Alabama Code — 15
Browse 817 sections in division 15 of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 15-1-1. Effect of Rules of Supreme Court of Alabama.
- § 15-1-2. Limits on Interviews of Victims of Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Under 12 Years of Age; Confidentiality of Court Records of Victims Under 18 Years of Age.
- § 15-1-3. Foreign Language Interpreters.
- § 15-2-1. All Persons Liable for Offenses Committed in Alabama; Exception.
- § 15-2-2. Venue - County Where Offense Committed.
- § 15-2-3. Venue - Offense Commenced in State and Consummated Elsewhere.
- § 15-2-4. Venue - Offense Commenced Outside State and Consummated Within State.
- § 15-2-5. Venue - Stolen Property Brought into State.
- § 15-2-6. Venue - Offense Committed in More Than One County.
- § 15-2-7. Venue - Offense Committed on or Near County Boundary.
- § 15-2-8. Venue - Forcible Marriage, Prostitution, Detaining Child, Kidnapping, Etc.
- § 15-2-9. Venue - Carrying Stolen Property into Another County.
- § 15-2-20. Application; Appeal from Denial; When Defendant’s Personal Presence Unnecessary.
- § 15-2-21. Change on Motion of Trial Judge.
- § 15-2-22. Witnesses.
- § 15-2-23. Examination of Prosecution Witnesses on Interrogatories Upon Change of Venue in Misdemeanor Cases.
- § 15-2-24. Removal to Nearest County; Only One Removal Allowed.
- § 15-2-25. Duty of Clerk of Court to Forward Case Materials.
- § 15-2-26. Trial on Certified Copy of Indictment; Correction of Transcript Mistakes and Certification of Omitted Portion of Record.
- § 15-2-27. Issuance of Subpoenas for Trial Witnesses.
- § 15-3-1. Felonies Generally.
- § 15-3-2. Misdemeanors.
- § 15-3-3. Conversion of Public Revenues.
- § 15-3-4. Unlawful Taking or Using Temporarily of Property.
- § 15-3-5. Offenses Having No Limitation.
- § 15-3-6. When Time Elapsing Between Preferring of First Charge and Subsequent Indictment Deducted from Time Limitation.
- § 15-3-7. When Prosecution Deemed Commenced.
- § 15-3-8. Crimes Punishable Under Different Provisions.
- § 15-4-1. Duty of Coroner to Take Sworn Statement on Death; Direction to Summon Jury; Service, Compensation, and Oath of Jurors.
- § 15-4-2. Examination of Body and Report by Coroner; Postmortem, Autopsy or Internal Examination of Body and Report by Physician or Surgeon.
- § 15-4-3. Subpoenas for Witnesses; Witnesses to Be Summoned and Examined.
- § 15-4-4. Service of Subpoenas; Proceedings Against Defaulting Witnesses; Endorsement as Presumptive Evidence of Default.
- § 15-4-5. Refusal of Witness to Answer Questions.
- § 15-4-6. Right of Coroner to Administer Oaths.
- § 15-4-7. Rendition of Verdict by Jury and Certification by Inquisition; Contents of Inquisition.
- § 15-4-8. Return of Inquisition and Preliminary Investigation to Circuit Court; Undertaking of Witnesses to Appear in Court.
- § 15-4-9. Issuance and Execution of Arrest Warrant for Accused; Appearance of Accused Before Judge.
- § 15-4-10. Money and Property of Deceased to Be Delivered to County Treasurer; Exception; Disposition of Property and Proceeds Therefrom.
- § 15-4-11. Fees of Physician or Surgeon for Postmortem, Autopsy and Internal Examinations; Recovery of Costs by County Against Estate.
- § 15-5-1. “Search Warrant” Defined.
- § 15-5-2. Grounds for Issuance.
- § 15-5-3. Probable Cause and Affidavit Required.
- § 15-5-4. Examination of Complainant and Witnesses; Contents of Depositions.
- § 15-5-5. Issuance of Warrant.
- § 15-5-6. Form.
- § 15-5-7. By Whom Executed.
- § 15-5-8. When Executed; Time of Execution to Be Stated.
- § 15-5-9. Authority of Serving Officer to Break into House.
