Alabama § 15-10-11 Authority of Officer to Pursue and Arrest Defendant in Another County on Warrant from Municipal Court

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-10-11 — Authority of Officer to Pursue and Arrest Defendant in Another County on Warrant from Municipal Court

Alabama § 15-10-11

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 10Arrests

Art. 1Arrest Before Indictment

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-10-11 (2026).

Text

Any lawful officer, having a warrant of arrest issued by a municipal court to execute, may pursue the defendant into another county and, on obtaining a signed endorsement on the warrant by an officer of that county authorized to issue such a warrant, to the following effect: “A.

B.is authorized to execute this warrant in ________ County,” may summon persons to assist him in making the arrest, and exercise the same authority as in his own county.

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Any lawful officer, having a warrant of arrest issued by a municipal court to execute, may pursue the defendant into another county and, on obtaining a signed endorsement on the warrant by an officer of that county authorized to issue such a warrant, to the following effect: “A. B. is authorized to execute this warrant in ________ County,” may summon persons to assist him in making the arrest, and exercise the same authority as in his own county.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §437; Code 1867, §3986; Code 1876, §4656; Code 1886, §4271; Code 1896, §5220; Code 1907, §6279; Code 1923, §3273; Code 1940, T. 15, §164.)