Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-5-12 (2026)
Warrant to Be Executed and Returned Within 10 Days.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A search warrant must be executed and returned to the judge or the magistrate by whom it was issued within 10 days after its date; if not executed after such time, it is void.
(Code 1852, §837; Code 1867, §4388; Code 1876, §4017; Code 1886, §4738; Code 1896, §5495; Code 1907, §7768; Code 1923, §5482; Code 1940, T. 15, §111.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: State v. C.B.D., 71 So. 3d 717 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009).
State v. C.B.D., 71 So. 3d 717 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “” § 15-5-12, Ala.Code 1975. See Rule 3.10, Ala.”
C.B.D. v. State, 90 So. 3d 227 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). “, and §§ 15-5-12 and 15-5-13, Ala.Code 1975, and that, as of the date of the second motion, no return had been made, and the search warrant, affidavit, and inventory had not been produced by the State.”
State v. CBD, 71 So. 3d 717 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “" § 15-5-12, Ala.Code 1975. See Rule 3.10, Ala.”
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