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AL Code § 15-10-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 2 - Arrest After Indictment.|Section 15-10-30 - Arrest Without Process When Defendant Present.

Section 15-10-30Arrest without process when defendant present. After an indictment has been returned by the grand jury, the court may order any defendant who is present and who has not been arrested to be taken into custody without process. When the defendant has given bail prior to the return of an indictment against him for a capital offense, the court may, in its discretion, likewise order him into custody. (Code 1867, §4152; Code 1876, §4825; Code 1886, §4395; Code 1896, §5251; Code 1907, §6283; Code 1923, §3277; Code 1940, T. 15, §168.)
AL Code § 15-10-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-40 - Issuance by Clerk, District Attorney or Judge.

Section 15-10-40Issuance by clerk, district attorney or judge. A writ of arrest must be issued by the clerk forthwith after the finding of the indictment against each defendant who is not in actual custody, who has not been bailed, whose undertaking of bail has been declared forfeited or when an order is made by the judge presiding when the indictment is returned by the grand jury commanding that writ of arrest issue; or it may be issued without order of court by the district attorney of the circuit or by any circuit judge. But if the defendant is in actual custody, he shall be held by virtue of the indictment and no writ of arrest need be issued, unless it is so ordered by the judge presiding when the indictment is found. (Code 1852, §601; Code 1867, §4153; Code 1876, §4826; Code 1886, §4396; Code 1896, §5252; Code 1907, §6284; Code 1923, §3278; Acts 1931, No. 556, p. 652; Code 1940, T. 15, §169.)
AL Code § 15-10-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-41 - Form of Writ - Felony.

Section 15-10-41Form of writ - Felony. When the indictment is for a felony, the writ of arrest may be substantially in the following form: State of Alabama, _____ County. To any sheriff of the state: An indictment having been found against A. B., at the ______ session, 20__, of the ______ court of _____ County, for the offense of ______ (describing the offense so as to show that it is a felony), you are, therefore, commanded forthwith to arrest the said defendant and commit him to jail; and that you return this writ according to law.  (signed) C. D., Clerk of the circuit court of _____ Ccounty.Dated this _____ day of ______, 20__. (Code 1852, §602; Code 1867, §4154; Code 1876, §4827; Code 1886, §4397; Code 1896, §5253; Code 1907, §6285; Code 1923, §3279; Code 1940, T. 15, §170.)
AL Code § 15-10-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-42 - Form of Writ - Misdemeanor.

Section 15-10-42Form of writ - Misdemeanor. When the indictment is for a misdemeanor, the writ of arrest may be in the same form as that set out in Section 15-10-41; except, that after the words "commit him to jail," there must be added the words, "unless he gives bail to answer such indictment." (Code 1852, §603; Code 1867, §4155; Code 1876, §4828; Code 1886, §4398; Code 1896, §5254; Code 1907, §6286; Code 1923, §3280; Code 1940, T. 15, §171.)
AL Code § 15-10-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-43 - Alias and Pluries Writs.

Section 15-10-43Alias and pluries writs. As many writs of arrest may be issued as necessary; and after any forfeiture is taken, another writ of arrest may be issued without an order. (Code 1852, §616; Code 1867, §4168; Code 1876, §4839; Code 1886, §4399; Code 1896, §5255; Code 1907, §6287; Code 1923, §3281; Code 1940, T. 15, §172.)
AL Code § 15-10-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-44 - Execution of Writ by Sheriff or Deputy.

Section 15-10-44Execution of writ by sheriff or deputy. A writ of arrest may be executed by the sheriff of any county in the state or by his deputy. Such officers have the same powers and authority, in relation to arrest under a writ of arrest, as are by law conferred upon them in executing a warrant of arrest. (Code 1852, §604; Code 1867, §4156; Code 1876, §4829; Code 1886, §4400; Code 1896, §5256; Code 1907, §6288; Code 1923, §3282; Code 1940, T. 15, §173.)
AL Code § 15-10-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-45 - Execution of Writs, Attachments and Other Process in Adjoining County.

Section 15-10-45Execution of writs, attachments and other process in adjoining county. All writs of arrest, attachments, subpoenas for witnesses or other process issued by a court while in session shall be executed by the sheriff or his deputy or any person specifically designated for that purpose in any county adjoining that where such court is in session. (Code 1907, §6289; Code 1923, §3283; Code 1940, T. 15, §174.)
AL Code § 15-10-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-46 - Copy of Arrest Writ to Be Delivered to Jailer.

