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13A-3-27
Section 13A-3-27 Use of force in making an arrest or preventing an escape. (a) A peace officer
is justified in using that degree of physical force which he reasonably believes to be necessary,
upon a person in order: (1) To make an arrest for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of
a criminal ordinance, or to prevent the escape from custody of a person arrested for a misdemeanor,
violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, unless the peace officer knows that the arrest
is unauthorized; or (2) To defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes
to be the use or imminent use of physical force while making or attempting to make an arrest
for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, or while preventing or
attempting to prevent an escape from custody of a person who has been legally arrested for
a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance. (b) A peace officer is justified
in using deadly physical force upon another person when...
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32-5-310
Section 32-5-310 Enforcement of chapter; arrest procedure; bail bond. Any peace officer, including
state troopers, sheriffs and their deputies, constables and their deputies, police officers
and marshals of cities or incorporated towns, county police or patrols, state or county license
inspectors and their deputies, and special officers appointed by any agency of the State of
Alabama for the enforcement of its laws relating to motor vehicles, now existing or hereafter
enacted, shall be authorized, and it is hereby made the duty of each of them to enforce the
provisions of this chapter and to make arrests for any violation or violations thereof, without
warrant if the offense be committed in his or her presence, and with warrant if he or she
does not observe the commission of the offense. If the arrest be made without warrant, the
accused may elect to be immediately taken before the nearest court having jurisdiction, whereupon
it shall be the duty of the officer to so take him or her....
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33-5A-11
Section 33-5A-11 Refusal or failure to remove derelict vessel. (a) It is unlawful for a person
who is the owner of a derelict vessel to refuse or fail to remove the derelict vessel from
the waters of this state within 24 hours after a verbal or written request from a law enforcement
officer. (b)(1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor if the vessel is a Class
4 vessel as described in Section 33-5-17. (2) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor
if the vessel is a Class 3 vessel as described in Section 33-5-17. (3) A violation of this
section is a Class C misdemeanor if the vessel is a Class 1 or Class 2 vessel as described
in Section 33-5-17. (c) In addition to all other penalties, the sentencing official shall
order the owner to pay for all of the costs incurred in the enforcement of this section, including
the seizure, removal, transportation, preservation, storage, and disposal expenses of the
derelict vessel. (d) Any fines collected pursuant to...
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36-21-50
Section 36-21-50 Penalty for violation of provisions of article or standards, rules, etc.,
promulgated thereunder. Any person who shall appoint any applicant who, to the knowledge of
the appointor, fails to meet the qualifications as a law enforcement officer provided in section
36-21-46 or the standards, rules and regulations issued by the commission under this article
and any person who signs the warrant or check for the payment of the salary of any person
who, to the knowledge of the signer, fails to meet the qualifications as a law enforcement
officer provided in section 36-21-46 or any standard, rule or regulation issued pursuant to
this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding $1,000.00. (Acts 1971, No. 1981, p. 3224, §8.)...
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45-12-233
Section 45-12-233 Minimum qualifications; continuing education. (a) On or after June 5, 2019,
a person qualifying for election to the office of Sheriff of Choctaw County or any person
appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition
to any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is a citizen of the United States.
(2) The person has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately prior to
the qualification date. (3) The person has the qualifications of an elector pursuant to state
and federal law and the person has been registered to vote in the county at least one year
immediately prior to qualifying. (4) The person has been awarded a high school diploma or
a GED equivalent. (5) The person is 25 years of age or older prior to qualifying. (6) The
person has three or more years of full-time prior service as a law enforcement officer having
the power of arrest, which service is certified by the Alabama Peace...
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45-27-234
Section 45-27-234 Minimum qualifications for sheriff; continuing education. (a) On or after
May 18, 2020, a person qualifying for election as Sheriff of Escambia County or any person
appointed to serve as a sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in
addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is a citizen of the United
States. (2) The person has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately
prior to the qualification date. (3) The person has the qualifications of an elector pursuant
to state and federal law and the person has been registered to vote in the county at least
one year immediately prior to qualifying. (4) The person has been awarded a high school diploma
or a GED equivalent. (5) The person is 25 years of age or older prior to qualifying. (6) The
person has three or more years of full-time prior service as a law enforcement officer having
the power of arrest, which service is certified by the Alabama Peace...
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45-35-232.60
Section 45-35-232.60 Community corrections officers. Upon successfully completing the minimum
standards of training and other requirements for law enforcement officers of the Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission, a person employed by the Houston County Work Release Commission
as a community corrections officer shall have the same law enforcement powers, including powers
of arrest, as granted to law enforcement officers of this state. The commission may expend
funds for persons employed as community corrections officers to meet the minimum standards
as law enforcement officers and may by rule and regulation provide for the reimbursement of
amounts spent based on the employee's continuing service with the commission for a reasonable
length of time after receiving the training. (Act 97-675, p. 1300, §1.)...
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45-41-230.20
Section 45-41-230.20 Minimum qualifications for sheriff; continuing education. (a) On or after
May 18, 2020, a person qualifying for election as Sheriff of Lee County or any person appointed
to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to
any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is a citizen of the United States.
(2) The person has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately prior to
the qualification date. (3) The person has the qualifications of an elector pursuant to state
and federal law and the person has been registered to vote in the county at least one year
immediately prior to qualifying. (4) The person has been awarded a high school diploma or
a GED equivalent. (5) The person is 25 years of age or older prior to qualifying. (6) The
person has three or more years of full-time prior service as a law enforcement officer having
the power of arrest, which service is certified by the Alabama Peace...
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9-11-151
Section 9-11-151 Seizure, confiscation and disposition of fishing gear used in violation of
article. Should any law enforcement officer of this state or employee of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama discover commercial fishing gear
being used in violation of the terms of this article, he shall seize and hold the same; and,
in the event no one within a reasonable time claims seized commercial fishing gear and the
owner thereof is unknown to the person finding the same, it shall be confiscated and shall
become the property of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §9.)...
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11-43-210
Section 11-43-210 Reserve law enforcement officers; appointment by city or town; qualifications;
powers. (a) The appointing authority of any city or town in the State of Alabama may appoint,
with or without compensation, one or more reserve law enforcement officers to assist or aid
full-time or part-time certified law enforcement officers as defined by this section. Reserve
law enforcement officers appointed pursuant to this section shall serve at the pleasure of
the municipal appointing authority. (b) Any person desiring appointment as a reserve law enforcement
officer after April 12, 1990, shall submit a written application to the municipal appointing
authority certifying that the applicant is 19 years of age or older, of good moral character
and reputation, and that he or she has never been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor
involving force, violence, or moral turpitude. The applicant must also consent in writing
to a fingerprint and background search. (c) For the purposes of...
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