Alabama § 15-8-72 - Recording and Safekeeping; When Record Book Required to Be Produced; Use of Photograph or Photostat Machines.
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§ 15-8-72. Recording and Safekeeping; When Record Book Required to Be Produced; Use of Photograph or Photostat Machines.
(a) The clerk of the court in which indictments are returned shall, forthwith and without allowing them to be taken out of his custody or control, record the same, with the endorsement thereon, in a well-bound book which shall be properly indexed and kept secret, as indictments are required to be kept secret, before the arrest of the defendant; and, if the office of the clerk is furnished with an iron safe or vault, it shall be kept therein.
(b) The court may require the production of such book on the trial of the defendant for comparison of the indictment against the defendant with the record thereof only in cases where the trial is had on a certified copy of the indictment as provided by law.
(c) Indictments may be recorded by means of a photograph or photostat machine.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 15-8-72 cover?
Section 15-8-72 ("Recording and Safekeeping; When Record Book Required to Be Produced; Use of Photograph or Photostat Machines.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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