§ 13A-10-52 — Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement Officer

Alabama § 13A-10-52

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 13A: Criminal Code
• Ch. 10: Offenses Against Public Administration
• Art. 2A: Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer

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(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally flee by any means from anyone the person knows to be a law enforcement officer if the person knows the officer is attempting to arrest the person.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person while operating a motor vehicle on a street, road, alley, or highway in this state, to intentionally flee or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer after having received a signal from the officer to bring the vehicle to a stop.
(c)
(1)
A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class A misdemeanor
.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class C felony if any of the following occur:
a. The
flight or attempt to elude causes
the offender to strike or collide with another vehicle or pedestrian.
b. The flight or attempt to elude causes
physical injury to
any other person.
c. The flight or attempt to elude results in the offender crossing the lines of this state into a neighboring state.
(3) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class B felony if either of the following occur:
a. The flight or attempt to elude causes serious physical injury or death to any other person.
b. During the flight or attempt to elude the person exceeds 20 miles per hour over the legal maximum speed limit.
(d) Upon conviction of subsection (a) or (b), the
court shall order the suspension of the
driver
license of the defendant for a period of not less than six months nor more than two years.
(e) It is not a violation of this section for an individual to continue traveling at or below the speed limit, with or without the vehicle’s flashers turned on, with the intent of stopping the vehicle at the nearest safe place.

Legislative History

(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §3; Act 2023-489, §1.)