GroundRules
Ala. Code § 13A-10-5: Refusing to Aid Peace Officer.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13A Criminal Code.
- Chapter 10 Offenses Against Public Administration.
- Article 1 Obstruction of Public Administration.
(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon command by a peace officer identified to him as such, he fails or refuses to aid such peace officer in:
(1) Effecting or securing a lawful arrest; or
(2) Preventing the commission by another person of any offense.
(b) A person is not liable under this section if the failure or refusal to aid the officer was reasonable under the circumstances. The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(c) Refusing to aid a peace officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
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