- § 15-5-10. Taking of Property.
- § 15-5-11. Receipt for Property Taken.
- § 15-5-12. Warrant to Be Executed and Returned Within 10 Days.
- § 15-5-13. Contents of Return; Copies to Be Furnished.
- § 15-5-14. Disposition of Taken Property by Court If Property Stolen or Embezzled.
- § 15-5-15. Hearing on Controverted Grounds; Authentication of Testimony as to Such Facts.
- § 15-5-16. Restoration of Taken Property to Defendant; Property to Be Forwarded to Court If Not Restored.
- § 15-5-17. Searching of Person Charged with Felony for Weapon or Evidence in Judge’s or Magistrate’s Presence.
- § 15-5-18. Payment of Fees and Costs.
- § 15-5-19. Penalty for Procuring Maliciously and Without Probable Cause.
- § 15-5-30. Authority of Peace Officer to Stop and Question.
- § 15-5-31. Search for Dangerous Weapon; Procedure If Weapon or Other Thing Found.
- § 15-5-40. Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access; Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices.
- § 15-5-50. Warrant for Tracking Device Installation; Requirements; Procedures.
- § 15-5-55. Wireless Communications Service Provider to Provide Location Information in Certain Emergency Situations.
- § 15-5-60. Short Title.
- § 15-5-61. Seizure and Forfeiture of Proceeds, Property, Etc., Acquired through the Commission of Certain Criminal Offenses.
- § 15-5-62. Definitions.
- § 15-5-63. Proof; Forfeiture Procedures.
- § 15-5-64. Determination of Abandonment.
- § 15-5-65. Disposition of Proceeds.
- § 15-6-1. Sheriff Principal Conservator of the Peace.
- § 15-6-2. Judges Authorized to Require Persons to Give Security to Keep Peace.
- § 15-6-4. Refusal, Etc., of Municipal Official to Comply with Order of Governor.
- § 15-6-3. Offense Committed or Threatened in Presence of Judge.
- § 15-6-20. Examination of Complainant and Witnesses; Form of Affidavit.
- § 15-6-21. Arrest Warrant.
- § 15-6-22. Hearing; Discharge of Defendant; Continuation of Hearing.
- § 15-6-23. When Costs to Be Paid by Complainant.
- § 15-6-24. Requiring Security to Keep the Peace by Defendant; When Court Appearance Required; Form of Undertaking.
- § 15-6-25. Discharge of Defendant; Commitment to Jail; Contents of Commitment Warrant.
- § 15-6-26. Prosecution Costs; Execution for Collection.
- § 15-6-40. Appeal to Circuit Court; Form of Undertaking on Appeal.
- § 15-6-41. Return on Appeal; Contempt for Failure.
- § 15-6-42. Examination Anew on Appeal; Disposition of Case; Costs.
- § 15-6-43. Effect of Failing to Sustain Appeal.
- § 15-6-60. Upon Conviction.
- § 15-6-61. Forfeiture; Remittance of Amount Specified.
- § 15-7-1. “Complaint” Defined.
- § 15-7-2. Examination of Complainant and Witnesses; Taking of Depositions.
- § 15-7-3. Warrant of Arrest - When Issued.
- § 15-7-4. Warrant of Arrest - Defined; Contents; Form.
- § 15-7-20. Discharge of Defendant - by Arresting Officer.
- § 15-7-21. Discharge of Defendant - by Judge or Magistrate; Certification and Delivery of Warrant with Undertaking.
- § 15-7-22. Presumption Offense of Aggravated Nature.
- § 15-8-1. “Indictment” Defined.
- § 15-8-2. Indictable Offenses.
- § 15-8-3. Required Contents.
- § 15-8-4. Formal Defects Not Fatal.
- § 15-8-5. Construction of Words Used.
- § 15-8-20. Offenses Charged or Described as at Common Law.
- § 15-8-21. Statutory Language Unnecessary.
- § 15-8-22. General Terms Used for Special Statutory Terms.
- § 15-8-23. Manner of Stating Act Constituting Offense.
- § 15-8-24. When Alleged Act Done in Public Place Suffices.
- § 15-8-25. How Facts Constituting Offense to Be Stated.