Section 15-10-46Copy of arrest writ to be delivered to jailer. When any defendant is committed to jail under a writ of arrest, the sheriff must retain or deliver to the jailer a copy of the writ, which copy is as good authority for the detention of the defendant as the original writ. (Code 1852, §610; Code 1867, §4162; Code 1876, §4833; Code 1886, §4401; Code 1896, §5257; Code 1907, §6290; Code 1923, §3284; Code 1940, T. 15, §175.)
AL Code § 15-10-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 3 - Issuance and Execution of Writ.|Section 15-10-47 - Return of Writs by Sheriff; Duty of Clerks to Accept Returns by Mail; Failure of Sheriffs to Comply With Section.

Section 15-10-47Return of writs by sheriff; duty of clerks to accept returns by mail; failure of sheriffs to comply with section. (a) All writs of arrest, with the undertaking of bail when given, must be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which they were issued, with the proper return thereon endorsed. (b) If the writ of arrest is executed, the return must be made within five days after service; but if executed out of the county in which the indictment was found, the return may be made by depositing the writ in the post office within five days after service in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, directed to the clerk of the court at the courthouse of his county, with the title of the case and the character of the process endorsed on the envelope. (c) When any writ of arrest is not executed, it must be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which it was issued; and when the return is made by the sheriff of any other county than that in which the indictment was found, it may be made by mail, as prescribed by subsection (b) of this section. (d) The clerk of the court must take from the post office all packages addressed to him which are endorsed according to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, and the expense of the same must be paid by the county. (e) Any sheriff who fails to comply with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section may be compelled to make the return by attachment and also forfeits to the state, for the use of the county, $50.00, which may be recovered with costs against him and his sureties, or any of them, having three days' notice thereof by motion in the court in which the indictment was found. On the trial of such motion, the certificate of the postmaster is presumptive evidence of the deposit of the writ of arrest, the superscription and endorsement on the envelope. (Code 1852, §§611-614; Code 1867, §§4163-4166; Code 1876, §§4834-4837; Code 1886, §§4402-4405; Code 1896, §§5258-5261; Code 1907, §§6291-6294; Code 1923, §§3285-3288; Code 1940, T. 15, §§176-179.)
AL Code § 15-10-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 4 - Bench Warrants.|Section 15-10-60 - Definition; Procedure.

Section 15-10-60Definition; procedure. A "bench warrant" is one issued by a judge for the arrest of one accused of a crime by a grand jury. Every officer is bound to issue it within his jurisdiction, and every person so arrested must be committed to jail until bail is tendered. Any judicial officer or the sheriff of the county where the accusation was found may receive the bail, fix the amount of the bond and approve the sureties, unless it is a case that is bailable only before some particular officer. (Code 1907, §7862; Code 1923, §5597; Code 1940, T. 15, §184.)
AL Code § 15-10-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 5 - Arrest in Other Counties.|Section 15-10-70 - Duty of Arresting Officer and Sheriff of Other County.

Section 15-10-70Duty of arresting officer and sheriff of other county. When any person charged with the commission of any offense is arrested in any county other than that in which he is triable by an officer of the county in which he is arrested, such arresting officer shall immediately commit him to a jail or guardhouse nearest to the place of arrest, and the sheriff of such county shall at once notify the sheriff of the county in which such person is triable of the fact of such arrest and confinement. (Code 1886, §4549; Code 1896, §4960; Code 1907, §§6639, 7205; Code 1923, §§3743, 4815; Code 1940, T. 15, §180.)
AL Code § 15-10-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 5 - Arrest in Other Counties.|Section 15-10-71 - Application for Removal Order; Granting of Order.

Section 15-10-71Application for removal order; granting of order. The sheriff of the county where such person is triable, upon receipt of such notification, shall apply to the district court of his county for a removal order. The district court to whom the application is presented shall grant the same upon a finding that a removal order is in the interest of justice. (Code 1907, §6640; Code 1923, §3744; Code 1940, T. 15, §181.)
AL Code § 15-10-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 5 - Arrest in Other Counties.|Section 15-10-72 - Endorsement on Removal Order.

Section 15-10-72Endorsement on removal order. The arresting officer shall make the following endorsement on the back of the removal order: "This is to certify that I have this _____ day of _____ delivered to ______, sheriff of _____ County, or to his deputy, _____, the within named prisoner or prisoners, _____, sheriff of _____ County." (Code 1907, §6641; Code 1923, §3745; Code 1940, T. 15, §182.)
AL Code § 15-10-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 5 - Arrest in Other Counties.|Section 15-10-73 - Application for Guard in Removal of Prisoner; Endorsement by Court if Application Granted; Guards for Prisoners Charged With Misdemeanors.

