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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 13A-10-53: Defense.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 13A Criminal Code.
  2. Chapter 10 Offenses Against Public Administration.
  3. Article 2A Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer.

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this article that the arrest was unlawful or that the person operating the motor vehicle was aware of the signal from the law enforcement officer to bring the vehicle to a stop and the person stopped his or her vehicle within a reasonable time and at a reasonable location based on the facts and circumstances of the stop.

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