Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 32-5A-193 (2026)
Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Repealed by Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §6, effective August 1, 2009.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §9-108.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases, 1984–2020 · leading case: United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009).
United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009). “[5] See Ala.Code § 32-5A-193(a) ("Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle, when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, shall be…”
Marshall v. West, 507 F. Supp. 2d 1285 (M.D. Ala. 2007). “Ala.Code § 32-5A-193(a) (1975). There is authority to support the legal underpinning of Defendants’ argument.”
Ex Parte State Ex Rel. Johnson, 636 So. 2d 1266 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “[by] attempting to elude” was not sufficient to charge the offense set out in Ala.Code 1975, § 32-5A-193: “Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle, when…”
Gouin v. State, 581 So. 2d 1279 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “The misdemeanor offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer is one of the “Rules of the Road” and is defined in Ala.Code 1975, § 32-5A-193. A custodial arrest is not authorized for this offense alone.”
Ex Parte State, 972 So. 2d 835 (Ala. 2007). “Joseph Carl Fleming pleaded guilty in the circuit court to two misdemeanors: attempting to elude a police officer, a violation *836 of § 32-5A-193, Ala.Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, a violation of § 13A-6-24, Ala.”
Sawyer v. City of Marion, 666 So. 2d 113 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “The appellant, Mark Sawyer, was convicted in Perry County District Court of failure to stop at a stop sign in violation of § 32-5A-112, Code of Alabama 1975, and attempting to elude a police officer in violation of § 32-5A-193, Code of Alabama. He waived a jury trial in circuit…”
Marshall v. West, 559 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (M.D. Ala. 2008). “See Ala. Code, § 32-5A-193. (West Reply Br. at 19.”
Fleming v. State, 972 So. 2d 831 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Joseph Carl Fleming pleaded guilty to and was convicted of attempting to elude a police officer, § 32-5A-193, Ala.Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, § 13A-6-24, Ala.”
Lewis v. State, 794 So. 2d 1241 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “Code 1975; and attempt *1242 ing to elude the police, a violation of § 32-5A-193, Ala.Code 1975. For the reckless driving conviction, Lewis was sentenced to 180 days in jail, and the fine and court costs were remitted.”
Thigpen v. State, 461 So. 2d 46 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “” Section 32-5A-193 proscribes fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and reads, in part, as follows: “Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle,…”
Duncan v. Bibb Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't (N.D. Ala. 2020). “§ 32-5A-193(a) (1975). However, the Alabama Code section relied upon by Officer Gray ( Ala.”
— Ala. Code § 32-5A-193(a) — 3 cases
United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009). “[5] See Ala.Code § 32-5A-193(a) ("Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle, when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, shall be…”
Marshall v. West, 507 F. Supp. 2d 1285 (M.D. Ala. 2007). “Ala.Code § 32-5A-193(a) (1975). There is authority to support the legal underpinning of Defendants’ argument.”
Duncan v. Bibb Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't (N.D. Ala. 2020). “§ 32-5A-193(a) (1975). However, the Alabama Code section relied upon by Officer Gray ( Ala.”
— Ala. Code § 32-5A-193(b) — 1 case
Lewis v. State, 794 So. 2d 1241 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “Code 1975; and attempt *1242 ing to elude the police, a violation of § 32-5A-193, Ala.Code 1975. For the reckless driving conviction, Lewis was sentenced to 180 days in jail, and the fine and court costs were remitted.”
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