{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-6-1","heading":"Sheriff Principal Conservator of the Peace.","body":"The sheriff is the principal conservator of the peace in his county, and it is his duty to suppress all riots, unlawful assemblies and affrays. In the execution of such duty, he may summon to his aid as many of the men of his county as he thinks proper.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 6 Peace Proceedings and Proceedings to Preserve Order.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-6-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"6d5be34e65a67e602a8b666d31163f01d58c868a86463e556c44549d1cf03548","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-5-65","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}