Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-9-60 (2026)
Warrant for Fugitives from Alabama.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Whenever the Governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime in this state from the chief executive of any other state or of the District of Columbia, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed.
(Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §70.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: Hardy v. State.
Hardy v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). “The thrust of his argument is that he was illegally arrested in Kentucky after the Kentucky authorities were informed by Boyd that Hardy was being sought pursuant to a fugitive warrant; that a fugitive warrant was necessary to authorize his return from Kentucky; and that the…”
R.L.A.C. v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “The appellant was extradited from Tennessee, and he argues that his extradition *1290 was improper because the State of Alabama failed to adhere to the specific extradition procedures required by either § 15-9-60, Ala. Code 1975, which addresses the extradition of adult persons…”
RLAC v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “The appellant was extradited from Tennessee, and he argues that his extradition *1290 was improper because the State of Alabama failed to adhere to the specific extradition procedures required by either § 15-9-60, Ala.Code 1975, which addresses the extradition of adult persons…”
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