Alabama § 20-2B-7 - Sealing of Applications and Orders.
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§ 20-2B-7. Sealing of Applications and Orders.
(a) The judge of competent jurisdiction shall seal each application made, and order granted, under this chapter. Custody of the applications and orders shall be wherever the judge orders. An application or order may be disclosed only upon a showing of good cause before a judge of competent jurisdiction. An application or order may not be destroyed until at least 10 years after the date it was sealed. An application or order may be destroyed only by order of the judge who authorized the interception, or his or her successor.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punished as contempt of court.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-2B-7 ("Sealing of Applications and Orders.") 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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