Ala. Code § 15-9-37

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through July 1, 2024.

Section 15-9-37 - Authority of arresting officer to command assistance; refusal to assist arresting officer

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.

Ala. Code § 15-9-37 (1975)

Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §56.