Section 15-10-73Application for guard in removal of prisoner; endorsement by court if application granted; guards for prisoners charged with misdemeanors. Whenever a sheriff makes application for the employment of a guard in the removal of a prisoner from another county, such application must be in writing and briefly set forth the facts necessitating the employment of a guard, which shall be verified by oath and filed in the district court of the county to which such removal is made. The district court making the order of removal, if it grants the application for a guard, shall endorse thereon that it has investigated the facts and believes a guard to be necessary. No guard shall be obtained for the removal of a prisoner charged with a misdemeanor, except upon the order of the Governor or a circuit judge in cases when it is necessary to protect the prisoner from violence. (Code 1896, §4566; Code 1907, §6642; Code 1923, §3746; Code 1940, T. 15, §183.)
AL Code § 15-10-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 5 - Arrest in Other Counties.|Section 15-10-74 - Arrest Powers of Peace Officer in Fresh Pursuit.

Section 15-10-74Arrest powers of peace officer in fresh pursuit. (a) This section shall be known as the Alabama Fresh Pursuit Act. (b) "Fresh pursuit" as used in this section does not necessarily mean instant pursuit but it does mean pursuit without unreasonable delay. (c) The authority of any peace officer of this state whose arrest powers are otherwise limited to a political subdivision or subdivisions of this state, shall extend throughout the county and into any adjacent county when the officer is in fresh pursuit of a person or persons to be arrested for a misdemeanor. Such authority shall extend throughout the state when the officer is in fresh pursuit of a person or persons to be arrested for a felony. Following such pursuit, the arrest powers of the officer in a political subdivision or subdivisions other than his own shall be the same in all respects as the arrest powers the officer has in his own political subdivision. (d) This section shall not be construed to restrict or limit in any way other statutory or common-law arrest powers that any peace officer of this state has when acting as an officer or as a private citizen. (Acts 1981, No. 81-655, p. 1071.)
AL Code § 15-10-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 6 - Fingerprinting of Persons Taken Into Custody.|Section 15-10-90 - Sheriffs to Fingerprint Persons Taken Into Custody; Disposition of Copies of Fingerprints.

Section 15-10-90Sheriffs to fingerprint persons taken into custody; disposition of copies of fingerprints. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county in this state who shall first take a person into custody to fingerprint such person and furnish a copy of such fingerprints, with the fingerprint card properly filled out, to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C., and a copy to the Director, Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Investigation, Montgomery, Alabama. (Acts 1943, No. 420, p. 385, §1.)
AL Code § 15-10-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 6 - Fingerprinting of Persons Taken Into Custody.|Section 15-10-91 - Central State Assembling Agency for Receipt of Fingerprint Records Designated; Duties Thereof.

Section 15-10-91Central state assembling agency for receipt of fingerprint records designated; duties thereof. The Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Investigation, shall constitute the central assembling agency of the State of Alabama for receiving such fingerprint records. Said agency shall maintain such records and shall furnish to all law-enforcement agencies and officers of the State of Alabama any information to be derived therefrom on request in writing. (Acts 1943, No. 420, p. 385, §2.)
AL Code § 15-10-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 6 - Fingerprinting of Persons Taken Into Custody.|Section 15-10-92 - Furnishing of Fingerprinting Equipment Generally.

Section 15-10-92Furnishing of fingerprinting equipment generally. The county commissions of the several counties in this state shall furnish to the sheriffs of the respective counties, at county expense, such equipment as may be required for the purpose of this article other than fingerprint cards and envelopes. (Acts 1943, No. 420, p. 385, §3.)
AL Code § 15-10-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 10 - Arrests.|Article 6 - Fingerprinting of Persons Taken Into Custody.|Section 15-10-93 - Furnishing of Fingerprint Cards and Envelopes.

Section 15-10-93Furnishing of fingerprint cards and envelopes. The State of Alabama, through the Department of Public Safety, shall provide the form of the fingerprint cards and furnish the several sheriffs with said uniform fingerprint cards and envelopes. (Acts 1943, No. 420, p. 385, §4.)
AL Code § 15-12-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 12 - Defense of Indigents.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-12-2 - Determination as to Indigent Defense Systems to Be Used in Circuit, District and Municipal Courts.

Section 15-12-2Determination as to indigent defense systems to be used in circuit, district and municipal courts. Repealed by Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §9, effective June 14, 2011. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-105.)
AL Code § 15-12-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 12 - Defense of Indigents.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-12-3 - Presiding Circuit Judges to Administer Indigent Defense Systems Within Circuits; Adoption of Rules for Effectuation of Systems by Circuit Courts.

