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HB15 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB15 Alabama 2017 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Resisting arrest, arrest only if perpetrator is concurrently arrested for a separate unrelated crime, Sec. 13A-10-41 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he or she intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent the lawful arrest of himself or herself or of another person.

This bill would prohibit the arrest of a person for the crime of resisting arrest unless the law enforcement officer is concurrently arresting the person for a separate, unrelated crime.

Subjects
Arrests

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature