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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 5 - Searches and Seizures.
Section 15-5-2 - Grounds for Issuance.
Section 15-5-3 - Probable Cause and Affidavit Required.
Section 15-5-4 - Examination of Complainant and Witnesses; Contents of Depositions.
Section 15-5-5 - Issuance of Warrant.
Section 15-5-7 - By Whom Executed.
Section 15-5-8 - When Executed; Time of Execution to Be Stated.
Section 15-5-9 - Authority of Serving Officer to Break Into House.
Section 15-5-10 - Taking of Property.
Section 15-5-11 - Receipt for Property Taken.
Section 15-5-12 - Warrant to Be Executed and Returned Within 10 Days.
Section 15-5-13 - Contents of Return; Copies to Be Furnished.
Section 15-5-14 - Disposition of Taken Property by Court if Property Stolen or Embezzled.
Section 15-5-15 - Hearing on Controverted Grounds; Authentication of Testimony as to Such Facts.
Section 15-5-18 - Payment of Fees and Costs.
Section 15-5-19 - Penalty for Procuring Maliciously and Without Probable Cause.