When the property is taken under a search warrant, it shall be delivered to the court issuing the warrant. If the property was stolen or embezzled, the court shall cause it to be delivered to the owner, on satisfactory proof of his title and the payment by him of all fees. If the warrant was issued on the grounds specified in subdivisions (2) and (3) of Section 15-5-2, the officer effecting the warrant must retain the property in his possession, subject to the order of the court to which he is required to return the proceedings or of the court in which the offense is triable in respect to which the property was taken.
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.