Alabama § 28-4-278 - Forfeiture and Condemnation Proceedings Generally - Appeals from Judgment of District Court - Issuance of Order for Delivery of Liquors and Beverages, Etc., to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or for Restoration of Same to Place or Person from Which or from Whom Seized Upon Entry of Final Judgment in Proceedings Under Article.

§ 28-4-278. Forfeiture and Condemnation Proceedings Generally - Appeals from Judgment of District Court - Issuance of Order for Delivery of Liquors and Beverages, Etc., to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or for Restoration of Same to Place or Person from Which or from Whom Seized Upon Entry of Final Judgment in Proceedings Under Article.

Whenever it shall be finally decided that the liquors and vessels seized as provided in this article are forfeited and ordered condemned, the judge or court entering final judgment of forfeiture shall issue to the officer having said liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles in custody a written order directing him forthwith to deliver said liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board as provided in Section 28-4-273, except in the case of nonfederal tax-paid liquors or beverages, which shall be publicly destroyed, and the officer shall immediately thereafter make return of said order to the court whence issued with his actions in the premises endorsed thereon.

When it is finally decided that the liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles so seized are not liable to forfeiture, the judge or the court entering the judgment shall issue a written order to the officer having the same in custody to restore the same to the place where seized, as nearly as possible, or to the persons who are entitled to receive them.