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33-5-76
Section 33-5-76 Authority to arrest at scene of boating accident. A uniformed police
officer, state trooper, state law enforcement officer, state marine police officer, county
sheriff, a deputy, or a member of a municipal police force, may arrest, at the scene of a
boating accident, any operator of a boat or vessel involved in the accident if upon personal
investigation, including information from eyewitnesses, the officer has reasonable grounds
to believe that the person, by violating Section 32-5A-191.3, contributed to the accident.
The law enforcement officer may arrest the person without a warrant although the officer did
not personally see the violation. (Acts 1994, No. 94-652, p. 1243, ยง30.)...
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32-10-7
Section 32-10-7 Written reports of accidents; release of information. (a) Every law
enforcement officer who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident,
either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing participants
or witnesses, shall, within 24 hours after completing such investigation, forward the necessary
completed written report or copy thereof of such accident to the director on the uniform accident
report form supplied by the director. Local police departments, and their contracted agents,
may retain copies of the written reports. (b) Accident reports prepared pursuant to this section
shall be made available pursuant to Section 32-2-8, to a news-gathering organization
solely for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the news. The news-gathering organization
shall not use or distribute the report, or knowingly allow its use or distribution, for a
commercial purpose other than the news-gathering organization's...
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32-5A-191.3
Section 32-5A-191.3 Operation of vessel and other marine devices while under influence
of alcohol or controlled substances. (a) A person shall not operate or be in actual physical
control of any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or any other marine transportation
device on the waters of this state, as the waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, under
any condition in which a person would be guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 if the person was driving or controlling a motor
vehicle. (b) In the case of a vessel or other marine device described in subsection (a), where
a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of the vessel or
other marine device is operating in violation of this section, the law enforcement
officer is authorized to administer and may test the operator, at the scene, by using a field
breathalyzer or other approved device, as a screening device, to determine if the operator...
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32-5A-195
Section 32-5A-195 Cancellation, suspension, or revocation of driver's license; grounds,
procedure, etc. (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is authorized
to cancel any driver's license upon determining that the licensee was not entitled to the
issuance thereof or that the licensee failed to give the correct or required information in
his or her application. Upon such cancellation, the licensee must surrender the license so
cancelled. If the licensee refuses to surrender the license, he or she shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor. (b) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state
given to a nonresident shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Secretary of the
Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license
issued may be suspended or revoked. (c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement
Agency is further authorized, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a...
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32-5-171
Section 32-5-171 Arrest without warrant; issuance of traffic citation. (a) A law enforcement
officer as defined in Section 36-21-40, may arrest, at the scene of a traffic accident,
any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident if upon personal investigation, including
information from eyewitnesses, the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person
by violating Section 32-5A-191 contributed to the accident. He or she may arrest such
a person without a warrant although he or she did not personally see the violation. (b) A
law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 36-21-40, subsequent to a traffic accident,
may issue a traffic citation to a driver of a vehicle involved in the accident when, based
on personal investigation, the officer has prima facie evidence demonstrating grounds to believe
that the person has committed any offense under Chapter 5, 5A, 6, 7, or 7A of Title 32. (Acts
1971, No. 1942, p. 3137; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-201, p. 379; Act 2016-292,...
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11-40-10.2
Section 11-40-10.2 Rehiring of certain law enforcement officers retired from state or
local law enforcement agency. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
Class 5, Class 6, Class 7, or Class 8 municipality may rehire a retired law enforcement officer
to perform duties as needed if the mayor, or town or city council, as appropriate, declares
all of the following: (1) There is a critical personnel shortage such that the rehiring is
necessary to provide public safety services. (2) The retired law enforcement officer retired
from any state or local law enforcement agency within the State of Alabama which subscribes
to the same pension system as the reemploying authority, and has been retired for at least
45 consecutive days prior to reemployment with a municipality. (3) The retired law enforcement
officer, at the time of retirement, met the qualifications as a law enforcement officer provided
in Section 36-21-46, and the standards and rules issued by the Alabama Peace...
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32-10-13
Section 32-10-13 Accident response service. (a) As used in this section, the
following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. A fee
imposed for the response or investigation by a law enforcement officer or agency of a motor
vehicle accident. (2) ENTITY. A governmental entity or agency or department of a governmental
entity. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The Alabama Department of Public Safety, the police department
of each incorporated city or municipality, the department of each sheriff of the state, including
all deputy sheriffs, the enforcement division of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, the Public Service Commission, and each public agency in the state charged with
the enforcement of any laws and the officers and employees of which have the power as such
to make arrests. The term does not include rescue squads or volunteer fire departments. (4)
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An officer of a law enforcement agency. (b)...
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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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16-1-44.1
Section 16-1-44.1 School security personnel and school resource officers. (a) As used
in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. A person who was a law enforcement officer and retired in good standing from a federal,
state, or local law enforcement agency with at least 20 years of law enforcement experience.
(2) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. A person who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer, whose certification is in good standing,
and who has the power of arrest. (b) A local board of education may employ persons as school
security personnel or contract with a local chief of police or sheriff to employ school resource
officers. A local board of education may allow any person employed by the board as school
security personnel or as a school resource officer to carry a firearm while on duty if the
employee satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) He or...
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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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