Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-10-41 (2026)
Resisting Arrest.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from affecting a lawful arrest of himself or of another person.
(b) Resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4625.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Morris v. Town of Lexington Alabama, 748 F.3d 1316 (11th Cir. 2014).
Morris v. Town of Lexington Alabama, 748 F.3d 1316 (11th Cir. 2014). “*1325 Under Alabama law, it is a crime to resist a lawful arrest, see Ala.Code § 13A-10-41, and to commit assault, see id.”
Purnell v. State, 827 A.2d 68 (Md. 2003). “See Ala.Code § 13A-10-41 (2002); Ariz.Rev.Stat.”
Shinault v. City of Huntsville, 579 So. 2d 696 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “The second charge against Shinault in the circuit court was resisting arrest, in violation of § 13A-10-41, Code of Alabama 1975. This section provides: "(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from…”
Smitherman v. McCafferty, 622 So. 2d 322 (Ala. 1993). “Ala.Code 1975, §§ 13A-10-41 and 13A-3-28.”
Sims v. State, 733 So. 2d 926 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “Sims was sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment, 6 months' imprisonment, and 1 year's imprisonment, respectively.”
Rich v. State, 44 A.3d 1063 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2012). “, Ala.Code § 13A-10-41 (2012) (criminalizing conduct which “prevents or *258 attempts to prevent” a police officer from effecting an arrest); Ga.”
T.D.F. v. State, 264 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “17, a violation of § 13A-10-41, Ala. Code 1975. 1 The juvenile court placed T.”
Lewis v. Blue, 774 F. Supp. 2d 1164 (M.D. Ala. 2011). “Ala.Code § 13A-10-41 (Resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.”
Ex Parte State Ex Rel. Johnson, 636 So. 2d 1266 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “Code 1975, § 32-5A-171); CC-90-47 (resisting arrest, Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-10-41), and CC-90-48 (attempting to elude a police officer, § 32-5A-193).”
Ex Parte McReynolds, 662 So. 2d 886 (Ala. 1994). “Section 13A-10-41, Ala.Code 1975, defines the offense of "resisting arrest": "(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from affecting [sic] a lawful arrest of himself or another person.”
Walker v. City of Mobile, 508 So. 2d 1209 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987). “Steve Walker was convicted in the circuit court of Mobile County of disorderly conduct (Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-11-7(a)), and resisting arrest (§ 13A-10-41), and sentenced to ten days in jail.”
Pitts v. City of Auburn, 695 So. 2d 236 (Ala. Crim. App. 1996). “He was convicted in circuit court of disorderly conduct, assault in the third degree, and resisting arrest, violations § 13A-6-22, § 13A-10-41, Code of Alabama 1975, respectively.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-10-41(a) — 5 cases
Ford v. Smitherman (M.D. Ala. 2023).
Loyola v. Godber (N.D. Ala. 2023).
Keith v. Chavis (M.D. Ala. 2024).
Wilkerson v. Hicks (M.D. Ala. 2024).
Brian Everett Hammock v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Lee Circuit Court: CC-20-70) (Ala. Crim. App. 2024).
— Ala. Code § 13A-10-41(b) — 2 cases
Rump v. State, 832 So. 2d 667 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001).
Keith v. Chavis (M.D. Ala. 2024).
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