Section 32-5A-301 Report of arresting officer. - Alabama Statutes

Section 32-5A-301

Report of arresting officer.

(a) A law enforcement officer who arrests any person for a violation of Section 32-5A-191 shall within five days after the day of arrest, excluding weekends and state holidays, hand deliver or mail to the department a sworn report of all information relevant to the enforcement action, including information which adequately identifies the arrested person, a statement of the officer's grounds for belief that the person violated Section 32-5A-191, a sworn report of the results of any chemical test which was conducted, a statement if the person refused to submit to a test, and a copy of the citation or complaint filed with the court.

(b) The report required by this section shall be made on forms supplied by the department or in a manner specified by regulations of the department.

(c) The department shall not take action on any report not sworn to and not mailed and postmarked or received by the department within five days after the day of arrest, excluding weekends and state holidays, and the driver license of the person shall be returned.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-322, p. 388, §2; Act 99-598, §1.)