Title 15 — Title 15

Death or Life Imprisonment. When any of the following crimes have been committed: (1) Kidnapping with the intent of obtaining money or property for release of the person kidnapped; (2) Attempt to kidnap with the intent to obtain money or property for the release of the person att…

Citizenship. When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country that provides for the transfer of convicted offenders who are citizens or nationals of the foreign country, the Governor of Alabama or the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, if des…

Misdemeanor Committed in Municipality. When a high crime or misdemeanor shall have been committed in any municipality, its governing body may offer publicly a reward not exceeding $3,000.00 to the person who shall give information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilt…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) GOVERNOR. Any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this state. (2) EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. The Governor and any person p…

Perpetrator of Felony or Escaped, Etc., Felon. Whenever a felony has been committed and the perpetrator thereof is unknown or when, being known, he absconds before being arrested or escapes from custody, either before or after conviction, the Governor is authorized, in his discre…

Subject to the qualifications of this division, the controlling provisions of the Constitution of the United States and Acts of Congress in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other st…

No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless in writing and accompanied by a copy of an indictment found, or by an information supported by affidavit, in the state having jurisdiction of the crime or by a…

When a demand shall be made upon the Governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the Governor may call upon the Attorney General or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in invest…

A warrant of extradition must not be issued unless the documents presented by the executive authority making the demand show that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime and that he thereafter fled from that state and is n…

Another State. On demand of the executive authority of any other state, the Governor of this state may also surrender any person in this state charged in the other state in the manner provided in Section 15-9-31 with committing an act intentionally resulting in a crime in the oth…

If the Governor shall decide that an extradition demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal and be directed to a sheriff, marshal, coroner or other person whom he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof…

A warrant of arrest issued by the Governor under this division shall authorize the officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any place where he may be found within the state and to command the aid of all sheriffs and other peace officers in the execution o…

Arresting Officer. Every officer or other person empowered to make an arrest pursuant to a warrant issued under this division shall have the same authority in arresting an accused to command assistance therein as sheriffs and other officers have by law in the execution of any cri…

Penalty for Violation of Section. (a) No person arrested upon a warrant of arrest issued under this division shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he has been informed of the demand made for his …

The officer or person executing a Governor’s warrant of arrest under this division or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which he may pass when necessary. The keeper of s…

When any reward shall be offered for the recovery of stolen property or for information which may lead to the arrest or the arrest and conviction of any criminal, or for both, the court before which conviction is had or the circuit court in the county where the offense was commit…

Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any district or circuit court judge of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, with having fled from justice…

Arrest; Appearance of Accused Before Judge. (a) An officer or private citizen, without a warrant, may lawfully arrest an individual upon reasonable information that the individual stands charged in the courts of another state with any of the following: (1) A crime punishable by d…

If, from the examination before the district or circuit court judge, it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, that he probably committed the crime and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, that he has fled from justi…

Conditions of Bail. Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, the district or circuit court judge must admit the person arrested to bail by bond o…

Warrant Within Time Specified. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond or undertaking, the district or circuit court judge may discharge him, may recommit him to a further day or may again take bail…

If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the condition of his bond, the court, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited, and recovery may be had thereon in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds or undertakin…

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the Governor, at his discretion, either may surrender him on the demand of the executive authority of another state, or may hold him until he has been tried and di…

The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this division shall have been presented to the…

Nothing in this division shall be construed as authorizing the extradition of any person in this state to any other state where the extradition proceedings, directly or indirectly, seek to aid in the collection of any debt, demand or claim against the party sought to be extradite…

Under this division, the Governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems proper. History: (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §69.)

meanings: (1) ARRESTING OFFICER. An officer, employee, or agent of any state or of any political subdivision of a state who is required by law to: (i) maintain public order; (ii) make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to specific offens…

Whenever the Governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime in this state from the chief executive of any other state or of the District of Columbia, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so char…

Forwarding of Papers and Requisition. (a) When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required, the district attorney of the county in which the offense is committed shall present to the Governor his written application for a requisition for the …

(a) Expenses incurred in transporting an accused individual shall be paid as follows: (1) When the individual is accused of a crime punishable by confinement with the Department of Corrections or death, the expenses shall be paid out of the State Treasury, on the certificate of t…

A person brought into this state on extradition based upon a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer when he is returned until he has been convicted in the criminal pro…

After a person has been brought back to this state upon extradition proceedings, he may be tried in this state for other crimes which he may be charged with having committed in Alabama, in addition to those specified in the requisition for his extradition. History: (Acts 1931, No…

Requisition. In cases where notice is received in this state from the authorities in another state that a person has been arrested for a crime committed in this state, and the sheriff of the county in which said crime was committed goes to the state aforesaid and the person afore…

This article may be cited as the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act. History: (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §2.)

The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I. The party sta…

Pending Against Him; Duty of Official Having Custody of Prisoners to Inform Prisoners of Untried Indictments, Etc.; Failure to Notify Prisoners of Filing of Detainers. (a) Any person who is imprisoned in a penal or correctional institution of this state may request final disposit…

for Final Determination. The request shall be delivered to the warden or other like official having custody of the prisoner, who shall forthwith: (1) Certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served on the sentence, the time remaining…

Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, Etc., to Trial Within Specified Time. Within 90 days after the receipt of the request and certificate by the court and district attorney or within such additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court may grant, the prison…

Escape from custody by any prisoner subsequent to his execution of a request for final disposition of an untried indictment, information or complaint voids the request. History: (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §6.)

This article does not apply to any person adjudged to be mentally ill. History: (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §7.)

The warden or other like official having custody of prisoners shall arrange for all prisoners to be informed in writing of the provisions of this article, and for a record thereof to be placed in the prisoner’s file. History: (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §8.)

This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of this state with those states joining in the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act. History: (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §9.)