{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-15","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 5-19A-15","heading":"No Confiscation of Property Pledged to Pawnbroker If Property May Be Put on Seven-Day Hold; When Property May Be Placed on Hold.","body":"(a) No pledged or purchased goods may be confiscated if the property pledged to, or purchased by, a pawnbroker may be put on a seven-day hold by the authorized law enforcement authorities, but the pledged or purchased property may not be placed on hold unless:\n(1) A police report is made in a timely manner.\n(2) A warrant is sworn out for the person who pledged or sold the goods to the pawnbroker or for alias if the person is unknown.\n(3) A warrant or writ is issued for the merchandise to be confiscated along with a request for restitution, pursuant to law.\n(b) This section shall not affect the right of any person who has an ownership interest or prior lien in the pledged or purchased goods.","path":["Title 5 Banks and Financial Institutions.","Chapter 19A Alabama Pawnshop Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=5-19A-15","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"31d6a034e30c2ffeaee0a797c0da6dd24b41662dfcac5bad0ed3563b66d19b6d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-14","next":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}