Alabama · Code of Alabama — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Ala. Code § 15-9-38: Ala. Code § 15-9-38
What this law says, in plain English
An officer who delivers an arrested person to an extradition agent in violation of required procedures—including failure to inform the person of charges and legal rights, or failure to allow habeas corpus review—commits a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to six months.
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