- § 15-8-26. Charging of Unknown Facts.
- § 15-8-27. Allegation of Unknown Means.
- § 15-8-28. Name of Defendant When Unknown.
- § 15-8-29. General Allegation of Intent to Injure or Defraud.
- § 15-8-30. Statement of Time.
- § 15-8-31. Allegation of Venue Unnecessary; Proof of Same at Trial.
- § 15-8-32. Statement of Legal Presumptions and Matters Judicially Known Unnecessary.
- § 15-8-33. How Ownership of Property Alleged.
- § 15-8-34. Description of Animal in Indictment for Offense Concerning Same.
- § 15-8-35. Indictment for Forgery of Instrument Destroyed or Withheld.
- § 15-8-36. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury; Indictment.
- § 15-8-50. Allegation of Different Means or Intents.
- § 15-8-51. Charging Different Results from Same Act.
- § 15-8-52. Joinder of Offenses in Same Count.
- § 15-8-70. Presentation to Court and Endorsement; Limitations on Entry in Minutes and Inspection.
- § 15-8-71. Withdrawal and Filing of Indictment with Leave to Reinstate Same.
- § 15-8-72. Recording and Safekeeping; When Record Book Required to Be Produced; Use of Photograph or Photostat Machines.
- § 15-8-90. When Allowed.
- § 15-8-91. Prosecution Dismissed Where Amendment Not Consented to by Defendant; New Indictment; Form of Entry of Record.
- § 15-8-110. Preferring of New Indictment; Form of Entry of Record.
- § 15-8-111. Utilization of Record Copy.
- § 15-8-130. Permission of Court Required to Quash, Dismiss, Etc., Indictment.
- § 15-8-131. Preferring of New Indictment Where Judgment Arrested or Original Indictment Quashed; Entry of Record.
- § 15-8-150. Contents; Sufficiency; Use of Analogous Forms.
- § 15-9-1. Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction - Crimes Punishable by Death or Life Imprisonment.
- § 15-9-2. Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction - High Crime or Misdemeanor Committed in Municipality.
- § 15-9-3. Governor May Offer Reward for Apprehension or Rearrest of Perpetrator of Felony or Escaped, Etc., Felon.
- § 15-9-4. Deciding of Claims to Rewards by Courts.
- § 15-9-20. Definitions.
- § 15-9-30. Duty of Governor to Have Arrested and Deliver Foreign Fugitive.
- § 15-9-31. Form of Demand.
- § 15-9-32. Investigation of Demand.
- § 15-9-33. What Supporting Documents to Show.
- § 15-9-34. Surrender of Person Committing Act in Alabama Resulting in Crime in Another State.
- § 15-9-35. Arrest Warrant - Issuance; Contents.
- § 15-9-36. Arrest Warrant - Authorization to Arresting Officer.
- § 15-9-37. Authority of Arresting Officer to Command Assistance; Refusal to Assist Arresting Officer.
- § 15-9-38. Right of Arrestee to Be Informed; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus; Penalty for Violation of Section.
- § 15-9-39. Confinement of Prisoner.
- § 15-9-40. Arrest Prior to Requisition.
- § 15-9-42. Arrest Without Warrant - Commitment to Jail or Admission to Bail.
- § 15-9-43. Arrest Without Warrant - When Accused to Be Admitted to Bail; Conditions of Bail.
- § 15-9-44. Arrest Without Warrant - Failure to Arrest Accused on Governor’s Warrant Within Time Specified.
- § 15-9-45. Arrest Without Warrant - Forfeiture of Bail.
- § 15-9-46. When Prosecution Already Instituted in Alabama.
- § 15-9-47. Inquiry into Guilt or Innocence of Accused.
- § 15-9-48. Constraint on Use for Collection of Debt, Demand or Claim.
- § 15-9-49. Recall of Warrant or Issuance of Alias.
- § 15-9-60. Warrant for Fugitives from Alabama.
- § 15-9-61. Application by District Attorney to Governor for Requisition; Filing and Forwarding of Papers and Requisition.
- § 15-9-62. Payment of Expenses Incurred in Transporting an Accused Individual.
- § 15-9-63. Exemption from Process in Civil Actions.
