Alabama Statutes

§ 15-21-27 — Penalty - Unlawful Detention or Arrest After Discharge Order; Civil Action for Damages

Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 21 Habeas Corpus
Any officer or other person who has the custody of a party produced on habeas corpus and who detains him after an order of the court or judge for his discharge or enlargement or afterwards arrests him without a legal and proper cause, warrant or other process shall be fined, on conviction thereof, not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, and is also responsible in a civil action for any damages the party may have sustained.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §738; Code 1867, §4289; Code 1876, §4965; Code 1886, §4788; Code 1896, §4841; Code 1907, §7036; Code 1923, §4335; Code 1940, T. 15, §31.)

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