Section 15-9-40 – Arrest Prior to Requisition.
Section 15-9-40 Arrest prior to requisition. Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any district or circuit court judge of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, with having fled from justice; […]
Section 15-9-41 – Arrest Without Warrant – When Authorized; Persons Authorized to Make Arrest; Appearance of Accused Before Judge.
Section 15-9-41 Arrest without warrant – When authorized; persons authorized to make arrest; appearance of accused before judge. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by an officer or a private citizen without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged with a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment […]
Section 15-9-42 – Arrest Without Warrant – Commitment to Jail or Admission to Bail.
Section 15-9-42 Arrest without warrant – Commitment to jail or admission to bail. If, from the examination before the district or circuit court judge, it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, that he probably committed the crime and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, that […]
Section 15-9-43 – Arrest Without Warrant – When Accused to Be Admitted to Bail; Conditions of Bail.
Section 15-9-43 Arrest without warrant – When accused to be admitted to bail; conditions of bail. Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, the district or circuit court judge must […]
Section 15-9-44 – Arrest Without Warrant – Failure to Arrest Accused on Governor’s Warrant Within Time Specified.
Section 15-9-44 Arrest without warrant – Failure to arrest accused on Governor’s warrant within time specified. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond or undertaking, the district or circuit court judge may discharge him, may recommit him to a further […]
Section 15-9-20 – Definitions.
Section 15-9-20 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) GOVERNOR. Any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this state. (2) EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. The Governor and any person performing the functions of Governor in a […]
Section 15-9-45 – Arrest Without Warrant – Forfeiture of Bail.
Section 15-9-45 Arrest without warrant – Forfeiture of bail. If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the condition of his bond, the court, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited, and recovery may be had thereon in the name of the state as in the […]
Section 15-9-30 – Duty of Governor to Have Arrested and Deliver Foreign Fugitive.
Section 15-9-30 Duty of Governor to have arrested and deliver foreign fugitive. Subject to the qualifications of this division, the controlling provisions of the Constitution of the United States and Acts of Congress in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive […]
Section 15-9-46 – When Prosecution Already Instituted in Alabama.
Section 15-9-46 When prosecution already instituted in Alabama. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the Governor, at his discretion, either may surrender him on the demand of the executive authority of another state, or may hold him until he has been […]
Section 15-9-31 – Form of Demand.
Section 15-9-31 Form of demand. No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless in writing and accompanied by a copy of an indictment found, or by an information supported by affidavit, in the state having jurisdiction of the crime or by a […]