Code of Alabama - Title 36: Public Officers and Employees - Section 36-22-7 - Sheriff, etc., justified in executing process regular on face and issued by competent authority
Section 36-22-7 - Sheriff, etc., justified in executing process regular on face and issued by competent authority.
Whenever it appears that the process is regular on its face and is issued by competent authority, a sheriff or other ministerial officer is justified in the execution of the same, whatever may be the defect in the proceeding on which it was issued.