Alabama § 14-3-15 Officers and Guards - Pursuit and Arrest of Escaped Convicts

Alabama Statutes

§ 14-3-15 — Officers and Guards - Pursuit and Arrest of Escaped Convicts

Alabama·Title 14 Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities·Ch. 3 Prison System·Art. 1 General Provisions

Every officer and guard, regularly sworn, shall have power to pursue and arrest any escaped convict in any county of this state without a warrant. He may use such force or means as may be required under the circumstances to prevent the convict’s escape by flight or to overcome his resistance. He shall have the same authority as a sheriff to summon persons to assist in making such arrest or to protect such convict from any violence after arrest.

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Every officer and guard, regularly sworn, shall have power to pursue and arrest any escaped convict in any county of this state without a warrant. He may use such force or means as may be required under the circumstances to prevent the convict’s escape by flight or to overcome his resistance. He shall have the same authority as a sheriff to summon persons to assist in making such arrest or to protect such convict from any violence after arrest.

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