Section 15-12-3Presiding circuit judges to administer indigent defense systems within circuits; adoption of rules for effectuation of systems by circuit courts. Repealed by Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §9, effective June 14, 2011. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-103.)
AL Code § 15-12-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 12 - Defense of Indigents.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-12-4 - Voluntary Indigent Defense Advisory Boards.

Section 15-12-4Voluntary indigent defense advisory boards. (a) Creation. In each judicial circuit, a voluntary indigent defense advisory board shall be established. (b) Composition; qualifications, appointment, term of office, and removal of members; vacancies. - The voluntary indigent defense advisory board shall be composed of five members who are residents of the judicial circuit in which they are appointed, including the presiding circuit judge as the chair, the president of the local circuit bar association and three other attorneys all selected by the bar commissioner or commissioners for that circuit. The membership of the voluntary indigent defense advisory board in each judicial circuit shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, and economic diversity of the judicial circuit. In a multi-county circuit, the bar commissioner or commissioners shall select the president of a county bar association existing within the circuit to serve on the indigent defense advisory board. Each member shall serve for a term of one year from the date of appointment and members may be reappointed. Vacancies on the indigent defense advisory board shall be filled by the presiding judge. (c) Compensation and expenses of members. Members of the voluntary indigent defense advisory board shall serve without compensation; except, that necessary travel expenses in connection with advisory board business shall be paid by the office in the same manner as for state employees generally. (d) Meetings generally; quorum; chair. The voluntary indigent defense advisory board shall meet at least once quarterly and shall meet whenever so requested by the presiding circuit judge or by two members of the board. Three members shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.  (e) Powers and duties. The voluntary indigent defense advisory board shall perform the following duties and have the following powers: (1) Analyze, study, and determine the method of indigent defense systems to be used in the circuit. The director may appeal the determination of the indigent defense advisory board to the Indigent Defense Review Panel. The Indigent Defense Review Panel shall make a decision in a timely manner, which decision shall be deemed final.  (2) Provide to the director any information reasonably requested regarding the indigent defense systems used or recommended for the circuit.  (3) At the request of the director, review and provide comment on any statements or bills rendered or submitted for the provision of indigent defense services in the circuit. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-104; Acts 1995, No. 95-757, p. 1770, §1; Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §6.)
AL Code § 15-12-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 12 - Defense of Indigents.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-12-5 - Determination of Indigency and Provision of Defense Services.

Section 15-12-5Determination of indigency and provision of defense services. (a) Judicial role in determining indigency. The trial judge shall determine, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, if a person in his or her court is an indigent defendant, any time appropriate or necessary. Upon appeal from the trial court to the state appellate court, the trial judge who presided over the proceedings on appeal shall determine if the appellant is an indigent defendant in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. If an indigency determination is necessary in any proceeding initiated originally in a state appellate court , the presiding judge or chief justice of the appellate court shall determine if the appellant or petitioner is an indigent defendant. (b) Criteria for determining indigency. In determining indigency, the judge shall recognize ability to pay as a variable depending on the nature, extent and liquidity of assets, the disposable net income of the defendant, the nature of the offense, the effort and skill required to gather pertinent information and the length and complexity of the proceedings. The director may by rules provide for additional documentation of indigency, including, but not limited to, tax returns, asset statements, or other similar documentation as necessary. (c) Investigation of indigency. In determining the fact of indigency a judge may require an investigation and report by a district attorney, public defender, sheriff, probation officer, or other officer of the court. Provided, further, that the trial judge shall, in all cases requiring a determination of indigency, require the accused to execute an affidavit of substantial hardship on a form approved by the director. The completed affidavit of substantial hardship and the subsequent order of the court either denying or granting indigent defense services to the indigent defendant shall become a part of the official court record in the case. (d) Provision of defense services. The judge making a determination of indigency shall provide indigent defense services for the indigent defendant through an indigent defense system provided for the circuit; however, if no indigent defense system exists, then the judge may provide indigent defense services otherwise in accordance with Act 2011-678. To the extent possible, judges shall provide continuity in legal representation. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §9-102; Acts 1981, No. 81-717, p. 1204, §1; Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §6.)
AL Code § 15-12-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 12 - Defense of Indigents.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-12-6 - Compensation of Appointed Counsel.

Section 15-12-6Compensation of appointed counsel. Compensation of counsel appointed to represent indigent defendants shall be paid by the state in such amounts as otherwise provided by law. The procedure for approval and payment for such services shall be as provided by law or rule as may be promulgated by the director. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-107; Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §6.)