Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-15-63

  • 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

Investigators appointed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall have all of the powers vested in deputy sheriffs and all other law enforcement officers of the State of Alabama, including but not limited to, the powers of arrest and the power to serve any and all process and shall perform such duties, responsibilities and functions as may be assigned by the Attorney General.