Criminal procedure; out-of-state warrants, arrest authorized for crime punishable by more than one year, arrest by out-of-state officers authorized

Summary

The bill allows police or private citizens to arrest a person without a warrant if that person is charged in another state with any felony, not just capital or life‑sentence crimes. It also gives law‑enforcement officers from other states the authority to arrest a suspect in Alabama when they are in fresh pursuit of a felony. Those arrests must be presented promptly to a judge for a hearing on legality and possible extradition or bail.

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