When it is shown to the court that an original indictment, recorded as required by law, has been lost, destroyed or so mutilated as to be illegible, the court shall direct the clerk to make and certify a copy thereof from such record, upon which the defendant may be arraigned and tried as upon the original indictment.
Ala. Code § 15-8-111
Utilization of Record Copy.
(Code 1886, §4392; Code 1896, §4920; Code 1907, §7158; Code 1923, §4553; Code 1940, T. 15, §256.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.