§ 57-9-101. Destruction of Liquor and Paraphernalia
It is the duty of all sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the different counties of the state and the police officers of each incorporated city and town to search for, seize and capture all illicit distilleries, stills and worms, distilling and fermenting equipment and apparatus and other paraphernalia connected therewith, or used or to be […]
§ 57-9-102. Arrest of Persons Implicated in Manufacture
It shall be the duty of such officer to make arrests of any and all persons implicated, aiding or abetting in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and take them before the proper officials and have them tried upon such charge.
§ 57-9-103. Officers to Take Into Possession Intoxicating Liquors Held or Transported Illegally
All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and police officers of the state are hereby empowered and required to take into possession any intoxicating liquors, including wine, ale, and beer, which have been received by, or are in possession of, or are being transported by, any person in violation of any law of this state; provided, however, that […]
§ 57-9-104. Officers to File Written Statement About Intoxicants Taken
Every such officer so taking into possession any such intoxicating liquors shall, within five (5) days after so doing, file with the circuit or criminal court clerk of the county wherein the same was taken into possession, a written statement showing the kind and quantity of intoxicating liquors so taken, and the name or names […]
§ 57-9-105. Court Having Jurisdiction
In any county having more than one (1) circuit court, or both a circuit court and a criminal court, the court in such county having the jurisdiction of the indictment and trial of offenses against the liquor laws of this state shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all matters relating to the seizure and destruction of […]
§ 57-9-106. Delivery of Seized Liquor to Sheriff
Every officer, other than the sheriff, taking into possession intoxicating liquors as provided for in §57-9-103, shall within five (5) days after so doing, deliver the intoxicating liquors to the sheriff of the county wherein the same was taken into possession, and the sheriff shall execute to the officer a receipt for same in writing […]
§ 57-9-107. Sheriff to Keep Intoxicants Until Otherwise Ordered by Court
The sheriff shall safely keep in possession all intoxicating liquors, either taken by the sheriff as provided in §57-9-103 or delivered to the sheriff as provided in §57-9-106 until ordered to dispose of same by the court as hereinafter provided.