Bill > SB114

This bill amends Alabama law to expand the circumstances under which arrests can be made for crimes committed in other states, and allows out-of-state law enforcement officers to make arrests within Alabama under certain conditions. Specifically, it allows an officer or private citizen in Alabama to arrest an individual without a warrant if they have reasonable information that the individual is charged in another state with a crime punishable by death, a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, or any other crime considered a felony. Following such an arrest, the individual must receive a hearing before a judge to determine the lawfulness of the arrest. The bill also introduces a new section that permits an "arresting officer" from another state, defined as someone authorized to maintain public order and make arrests, to arrest an individual in Alabama if they are in "fresh pursuit" of that person who is believed to have committed a felony in their home state. "Fresh pursuit" is broadly defined to include the pursuit of someone suspected of a felony, even if no felony was actually committed, as long as there's reasonable belief, and it doesn't necessarily mean immediate pursuit but rather pursuit without unreasonable delay. If an arrest is made by an out-of-state officer in Alabama, the arrested individual must be brought before an Alabama judge for a hearing to determine the lawfulness of the arrest, and if deemed lawful, they will be held to await extradition or admitted to bail for that purpose.

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