45-35-171
Section 45-35-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Houston County that is authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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36-21-2
Section 36-21-2 Subsistence allowance for certain law enforcement officers. (a)(1) Any law enforcement officer of the State of Alabama who is employed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, the Alabama Securities Commission, the State Port Authority and probation and parole officers of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, fire marshals of the Department of Insurance, any investigator employed by the Alabama Ethics Commission, any investigator employed by a district attorney on a full-time basis, any investigator employed by the Office of the Attorney General, the marshal or any deputy marshal of the state appellate court, or correctional officers of the Department of Corrections shall receive a subsistence allowance of twelve dollars ($12) for each working day of a pay period while...
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40-18-19.2
Section 40-18-19.2 Exemption of certain death benefit payments for peace officer or fireman killed in line of duty. (a) Effective for the 2006 state income tax year and each year thereafter, any death benefit payments listed in subsection (e) that are paid to the designated beneficiary of a peace officer or fireman killed in the line of duty, as determined by the awarding authority, shall be exempt from any state income tax. (b) For purposes of this section, the terms peace officer and fireman are defined in the same manner as provided in Section 36-30-1. For purposes of this section, the term awarding authority shall mean an entity or body authorized by law to award any of the death benefit payments listed in subsection (e). (c) Any determinations made by an awarding authority pursuant to this section shall apply only to death benefit payments made by that awarding authority. (d)(1) For purposes of this section, the phrase line of duty shall mean arising out of and in the course of...
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6-5-338
Section 6-5-338 Immunity of peace officers and tactical medics from tort liability for conduct in the line of duty; certain employers of off-duty officers to maintain liability coverage. (a) Every peace officer and tactical medic, except constables, who is employed or appointed pursuant to the Constitution or statutes of this state, whether appointed or employed as a peace officer or tactical medic by the state or a county or municipality thereof, or by an agency or institution, corporate or otherwise, created pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state and authorized by the Constitution or laws to appoint or employ police officers or other peace officers or tactical medics, and whose duties prescribed by law, or by the lawful terms of their employment or appointment, include the enforcement of, or the investigation and reporting of violations of, the criminal laws of this state, and who is empowered by the laws of this state to execute warrants, to arrest and to take into...
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11-43-231
Section 11-43-231 "Law enforcement officer" defined. As used in this article, the term "law enforcement officer" shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee with law enforcement duties, including police chiefs and deputy police chiefs. The term does not include any person elected by popular vote, any person who is serving a probationary period of employment, or any person whose term of office has expired. (Act 2001-463, p. 617, §2.)...
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36-21-1
Section 36-21-1 Payment of fees and costs of defense of state law enforcement officers in certain cases. Any law enforcement officer of the state of Alabama who is sued or prosecuted for any act committed or done within the line and scope of his duties and authority will be reimbursed by the state for legal counsel fees paid, the fees of witnesses paid by him and costs of court he paid out in defending the civil action or prosecution; provided, that the total amount of such reimbursable expenses shall not exceed $2,000.00 and provided the committee established by this section approves such claim. The committee shall consist of two members of the house of representatives named by the speaker, two members of the senate named by the president of the senate and the attorney general of Alabama. The members of the committee shall serve during their tenure in their respective offices without compensation. The acts of any three members shall constitute action by the committee. The...
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45-28-100.02
Section 45-28-100.02 School resource officers. (a) This section shall apply only in Etowah County. (b) A person who retired from the position of municipal police officer, deputy sheriff, or other position that required certification by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, the commission, and who retired in good standing may be employed as a part-time school resource officer by Etowah County or by a municipality or local school district in Etowah County in accordance with this section. (c) As a part-time employee, a school resource officer shall not be eligible for health insurance or retirement benefits beyond those benefits the person is already receiving through his or her former full-time employment. Even though part-time, a part-time school resource officer may be required to work a schedule that coincides with a full school day schedule for the period when school is in regular operation and as otherwise needed. (d) Part-time school resource officers shall...
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13A-5-40
Section 13A-5-40 Capital offenses. (a) The following are capital offenses: (1) Murder by the defendant during a kidnapping in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant. (2) Murder by the defendant during a robbery in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant. (3) Murder by the defendant during a rape in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant; or murder by the defendant during sodomy in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant. (4) Murder by the defendant during a burglary in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant. (5) Murder of any police officer, sheriff, deputy, state trooper, federal law enforcement officer, or any other state or federal peace officer of any kind, or prison or jail guard, while the officer or guard is on duty, regardless of whether the defendant knew or should have known the victim was an officer or guard on...
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36-21-8
Section 36-21-8 Badge and pistol as part of retirement benefits for certain law enforcement officers and investigators. Any person who, at the time of retirement, is in good standing and employed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the State Forestry Commission, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, the Public Service Commission, campus police at a state institution, or any other state agency which requires its officers to be Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certified as a law enforcement officer or investigator, or by the Department of Public Safety as a State Capitol Police Officer shall receive, as part of his or her retirement benefits, without cost, his or her badge and pistol. (Acts 1981, No. 81-291, p. 373, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-568, p. 1049, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-713, p. 1386, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-768, p. 1354, §1; Act 2002-519, p. 1346, §1; Act 2003-363, §1.)...
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12-17-220.1
Section 12-17-220.1 Appointment of investigators by district attorney of any judicial circuit. (a) Unless otherwise provided by local law, the district attorney of any judicial circuit in this state may appoint a chief investigator and, from time to time, additional investigators who will each be a peace officer pursuant to Section 6-5-338. The chief investigator and other investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. The chief investigator and any additional investigators shall meet the minimum standards for law enforcement officers and hold a current certification from the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. The chief investigator and other investigators shall have the same authority as deputy sheriffs and other law enforcement officers in this state. They shall be responsible to the district attorney and shall perform duties as assigned by the district attorney. (b) The Legislature may continue to enact local laws in the future or repeal...
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