§22-1261. Seized property - Report and disposition.
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In all cases where wines, whiskey, beer or other intoxicating liquors mentioned in the Constitution or laws of this state or any personal property used for the purpose of violating any of the prohibitory liquor laws or gambling laws of this state, shall be
seized by any officer or person with or without a search warrant, such officer or person is hereby required within five
(5)days to make a written report under oath and file the same with the court clerk of the proper or respective county where the same shall be so seized, which report shall in detail state the name of the officer or person making the seizure, the place where seized and an inventory of the property, articles or intoxicating liquors so taken into possession until the same shall be destroyed pursuant to the orders of the court. Provided, that all liquors so seized shall be preserved for use as evidence in the trial of any action growing out of such seizure and all officers seizing any such liquors are hereby required to mark the bottles or containers for identification by writing thereon the date of the seizure and the name of the person from whom seized. Added by Laws 1919, c. 19, p. 35, § 1, emerg. eff. March 15, 1919. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 66, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2023, c. 37, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.