Grounds for Issuance.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Taylor v. Siegelman (2002)
Most recently applied in Taylor v. Siegelman (October 2002)
(Code 1852, §826; Code 1867, §4377; Code 1876, §4006; Code 1886, §4728; Code 1896, §5485; Code 1907, §7758; Code 1923, §5742; Code 1940, T. 15, §101.)
A search warrant may be issued on any one of the following grounds:
(1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled;
(2) Where it was used as the means of committing a felony; or
(3) Where it is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense or in the possession of another to whom he may have delivered it for the purpose of concealing it or preventing its discovery.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.