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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
reports that document incidents and activities. (5) Reviewing facts of incidents to determine
if a criminal act or a statutory violation was involved. (6) Rendering aid to accident victims
and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries. (7) Testifying in court to present
evidence or acting as witness in traffic and criminal cases. (8) Evaluating complaint and
emergency-request information to determine response requirements. (9) Patrolling specific
areas on foot, horseback, bicycle, or motorized conveyance and responding promptly
to calls for assistance. (10) Monitoring, noting, reporting, and investigating suspicious
persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area. (11)
Investigating traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if
a crime has been committed. (12) Photographing or drawing diagrams of crime or accident scenes
and interviewing principals and eyewitnesses. (13) Monitoring traffic to...
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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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