Alabama Code 15-5-19. Penalty for procuring maliciously and without probable cause
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-5-19
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Any person who maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed shall be fined on conviction not less than $20.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.