Alabama Statutes
§ 15-9-37 — Authority of Arresting Officer to Command Assistance; Refusal to Assist Arresting Officer
Alabama § 15-9-37
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 15Criminal Procedure
Ch. 9Fugitives from Justice, Extradition and Detainers
Art. 2Extradition
Div. 2From Alabama
This text of Alabama § 15-9-37 (Authority of Arresting Officer to Command Assistance; Refusal to Assist Arresting Officer) 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 § 15-9-37 (2026).
Text
Every officer or other person empowered to make an arrest pursuant to a warrant issued under this division shall have the same authority in arresting an accused to command assistance therein as sheriffs and other officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §56.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 15-9-37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/15-9-37.