Alabama Code 14-3-15. Officers and guards – Pursuit and arrest of escaped convicts
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 14-3-15
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Every officer and guard, regularly sworn, shall have power to pursue and arrest any escaped convict in any county of this state without a warrant. He may use such force or means as may be required under the circumstances to prevent the convict’s escape by flight or to overcome his resistance. He shall have the same authority as a sheriff to summon persons to assist in making such arrest or to protect such convict from any violence after arrest.