Code of Alabama - Title 15: Criminal Procedure - Section 15-2-1 - All persons liable for offenses committed in Alabama; exception

Section 15-2-1 - All persons liable for offenses committed in Alabama; exception.

Every person, whether an inhabitant of the State of Alabama or of any other state or country, is liable to punishment by the laws of Alabama for an offense committed in the state, except when it is by law exclusively cognizable in the United States courts.

(Code 1852, §392; Code 1867, §3940; Code 1876, §4631; Code 1886, §3703; Code 1896, §4967; Code 1907, §7224; Code 1923, §4890; Code 1940, T. 15, §90.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021