Any person who sells, pawns, purchases, retains or has in his possession or custody, without right, any military property belonging to this state or the United States, or any unit of the armed forces of the state, and who, after proper demand, refuses to deliver the same to any officer entitled to take possession thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of such property is $500.00 or less, and is guilty of a felony if the value of such property exceeds $500.00. Any person belonging to the armed forces of the state who, contrary to the order of the proper officer, retains in his possession or control any military property of this state or of the United States is guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of such property is $500.00 or less, and is guilty of a felony if the value of such property exceeds $500.00. Any commanding officer may take possession of such military property mentioned in this section wherever the same may be found, and upon conviction of either such misdemeanor or felony, the guilty party shall be fined a sum equal to double the value of the articles in question. When a commander knows the whereabouts of any such person unlawfully retaining such property, he may make a written request on the sheriff of the county in which the person may be located to seize such property, giving a full description of such property, and any sheriff receiving such a request shall promptly seize such property, if the person and the property be found in his county, and forward the same to the officer making the request. The sheriff or other officer making such seizure shall be entitled to receive compensation therefor as for like service in civil cases, together with necessary expenses of transporting such property, the same to be paid in the same manner as provided for other fees in Section 31-2-106; provided, however, that any person claiming lawful possession or ownership of property thus seized may at any time within six months bring suit for the recovery thereof, or its monetary value, against the officer directing its seizure. Such suit may be brought either in the county of seizure or in the county where the defendant resides, but such property shall not be restored to such claimant until after final judgment in his favor, unless he makes bond with sufficient surety for double the value of the property involved.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Section 31-2-2 - Composition and Administration of State Militia Generally.
Section 31-2-3 - Divisions of State Militia; Composition of Organized Militia and National Guard.
Section 31-2-4 - Composition of Naval Militia.
Section 31-2-5 - Composition of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-6 - Persons Exempted From Militia Service, Etc.
Section 31-2-7 - Maintenance of Troops in Time of Peace.
Section 31-2-10 - Appropriations for State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-13 - Service Benefits for Government Employees, Etc.
Section 31-2-14 - Bonds of Persons Responsible for Public or Military Property or Public Funds.
Section 31-2-16 - Per Diem of Officers or Enlisted Men Under Military Travel Orders.
Section 31-2-17 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-18 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section 31-2-19 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Penalties.
Section 31-2-20 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform While Not on Duty.
Section 31-2-21 - Discrimination Against Person Wearing Uniform.
Section 31-2-23 - Arms, Equipment, etc., to Be Deposited in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-24 - Preservation of Arms, Equipment, etc., by Officers.
Section 31-2-27 - Unauthorized Use of Military Property for Private Purposes.
Section 31-2-29 - Wilful or Malicious Destruction, etc., of Military Property.
Section 31-2-32 - Liability of Officers and Enlisted Men for Lost or Damaged Military Property.
Section 31-2-34 - Proceedings When Member of Armed Forces Unable to Account for Property or Money.
Section 31-2-35 - Matters Governed by Custom and Usage of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-37 - Annual Encampments or Cruises.
Section 31-2-39 - Emergency Purchases.
Section 31-2-40 - Enforcement of Sanitation Laws in Camps or Garrisons.
Section 31-2-41 - National Guard and Naval Militia Service Medals.
Section 31-2-42 - Retirement of Officers and Enlisted Men From National Guard.
Section 31-2-45 - Designations of Units Engaged in Federal Service.
Section 31-2-46 - When Unorganized Militia May Be Ordered Out for Active Service.
Section 31-2-48 - Manner of Ordering Out Unorganized Militia; Organization; Appointment of Officers.
Section 31-2-49 - Draft of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-50 - Failure to Appear for Duty in Militia.
Section 31-2-51 - Commander in Chief - Designated.
Section 31-2-52 - Commander in Chief - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 31-2-53 - Personal Military Staff of Governor.
Section 31-2-54 - Governor's Flag.
Section 31-2-56 - Exhibitions, Athletic Matches and Contests in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-61 - Salaries of Officers and Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-62 - Bonds of Adjutant General and Other Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-63 - Offices, Furniture, Stationery, etc., of Military Department.
Section 31-2-67 - Annual Report by Adjutant General to Governor.
Section 31-2-68 - Audit of Books, Accounts, etc., of Adjutant General and Other Officers.
Section 31-2-72 - General Officers of the Line.
Section 31-2-74 - Enlistments, etc., in National Guard.
Section 31-2-75 - Discharge of Enlisted Members of National Guard.
Section 31-2-76 - Drills, Encampments, Maneuvers, Etc.
Section 31-2-79 - Exemption of Members of Militia From Arrest.
Section 31-2-82 - Armed Forces Organizations Not to Leave State Without Permission.
Section 31-2-84 - Right of Troops as to Use of Streets and Highways.
Section 31-2-85 - Compensation for Injury, Disability, and Death.
Section 31-2-85.1 - Medical Expenses for Members of National Guard or Alabama State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-86 - Payment for Damages Caused by National Guard Members Acting in Line of Duty.
Section 31-2-90 - Appointment of Counsel to Defend National Guard Members in Certain Actions.
Section 31-2-98 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Evidence.
Section 31-2-99 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Employment of Court Reporter.
Section 31-2-100 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Subpoena of Witnesses.
Section 31-2-102 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Payment of Expenses.
Section 31-2-107 - Courts of Inquiry.
Section 31-2-109 - Ordering Out of Troops - Authority of Governor.
Section 31-2-110 - Ordering Out of Troops - Restrictions.
Section 31-2-111 - Ordering Out of Troops - Request to Governor by Local Officials.
Section 31-2-115 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse.
Section 31-2-116 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order.
Section 31-2-117 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Authority to Act to Disperse Mob, Etc.
Section 31-2-119 - Assault on National Guard Members, etc., Assembled for Performance of Duties.
Section 31-2-120 - Protection of National Guard Troops, etc., From Assault, Etc.
Section 31-2-121 - Duty to Disperse When Shot Fired, etc., at National Guard.
Section 31-2-122 - Regulation of Passage and Occupancy on Streets, etc., During Riot, Etc.
Section 31-2-125 - Unauthorized Military Organizations.
Section 31-2-128 - Dropping Allowance.
Section 31-2-131 - Revolving Fund.
Section 31-2-132 - Regular Military Appropriations.
Section 31-2-133 - Special Appropriations for National Guard in Active Military Service of State.