Alabama Statutes
§ 15-10-4 — Arrest Without Warrant - Duty of Arresting Officer; Authority of Officer to Break and Enter Dwelling House
Alabama § 15-10-4
This text of Alabama § 15-10-4 (Arrest Without Warrant - Duty of Arresting Officer; Authority of Officer to Break and Enter Dwelling House) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ala. Code § 15-10-4 (2026).
Text
When arresting a person without a warrant, the officer must inform of his authority and the cause of arrest, except when the person is arrested in the actual commission of a public offense or on pursuit. In making a warrantless arrest, an officer has authority to break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house if, after notice of his office and purpose, he is refused admittance.
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Legislative History
(Code 1852, §446; Code 1867, §3995; Code 1876, §4665; Code 1886, §4263; Code 1896, §5212; Code 1907, §6270; Code 1923, §3264; Code 1940, T. 15, §155.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 15-10-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/15-10-4.