AL SB421

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

Requires sheriffs 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 hold a high school diploma or GED.

Mandates three or more years of full-time law enforcement service with arrest powers and prohibits anyone with felony convictions from serving as sheriff.

Requires elected sheriffs to 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.