, as required
by Section 15-21-8), on _____ at _____ (specifying the time and place, or immediately after
the receipt of this writ, as the case may be), to do and receive what shall then and there
be considered concerning the said A. B. Dated this ____ day of _____, 20___. (Signed by the
officer, with his official title.) (Code 1852, §716; Code 1867, §4267; Code 1876, §4943;
Code 1886, §4767; Code 1896, §4820; Code 1907, §7015; Code 1923, §4313; Code 1940, T.
15, §9.)...
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15-5-13
Section 15-5-13 Contents of return; copies to be furnished. In his return of a search warrant
to the judge or the magistrate, the officer serving such must specify with particularity the
property taken, and the applicant for the warrant and the persons from whose possession the
property was taken are entitled to a copy of the return, signed by the judge or the magistrate.
(Code 1852, §838; Code 1867, §4389; Code 1876, §4018; Code 1886, §4739; Code 1896, §5496;
Code 1907, §7769; Code 1923, §5483; Code 1940, T. 15, §112.)...
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31-8-23
Section 31-8-23 Payment of pensions - When proof of identity of payee required. The county
department of human resources, in the event it does not know that the person applying for
such warrant is the identical person named in such warrant and entitled thereto, must require
satisfactory proof of these facts before the delivery of such warrant. (Acts 1919, No. 409,
p. 535; Code 1923, §2958; Code 1940, T. 60, §34.)...
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15-11-15
Section 15-11-15 Court to report when person held on indictment; report when no committals.
(a) When any person is held by a district court to answer an indictment for a public offense,
it is the duty of such court to return to the district attorney immediately after the order
holding or committing such person the affidavit and warrant of arrest, with a transcript of
the docket, a list of the state's witnesses and all costs and all undertakings of bail by
parties or witnesses in the case. (b) When there has been no such committals since the last
session of the circuit court, the district court shall make a report of that fact to the district
attorney. (Code 1852, §473; Code 1867, §4022; Code 1876, §4692; Code 1886, §4298; Code
1896, §5247; Code 1907, §7615; Code 1923, §5248; Code 1940, T. 15, §151.)...
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15-21-10
Section 15-21-10 Writ not to be disobeyed for want of form or misdescription; writ presumed
addressed to recipient. A writ of habeas corpus must not be disobeyed on account of any want
of form or any misdescription of the person to whom it is addressed, and it must be presumed
to have been addressed to the person on whom it is served, notwithstanding any mistake in
the name or address. (Code 1852, §717; Code 1867, §4268; Code 1876, §4944; Code 1886, §4768;
Code 1896, §4821; Code 1907, §7016; Code 1923, §4314; Code 1940, T. 15, § 10.)...
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