When a public offense is committed in the presence of a judge or magistrate, he may, by verbal or written order, command any person to arrest the offender and, when the offender has been arrested, may thereupon proceed as if such offender had been brought before him on a warrant of arrest.
Ala. Code § 15-10-6
Offense Committed in Presence of Judge or Magistrate.
(Code 1852, §448; Code 1867, §3997; Code 1876, §4667; Code 1886, §4265; Code 1896, §5214; Code 1907, §6272; Code 1923, §3266; Code 1940, T. 15, §157.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.