{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-21-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-21-9","heading":"Form of Writ.","body":"A writ of habeas corpus may be, in substance, as follows:\nThe State of Alabama,)\n_________ County.)\nTo the sheriff of _______ County (or other person by whom the party is imprisoned or\nrestrained): You are hereby commanded to have the body of A. B. alleged to be detained by you, by whatsoever name the said A. B. is called or charged, with the cause of such detention, before C. D., judge of the circuit court (or other officer, as required by Section 15-21-8), on _____ at _____ (specifying the time and place, or immediately after the receipt of this writ, as the case may be), to do and receive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said A. B.\nDated this ____ day of _____, 20___.\n(Signed by the officer, with his official title.)","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 21 Habeas Corpus."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-21-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"0e074cdc7814527b6ac5505324d1d157e108beac8ef4d66116efde670da19863","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-21-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-21-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}