- § 15-9-64. Trial for Crimes Other Than Those Specified in Requisition.
- § 15-9-65. Fees and Expenses of Sheriff When Accused Returns Without Requisition.
- § 15-9-80. Short Title.
- § 15-9-81. Adoption and Text of Agreement on Detainers.
- § 15-9-82. Right of Prisoner to Final Disposition of Untried Indictments, Etc., Pending Against Him; Duty of Official Having Custody of Prisoners to Inform Prisoners of Untried Indictments, Etc.; Failure to Notify Prisoners of Filing of Detainers.
- § 15-9-83. Action by Official Having Custody of Prisoner Upon Receipt of Request for Final Determination.
- § 15-9-84. Time Within Which Indictment, Etc., to Be Brought to Trial; Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, Etc., to Trial Within Specified Time.
- § 15-9-85. Escape by Prisoner After Request Filed.
- § 15-9-86. Article Inapplicable to Mentally Ill Persons.
- § 15-9-87. Notice to Prisoners of Provisions of Article.
- § 15-9-88. Construction of Article.
- § 15-9-100. Transfer of Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Alabama to Country of Citizenship.
- § 15-10-1. Officers Authorized to Make Arrests.
- § 15-10-2. When Officer May Execute Warrant; Authority of Officer to Break and Enter Dwelling House.
- § 15-10-3. Arrest Without Warrant - Generally; Written Report; Protection Orders.
- § 15-10-4. Arrest Without Warrant - Duty of Arresting Officer; Authority of Officer to Break and Enter Dwelling House.
- § 15-10-6. Offense Committed in Presence of Judge or Magistrate.
- § 15-10-7. Arrests by Private Persons.
- § 15-10-8. When Notice of Arrest for Capital Felony to Be Given to Governor or Chief Justice.
- § 15-10-9. Rearrest After Escape or Rescue.
- § 15-10-10. Where Warrant to Be Executed; Endorsement When Executed in Different County.
- § 15-10-11. Authority of Officer to Pursue and Arrest Defendant in Another County on Warrant from Municipal Court.
- § 15-10-12. When Defendant to Be Taken Before Judge or Magistrate Issuing Warrant.
- § 15-10-13. When Arrest Warrant Endorsed by Judge or Magistrate; Liability of Judge or Magistrate on Endorsement.
- § 15-10-14. Detention and Arrest of Person Suspected of Larceny of Goods Held for Sale.
- § 15-10-30. Arrest Without Process When Defendant Present.
- § 15-10-40. Issuance by Clerk, District Attorney or Judge.
- § 15-10-41. Form of Writ - Felony.
- § 15-10-42. Form of Writ - Misdemeanor.
- § 15-10-43. Alias and Pluries Writs.
- § 15-10-44. Execution of Writ by Sheriff or Deputy.
- § 15-10-45. Execution of Writs, Attachments and Other Process in Adjoining County.
- § 15-10-46. Copy of Arrest Writ to Be Delivered to Jailer.
- § 15-10-47. Return of Writs by Sheriff; Duty of Clerks to Accept Returns by Mail; Failure of Sheriffs to Comply with Section.
- § 15-10-60. Definition; Procedure.
- § 15-10-70. Duty of Arresting Officer and Sheriff of Other County.
- § 15-10-71. Application for Removal Order; Granting of Order.
- § 15-10-72. Endorsement on Removal Order.
- § 15-10-73. Application for Guard in Removal of Prisoner; Endorsement by Court If Application Granted; Guards for Prisoners Charged with Misdemeanors.
- § 15-10-74. Arrest Powers of Peace Officer in Fresh Pursuit.
- § 15-10-90. Sheriffs to Fingerprint Persons Taken into Custody; Disposition of Copies of Fingerprints.
- § 15-10-91. Central State Assembling Agency for Receipt of Fingerprint Records Designated; Duties Thereof.
- § 15-10-92. Furnishing of Fingerprinting Equipment Generally.
- § 15-10-93. Furnishing of Fingerprint Cards and Envelopes.
- § 15-10-110. Definitions.
- § 15-10-111. Use of Facial Recognition Technology Match Results to Establish Probable Cause or to Make an Arrest.
