Alabama Code 28-4-263. Issuance, etc., of warrants for search of steamboats, watercraft, depots, railway cars, etc
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 28-4-263
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
A search warrant may be obtained and prosecuted in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed in this article in case there is probable cause to believe and it is made to appear to the judge issuing the warrant that there is probable cause to believe that prohibited liquors and beverages or some of them are kept or deposited in or on a watercraft of any kind or in a depot, railway car, carriage or vehicle of any kind for unlawful sale, furnishing, distribution or other unlawful disposition. The place where such search is to be made should be described as nearly as possible in the affidavit and warrant for purpose of identification.