15-6-20
Section 15-6-20 Examination of complainant and witnesses; form of affidavit. (a) Whenever complaint
is made to a judge of a circuit, district or municipal court that any person has threatened
or is about to commit an offense on the person or property of another, such judge must examine
the complainant and any witness he may produce on oath, reduce such examination to writing
and cause it to be subscribed by the party so examined. (b) The affidavit may be after the
following form: "State of Alabama, ___ County. Before me, ___,a (circuit, district or
municipal) judge (setting out his name and office) in and for said county and state, personally
appeared A. B., who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that C. D. has threatened to assault
and beat him (or is about) to ___ (here set forth the particular offense threatened or about
to be committed) on the person or property of affiant (or E. F., a third person, as the case
may be.) (Signed) A. B. Sworn to and subscribed...
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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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28-4-255
Section 28-4-255 Search warrant for seizure of prohibited liquors and beverages, etc., generally
- Issuance - Examination of and taking of depositions from complainant and witnesses; contents
of depositions. The judge of the district court, before issuing a warrant, must examine the
complainant on oath and any other witnesses he may produce, take their depositions in writing
and cause the same to be subscribed by the person or persons making them. The depositions
must set forth facts and circumstances tending to establish the ground or grounds of the application
or probable cause for believing that a ground exists authorizing a search warrant to issue.
(Acts 1909, No. 191, p. 63; Acts 1915, No. 2, p. 8; Code 1923, §4745; Code 1940, T. 29, §214.)...

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22-1-7
Section 22-1-7 Procedure when county health officer, etc., resisted. If, in the attempt to
perform any duty enjoined by any public health law of the State of Alabama or rule or regulation
of the State Board of Health, the health or quarantine officer of a county, or his duly authorized
representative, shall be forcibly resisted or threatened with forceful resistance, such health
officer shall, after conference with the county board of health, if found necessary, make
affidavit before any judge of a circuit court, district court, municipal court or the judge
of probate of the municipality or county where such resistance occurs or is threatened, whereupon
the officer before whom said affidavit has been made shall forthwith issue his warrant directed
to the sheriff or to any bonded constable of said county, commanding said sheriff or constable
to remove or abate, under the direction of said health officer, said insanitary condition,
or source of infection or offensive or indecent material...
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36-15-1
Section 36-15-1 Duties generally. The Attorney General shall keep his or her office at the
capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her opinion
in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the state
or with the duties of any of the departments, when required by the Governor, Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries,
Director of Finance, Comptroller, State Health Officer, Public Service Commissioners, Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue or
any other officer or department of the state when it is made, by law, his or her duty so to
do, and he or she shall also give his or her opinion to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee
of either house, when required, upon any matter under the consideration of the committee.
b. The Attorney General shall give his or her opinion, in writing...
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15-6-23
Section 15-6-23 When costs to be paid by complainant. If the circuit, district or municipal
court judge regards a complaint as unfounded or frivolous, he may order the complainant to
pay the costs of prosecution; and, upon making such order, execution may issue to enforce
the payment thereof. (Code 1852, §413; Code 1867, §3962; Code 1876, §4032; Code 1886, §4686;
Code 1896, §5167; Code 1907, §7526; Code 1923, §5144; Code 1940, T. 15, §407.)...
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15-6-26
Section 15-6-26 Prosecution costs; execution for collection. In all cases where a person is
required to keep the peace, the circuit, district or municipal court judge may order the costs
of the prosecution, or any part thereof, to be paid judge other than a judge of an appellate
or circuit court issue for the collection of the same. (Code 1852, §418; Code 1867, §3967;
Code 1876, §4037; Code 1886, §4691; Code 1896, §5172; Code 1907, §7531; Code 1923, §5149;
Code 1940, T. 15, §412.)...
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15-6-22
Section 15-6-22 Hearing; discharge of defendant; continuation of hearing. When a person complained
of is brought before the circuit, district or municipal court judge, he and his witnesses
must be heard in his defense; and, if on hearing the witnesses on both sides it appears that
there is no just reason to fear the commission of the offense, the defendant must be discharged.
If the hearing is continued, the judge shall require the defendant to give bail for his appearance,
and, failing to furnish the bail, the defendant must be committed to jail. (Code 1852, §412;
Code 1867, §3961; Code 1876, §4030; Code 1886, §4684; Code 1896, §5165; Code 1907, §7525;
Code 1923, §5143; Code 1940, T. 15, §406.)...
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15-9-42
Section 15-9-42 Arrest without warrant - Commitment to jail or admission to bail. If, from
the examination before the district or circuit court judge, it appears that the person held
is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, that he probably committed
the crime and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, that he has fled from justice,
the judge must commit him to jail by a warrant reciting the accusation for such a time specified
in the warrant as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the
Governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the
offense, unless the accused gives bail as provided in Section 15-9-43, or until he shall be
legally discharged. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §62.)...
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22-12-20
Section 22-12-20 Attempted escapes and escapes from detention. Should a person who has been
legally placed in detention by a county health officer or quarantine officer attempt to make
his escape, such person may be forcibly detained or, should such person make his escape, complaint,
on oath, may be made before the judge of probate or a judge of the circuit, district or municipal
court of the county or municipality where the escape or attempted escape occurs, by the county
health officer or quarantine officer, whereupon such judge of probate or the judge of the
circuit, district or municipal court to which such complaint was made, shall issue a warrant
authorizing a sheriff, bonded constable or other lawful officer to arrest such person and
return him to detention. (Code 1852, §966; Code 1867, §1217; Code 1876, §1511; Code 1886,
§1267; Code 1896, §2402; Code 1907, §753; Code 1923, §1219; Acts 1935, No. 444, p. 926;
Code 1940, T. 22, §152.)...
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