- § 15-11-1. Right of Person Arrested for Felony to Hearing; Failure of Defendant to Appear at Hearing.
- § 15-11-2. Jurisdiction of District Court; Prosecution Not Barred by Finding of No Probable Cause.
- § 15-11-3. Adjournment; Commitment of Defendant to Jail or Bail.
- § 15-11-4. Default of Defendant Admitted to Bail Certified to Circuit Court; District Court’s Certificate as Presumptive Evidence of Default.
- § 15-11-5. Issuance of Alias Arrest Warrant Upon Default.
- § 15-11-6. Examination of Complainant and Witnesses.
- § 15-11-7. Appearance by Counsel for Defendant; Separation of Witnesses; Control of Hearing.
- § 15-11-8. Duty of Court to Examine All Witnesses.
- § 15-11-9. When Defendant to Be Discharged.
- § 15-11-10. When Defendant Committed to Bail or Jail; Form of Commitment.
- § 15-11-11. Amount of Bail to Be Endorsed on Commitment; Discharge of Defendant.
- § 15-11-12. Requiring Witnesses to Enter Undertaking; Form of Undertaking.
- § 15-11-13. Requiring Sureties of Married Women and Minors When Witnesses for Prosecution.
- § 15-11-14. Failure or Refusal of Witness to Enter Undertaking; Discharge of Witness Upon Entering into Undertaking.
- § 15-11-15. Court to Report When Person Held on Indictment; Report When No Committals.
- § 15-12-1. Definitions.
- § 15-12-2. Determination as to Indigent Defense Systems to Be Used in Circuit, District and Municipal Courts.
- § 15-12-3. Presiding Circuit Judges to Administer Indigent Defense Systems Within Circuits; Adoption of Rules for Effectuation of Systems by Circuit Courts.
- § 15-12-4. Voluntary Indigent Defense Advisory Boards.
- § 15-12-5. Determination of Indigency and Provision of Defense Services.
- § 15-12-6. Compensation of Appointed Counsel.
- § 15-12-20. Matters to Be Ascertained by Trial Judges as to Representation of Defendants Prior to Arraignment.
- § 15-12-21. Appointment and Compensation of Counsel - Trial Court.
- § 15-12-22. Appointment and Compensation of Counsel - Appeals.
- § 15-12-23. Appointment and Compensation of Counsel - Post-Conviction Proceedings.
- § 15-12-24. Calculation of Rates.
- § 15-12-24.1. Withdrawals from Fair Trial Tax Fund to Pay Expenses.
- § 15-12-25. Reimbursement of Fees of Court Appointed Counsel by Defendant; Default.
- § 15-12-26. Contract Counsel System - Selection and Appointment of Counsel..
- § 15-12-27. Contract Counsel System - Procedures Mandatory.
- § 15-12-28. Contract Counsel System - Records, Reports, and Attorney-Client Communications.
- § 15-12-29. Contract Counsel System - Construction of Sections.
- § 15-12-40. Establishment of Public Defender Office; Selection and Appointment of Attorneys.
- § 15-12-41. Term of Office; Removal; Requirement of Service.
- § 15-12-42. Powers and Duties.
- § 15-12-43. Compensation and Expenses.
- § 15-12-44. Recordkeeping; Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Communications.
- § 15-12-45. Approval of Expenditures, Salaries, Etc.; Employment of Assistants, Investigators, Etc.
- § 15-12-46. Applicability of Article to Establishment of Appointed Counsel or Contract Counsel Systems, Etc.
- § 15-13-1. Definitions.
- § 15-13-2. Allowance as Matter of Right Prior to Conviction.
- § 15-13-3. Persons Charged with Capital Murder; Pretrial Detention Hearing; Denial of Bail in Particular Cases.
- § 15-13-3.1. Pretrial Supervision of Certain Offenders by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a Condition of Bond.
- § 15-13-4. Prisoners Entitled to Opportunity to Give Bail; Release of Prisoner on Own Recognizance.
- § 15-13-5. Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff or Deputy After Indictment for Misdemeanor.
- § 15-13-6. Fixing of Bail for Felony; Discharge of Defendant by Sheriff Upon Posting of Bail.
