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AL HB381
Bill
Status
5/20/2013
Primary Sponsor
Mac Buttram
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AI Summary
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Allows any municipality in Cullman County to contract with the county sheriff for police services, including law enforcement of municipal ordinances and arrest or citation authority.
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Sheriff and deputies operating under contract are granted the same legal authorities as municipal police officers within the municipality's corporate limits and police jurisdiction.
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Contracting municipalities must pay the county treasury a sum agreed upon by the municipal governing body, sheriff, and county commission to cover necessary manpower and equipment.
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County governing body may receive funds from contracting municipalities and expend those funds for police services within the municipality's jurisdiction.
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Sheriff and deputies retain all legal and constitutional immunity afforded to them by law; act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Cullman Co., municipalities, contracting with sheriff for police services authorized, funding by municipality
Cullman County
Last Action
Forwarded to Governor on May 20, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. on May 20, 2013.
5/20/2013