When the summons, subpoena, or other process issues to the sheriff of the county in which the defendant or person against whom the subpoena or other process is directed resides, he may execute it in an adjoining county if such parties are there found, or he may pursue them and execute it in any part of the state.
Ala. Code § 6-4-2
Execution - Adjoining County or Any Part of State.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 209 Ga. App. 160 - Rose v. Ryan (1993)
Most recently applied in 209 Ga. App. 160 - Rose v. Ryan (April 1993)
(Code 1852, §2173; Code 1867, §2572; Code 1876, §2936; Code 1886, §2658; Code 1896, §3279; Code 1907, §5315; Code 1923, §9440; Code 1940, T. 7, §342.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.