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36-15-1
Section 36-15-1 Duties generally. The Attorney General shall keep his or her office at the
capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her opinion
in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the state
or with the duties of any of the departments, when required by the Governor, Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries,
Director of Finance, Comptroller, State Health Officer, Public Service Commissioners, Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue or
any other officer or department of the state when it is made, by law, his or her duty so to
do, and he or she shall also give his or her opinion to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee
of either house, when required, upon any matter under the consideration of the committee.
b. The Attorney General shall give his or her opinion, in writing...
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36-25-3
Section 36-25-3 State Ethics Commission - Creation, composition; annual reports; compensation;
political activities; director; personnel. (a) There is hereby created a State Ethics Commission
composed of five members, each of whom shall be a fair, equitable citizen of this state and
of high moral character and ability. The following persons shall not be eligible to be appointed
as members: (1) a public official; (2) a candidate; (3) a registered lobbyist and his or her
principal; or (4) a former employee of the commission. No member of the commission shall be
eligible for reappointment to succeed himself or herself. The members of the commission shall
be appointed by the following officers: The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or in the absence
of a Lieutenant Governor, the Presiding Officer of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives. Appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation and persons appointed
shall assume their duties upon confirmation by the...
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33-5-59
Section 33-5-59 Display of certification required. Every holder of a boater safety certification
shall have the certification in personal possession at all times when operating a motorized
vessel and shall display the certificate upon demand of a judge of any court, a peace officer,
state marine police officer, or a state trooper. No person charged with violating this section
shall be convicted, if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting officer
a boater safety certification issued prior to the arrest and valid at the time of arrest.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-652, p. 1243, §12.)...
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33-6A-8
Section 33-6A-8 Violations. (a) Marine police officers or any duly sworn peace officer of the
state may board and inspect a recreational vessel or residence boat for compliance with this
chapter and department rules at any time if there is probable cause to believe that a violation
of this chapter or department rules has occurred. (b) Any person who violates this chapter
or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a Class
B misdemeanor and fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) for each violation; provided, however, that first-time offenders of any provision
of this chapter or of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be given a warning citation
providing a 90-day opportunity to comply with the provision, and in the event of the failure
of the offender to comply within the 90-day period, the offender shall be cited for violating
the provision. (Act 2002-59, p. 145, §8.)...
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9-13-221
Section 9-13-221 Seizure of vehicle and equipment upon arrest for certain criminal violations;
delivery to district forester. It shall be the duty of any sheriff, policeman, forestry officer,
or other peace officer or law enforcement officer in the State of Alabama, arresting any person
who is charged with violating or attempting to violate Section 9-13-60 or any felony laws
of the State of Alabama involving timber or forest products or transactions pertaining thereto,
to seize any vehicle and equipment used, which is in the possession or under control of the
person or persons charged with violating the laws, and to deliver any such seized vehicle
and equipment, to the regional forester of the forestry region in which the arrest is made.
The person receiving any vehicle and equipment from the arresting officer shall keep it in
a safe place and in as good condition as when received, until disposed of as hereinafter provided.
The seizure of vehicles and equipment provided in this section...
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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, §30.)...
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36-21-60
Section 36-21-60 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ALABAMA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Sheriff's Association, as now or hereafter
constituted. (2) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Peace Officers' Association, as now or hereafter
constituted. (3) ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. The Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police,
as now or hereafter constituted. (4) BOARD. The board of commissioners of the fund and any
successors thereto. (5) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive director of the board. (6) FUND.
The Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund created in Section 36-21-66. (7) MEMBER.
Any peace officer who is a member of the fund and who is in good standing by virtue of having
paid all sums required by this article to be paid by him. (8) MEMBERSHIP SERVICE. The period
of employment of a member as a peace officer from the date he or she...
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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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32-9-3
Section 32-9-3 Enforcement of chapter. Any peace officer, including 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, state troopers
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 is
committed in his or her presence, and with warrant if he or she does not observe the commission
of the offense. If the arrest is 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. If the accused elects not to be...
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13A-11-84
Section 13A-11-84 Penalties; seizure and disposition of pistols involved in violations of certain
sections. (a) Every violation of subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-72 or Section 13A-11-81
shall be a Class C felony. Every violation of subsection (b) of Section 13A-11-72 or Sections
13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-76, and 13A-11-77 through 13A-11-80 shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
The punishment for violating Section 13A-11-78 or 13A-11-79 may include revocation of license.
(b) It shall be the duty of any sheriff, policeman, or other peace officer of the State of
Alabama, arresting any person charged with violating Sections 13A-11-71 through 13A-11-73,
or any one or more of those sections, to seize the pistol or pistols in the possession or
under the control of the person or persons charged with violating the section or sections,
and to deliver the pistol or pistols to one of the following named persons: if a municipal
officer makes the arrest, to the city clerk or custodian of stolen...
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