State of Alabama Unified Judicial System Form C-31 Rev. 10/88

ORDER AND WRIT OF SEIZURE Case Number

IN THE _________________________________ COURT OF __________________________________ ALABAMA (Name of County)

________________________________________v. ___________________________________________________ Plaintiff Defendant

Plaintiff having made affidavit in compliance with Rule 64(b) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and therein identified the above-named defendant as in possession of the following described property:

and the Court having examined said affidavit and finding that reasonable grounds exist to authorize issuance of this Order, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that upon approval by the Clerk of this Court of the plaintiff’s detinue bond, [in the amount of $ ____________] that the property described in the affidavit and in this Order shall be seized by the sheriff or other duly constituted officer by any lawful means, subject to further Orders of the Court. Take notice that the defendant is entitled, as a matter of right, to a pre-judgment hearing on the issue of dissolution of the writ of seizure if a written request for hearing is served on counsel for the plaintiff within five days from the date of seizure of the property by the sheriff or other duly constituted officer. Should defendant desire such pre-judgment hearing he should file a written request for said hearing with the Clerk of this Court and a copy of said request should be served on counsel for the plaintiff. If, after timely and proper request, no hearing has been held, the writ of seizure authorized herein shall expire on the fifteenth day after the seizure of the property by the sheriff or other duly constituted officer. If no request for hearing is made, the writ shall remain in effect pending further Orders of the Court. It is further ordered that a copy of this Order be served upon the defendant. DONE this __________________________________ day of

_________________________, _________. ________________________________________ Judge

TO ANY LAWFUL OFFICER OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA: Your are ordered to seize the following property: which is in the possession of ___________________________________________________________________________________________

at the location of _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

and hold until further Orders of the Court. YOUR ARE TO MAKE RETURN OF THIS WRIT AND EXPLAIN BELOW HOW YOU PERFORMED THE SPECIFIED ACTION. Date Issued: ______________________________________ _______________________________________ By: _______ Location of Property: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Execution Date: _____________________________ Remarks:

Defendant ___________________________________________________, served this ________________________ (date). _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________Sheriff By Deputy Sherrif

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