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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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30-6-9
Section 30-6-9 Law enforcement officer to advise person of available facility. Any law enforcement
officer who investigates an alleged incident of domestic violence shall , at the time of the
incident, assist the victim with obtaining transportation so that the victim may receive any
necessary medical treatment which resulted from the alleged incident to which the officer
responds, and shall advise the victim that there is a domestic violence center from which
the victim may receive services. (Acts 1981, No. 81-813, p. 1452, §9; Act 99-589, p. 1344,
§1; Act 2015-493, §2.)...
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31-13-12
Section 31-13-12 Verification by law enforcement officers of citizenship and immigration status
of persons under certain circumstances. (a) Upon any lawful stop, detention, or arrest made
by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer of this state in the enforcement
of any state law or ordinance of any political subdivision thereof, where reasonable suspicion
exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable
attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the citizenship and immigration status
of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation. Such determination
shall be made by contacting the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c) and relying
upon any verification provided by the federal government. (b) Any alien who is arrested and
booked into custody shall have his or her immigration status determined pursuant to 8 U.S.C.
§ 1373(c). The alien's immigration status shall be...
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11-45-9.1
Section 11-45-9.1 Issuance of summons and complaint in lieu of arrest for violation of certain
ordinances; procedure; schedule of fines; additional penalty for failure to appear; disposition
of fines. (a) By ordinance, the governing body of any municipality may authorize any law enforcement
officer of a municipality or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu of placing
persons under custodial arrest, to issue a summons and complaint to any person charged with
violating any municipal littering ordinance; municipal ordinance which prohibits animals from
running at large, which shall include leash laws and rabies control laws; or any Class C misdemeanor
or violation not involving violence, threat of violence or alcohol or drugs. (b) Such summons
and complaint shall be on a form approved by the governing body of the municipality and shall
contain the name of the court; the name of the defendant; a description of the offense, including
the municipal ordinance number; the date and...
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32-6-49.13
Section 32-6-49.13 Implied consent to take test of blood, breath, etc.; administration of test;
refusal to take test; report of a law enforcement officer; sanctions; notice and hearing;
review; notification of other states. (a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within
this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to provisions of Section 32-5-192, to
take a test or tests of that person's blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining
that person's alcohol concentration, or the presence of other drugs. (b)(1) A test or tests
shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer, who after stopping or
detaining the commercial motor vehicle driver, has probable cause to believe that driver was
driving a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol or drugs in his or her system. The
law enforcement officer shall test the driver at the scene by using a field breathalyzer or
other approved device, technique, or procedure approved by the Department of...
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30-5-1
Section 30-5-1 Short title; construction; purposes. (a) This chapter shall be known as and
may be cited as the Protection From Abuse Act. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
and applied to promote all of the following purposes: (1) To assure victims of domestic violence
the maximum protection from abuse that the law can provide. (2) To create a flexible and speedy
remedy to discourage violence and harassment against family members or others with whom the
perpetrator has continuing contact. (3) To expand the ability of law enforcement officers
to assist victims, to enforce the law effectively in cases of domestic violence, and to prevent
further incidents of abuse. (4) To facilitate equal enforcement of criminal law by deterring
and punishing violence against family members and others who are personally involved with
the perpetrators. (5) To recognize that domestic violence is a crime that will not be excused
or tolerated. (6) To provide for protection orders to prevent...
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45-49-170.22
Section 45-49-170.22 Investigations; impounding; judicial determination. (a) An animal control
officer or law enforcement officer of Mobile County shall investigate any incidents involving
any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of Mobile County.
(b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a person, the
dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to subsection of Section 3-7A-9. For purposes
of this subsection, bites means the same as has been exposed as defined in subdivision (5)
of Section 3-7A-1. (c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous
or a nuisance and has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or personal
property, the law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound the dog pending
disposition of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance. The county may impound
the dog at the county pound as described in Section 3-7A-7, or may...
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45-14-233
Section 45-14-233 Law enforcement authority of community corrections director and employees.
(a) The Director of the Clay County Community Corrections Program and employees of the program
shall constitute law enforcement officers of the State of Alabama with authority to make arrests
and serve arrest and search warrants in the performance of their official duties to the same
extent as deputy sheriffs are authorized and empowered in the counties, so long as he or she
holds a current certification from the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission.
The powers of arrest under this section shall be limited to investigations and arrests involving
criminal acts committed at facilities of the program and acts committed by persons under their
supervision which constitute a violation of supervision or the commission of a criminal offense.
The program director or any community corrections employee with law enforcement authority
may arrest any person under his or her supervision...
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45-11-172.02
Section 45-11-172.02 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An animal
control officer or law enforcement officer of the county shall investigate any incidents involving
any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of the county.
(b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a person, the
dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to Section 3-7A-9(b). For purposes of this subsection,
"bites" means the same as "has been exposed" as defined in Section 3-7A-1(5).
(c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous or a nuisance and
has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or personal property, the
law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound the dog pending disposition
of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance. The county may impound...
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45-23-171
Section 45-23-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Dale County that is authorized
by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law
enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective
custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill
and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement of an individual
under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport
the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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