Alabama Code 6-9-97. Return – Sheriff of another county
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-9-97
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The return of an execution or other process by a sheriff of a county other than that from which the process issued may be made through the postal service, and the certificate of the postmaster that it was placed in his office in time, by the usual course of mail, to reach the courthouse of the county where the return has to be made, by the return day of the writ, shall be presumptive evidence for the sheriff of the fact, but the sheriff is not authorized to send money by the mail without the consent of the plaintiff in execution.