{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-9-41","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-9-41","heading":"Arrest Without Warrant - When Authorized; Persons Authorized to Make Arrest; Appearance of Accused Before Judge.","body":"(a) An officer or private citizen, without a warrant, may lawfully arrest an individual upon reasonable information that the individual stands charged in the courts of another state with any of the following:\n(1) A crime punishable by death.\n(2) A crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.\n(3) Any crime otherwise punishable as a felony.\n(b) Following an arrest pursuant to subsection (a), the arrestee must receive a hearing before a district or circuit court judge with all practicable speed. A complaint must be made against him or her under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in Section 15-9-40. Thereafter, his or her answer shall be heard as if he or she had been arrested on a warrant.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 9 Fugitives from Justice, Extradition and Detainers.","Article 2 Extradition.","Division 2 From Alabama."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-9-41","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"4a720e13cae2424ac278a4569dbaa5ee31a465bb804a7686990bed98cb6974c6","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-9-40","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-9-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}