- § 15-13-7. Amount to Be Endorsed on Writ of Arrest.
- § 15-13-8. Limitation on Number of Applications; Appeals to Court of Criminal Appeals; Procedure Upon Order of Court of Criminal Appeals Admitting Defendant to Bail.
- § 15-13-20. Entry in Minutes When Taken in Open Court; Form of Entry.
- § 15-13-21. Form and Requisites of Bail Not Taken in Open Court.
- § 15-13-22. Qualifications for Bail; Bond Required for Bondsmen; Qualification When Sufficiency of Bail Doubtful.
- § 15-13-23. Lunatics and Infants.
- § 15-13-24. Judicial and Ministerial Officers Prohibited from Becoming Surety for Bail or Signing Bonds, Etc.
- § 15-13-25. Return of Undertakings to Clerk of Court.
- § 15-13-26. When New Undertaking May Be Required.
- § 15-13-40. When Deposit Authorized in Lieu of Bail.
- § 15-13-41. Deposit Permitted After Bail Given and Prior to Forfeiture; Exoneration of Bail.
- § 15-13-42. Application in Satisfaction of Fine; Refund of Surplus.
- § 15-13-43. Deposit of Federal or State Bonds in Lieu of Cash; Sale of Bonds.
- § 15-13-60. Extent Undertaking Binds Parties Thereto.
- § 15-13-61. When Bail Not Deemed Discharged.
- § 15-13-62. Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal.
- § 15-13-63. Arrest of Defendant by Bail After Conditional Judgment.
- § 15-13-64. Surrender of Defendant to Sheriff Required to Exonerate Bail; When New Bail Allowed.
- § 15-13-65. Return of Cash Deposit Upon Surrender by Defendant.
- § 15-13-80. Failure of Defendant to Appear; Forfeiture of Money Deposited in Lieu of Bail.
- § 15-13-81. Conditional Judgment - Entry; Notice to Defendant; Execution and Return of Notice; Alias Notices.
- § 15-13-82. Conditional Judgment - When Set Aside or Made Absolute; When Excuses for Default Heard.
- § 15-13-100. Short Title.
- § 15-13-101. Definitions.
- § 15-13-102. Definitions and Purpose of Bail.
- § 15-13-103. Order and Amount of Bail.
- § 15-13-104. Order of Bail to Be Affixed to Warrants.
- § 15-13-105. Order of Bail in Warrantless Arrest Cases.
- § 15-13-106. Illegal Commitment.
- § 15-13-107. Who May or Shall Accept, Take, and Approve Bail and Under What Circumstances.
- § 15-13-108. Bail as a Matter of Right.
- § 15-13-109. Bail in Probation Violation Cases.
- § 15-13-110. Professional Bondsmen - Right to Interview.
- § 15-13-111. Kinds of Bail.
- § 15-13-112. Bond Forms.
- § 15-13-113. Effect of Undertaking: to What Extent Binds Parties Thereto.
- § 15-13-114. Obligation of Sureties Continues During Trial.
- § 15-13-115. Obligation of Sureties in Probation Cases.
- § 15-13-116. Surrender of Principal in Open Court.
- § 15-13-117. Authorized Arrest of Defendant by Surety and Exoneration of Bail Prior to Conditional Forfeiture.
- § 15-13-118. Arrest of Defendant by Surety After Conditional Forfeiture.
- § 15-13-119. Surrender of Defendant to His or Her Original Custodians Necessary to Exonerate Bail; When New Bail Is Allowed.
- § 15-13-120. Substitution of Bail.
- § 15-13-121. Bail Not Discharged by Irregularities or by Want of Qualifications.
- § 15-13-122. Bondsman’s Process - Detainer.
- § 15-13-123. Surety Discharged - Failing to Accept Detainer.
- § 15-13-124. Bondsman’s Process.
- § 15-13-125. When the Clerk Shall Issue a Bondsman’s Process.
- § 15-13-126. Return of Bondsman’s Process.
- § 15-13-127. Bondsman’s Processes Have Certified Copy of Undertaking Attached.
- § 15-13-128. Form for Bondsman’s Process.
- § 15-13-129. Arrest of Principal by Out-of-State Surety.