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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-10-53

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this article that the arrest was unlawful or that the person operating the motor vehicle was aware of the signal from the law enforcement officer to bring the vehicle to a stop and the person stopped his or her vehicle within a reasonable time and at a reasonable location based on the facts and circumstances of the stop.