{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-14","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-16-14","heading":"Powers and Duties of Returning Officers Generally.","body":"The returning officer for each precinct or ward is clothed with all the power and charged with all the duties of a peace officer under the laws of the state while engaged in the discharge of his duties as such returning officer.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 1 Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.","Chapter 16 Relocation of County Seats and Erection of New Courthouses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-16-14","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"ad23c9f30ba78fd0b0acc744525d2cd39696fd07650fd99d36670feb60a38164","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-13","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}