Alabama Code 28-4-229. Fees and allowances of officers executing writs of seizure; payment of costs in proceedings
Terms Used In Alabama Code 28-4-229
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
There shall be allowed the officer making the seizure under a writ issued under Sections property, etc., used in connection with nuisance pending hearing of action” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”28″>28-4-225 and 28-4-226 in an injunction proceeding the sum of $3.00 and the sum of $.10 for every mile traveled in making the seizure, together with such reasonable sum as the court may deem just for necessary expenses incurred in transporting and providing storage for liquors and beverages and other movable property seized, all which costs shall be taxed in the bill of costs and, if not collected from a defendant, then shall be taxed and paid as in criminal prosecutions in which the state fails.
The costs in such injunction proceedings, unless charged against some party defendant by the court and collected from him, shall be paid as in criminal actions in which the state fails, upon the court making an order to that effect.