HB552 Summary

• Applies only to Russell County and establishes additional minimum qualifications for sheriff candidates and appointees beyond existing law requirements.

• Requires sheriff candidates to be U.S. citizens, county residents for at least one year, registered voters for at least one year, at least 25 years old, and possess a high school diploma or GED.

• Requires candidates to have three or more years of full-time law enforcement service with arrest powers and no felony convictions.

• Mandates that elected sheriffs complete a minimum of 12 hours annually of executive-level continuing education approved by the Alabama Sheriff's Association or National Sheriff's Association.

• Does not apply to supernumerary sheriffs and becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.