Ala. Code § 15-4-5
Current through the 2024 Regular Session.
In an inquest under this chapter, any witness who refuses to answer any question in relation to the cause of death, except on the ground that it may criminate himself, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be committed to jail by the coroner, unless he gives bail in the sum of $500.00 to appear at the circuit court and answer such offense, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00, and may be imprisoned not exceeding three months.
Ala. Code § 15-4-5 (1975)