41-27-12
Section 41-27-12 Collection and compilation of data related to incidents involving excessive force by law enforcement officers. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The preservation of human life is of the highest value in this state. (2) It is of utmost importance that law enforcement agencies implement policies and practices to prohibit the use of unnecessary lethal force by law enforcement officers. (3) Law enforcement officers should be properly trained to reduce the prevalence of incidents involving excessive force. (b) Beginning on January 1, 2018, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information System shall collect data regarding any and all allegations of excessive force by state, county, and municipal law enforcement officers. (c) The Alabama Criminal Justice Information System shall collect data for all incidents, including the race of the officer and the victim or victims, specific facts relating to the incident, whether the incident was subject to court action...
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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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41-13-7
Section 41-13-7 Identifying information of state employees on records available for public inspection. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person who is regularly employed by the state and who is subject to the provisions of the state Merit System or any person who is regularly employed by a criminal justice agency or entity or by a law enforcement agency within the state or any honorably retired employee thereof, to include, but not be limited to, the following: A judge of any position, including a judge of a municipal court; a district attorney; a deputy district attorney; an assistant district attorney; an investigator employed by a district attorney; an attorney, investigator, or special agent of the Office of the Attorney General; a sheriff; a deputy sheriff; a jailor; or a law enforcement officer of a county, municipality, the state, or special district, provided the law enforcement officer is certified by the...
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31-9A-5
Section 31-9A-5 Director of Homeland Security. (a) The position of Director of Homeland Security is created. The director shall be the head of the department. The director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person holding the position of director on June 18, 2003, shall not be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The director shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of office and shall be subject to Chapter 25, Title 36, the Alabama Ethics Law. The salary of the director shall be set by the Governor. (b) The director, subject to the direction and authority of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the department and shall be responsible to the Governor for coordinating, designing, and implementing Alabama's program for homeland security. The director shall be the principal point of contact for and to the Governor with respect to homeland security...
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31-9A-9
Section 31-9A-9 Additional powers of director that may be exercised under the direction and control of the Governor during a declaration of emergency as authorized in Section 31-9-8. (a) When the Governor declares a state of emergency as authorized in Section 31-9-8, if the emergency is related to homeland security, the director shall have and may exercise the following additional powers, under the direction and control of the Governor: (1) Enforce all laws, rules, and regulations relating to homeland security and direct state resource allocations when required; provided, this chapter shall not vest authority to enforce the criminal laws of this state in the Director of Homeland Security, or the deputies or personnel of the department. (2) Sell, lend, lease, give, transfer, or deliver materials or perform services for homeland security purposes on such terms and conditions as the Governor shall prescribe and without regard to the limitations of any existing law, and account to the...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title, for the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic. (2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any United States or state numbered route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial system of streets or highways. (3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Such fire department vehicles, police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY. A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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9-11-59
Section 9-11-59 License to capture or kill fur-bearing animals for commercial purposes; traps. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, or kill, or to attempt to take, capture, or kill for commercial purposes by any means or device any of the fur-bearing animals protected by the laws or regulations of this state without first procuring a license therefor, to be issued in the same manner as is provided for hunting and fishing licenses. (b)(1) Any person who has been a bona fide resident of this state for 90 days next preceding may procure a resident trapping license by paying the sum of twenty dollars ($20). (2) Any person who has not been a bona fide resident of this state for 90 days next preceding may procure a nonresident trapping license by paying the amount charged a resident of Alabama for a similar license in the nonresident state, except that the license fee for a nonresident in no event shall be less than 10 times the license fee charged by the department for...
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36-30-1
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account of injury or death which occurred during the course of employment or activity as a peace officer or firefighter and is in the nature of workers' compensation. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under the age of 18 years, or one over the age of 18 who is physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. (4) DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. Death resulting from a heart attack or stroke caused by engaging or participating in a situation while on duty involving nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical service, prison...
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14-1-20
Section 14-1-20 Hiring and retention of correctional officers. (a) The Alabama Department of Corrections may establish a program designed to increase correctional officer hiring and retention by offering bonuses or training incentives, or a combination of both, to employees in specified correction officer classifications for remaining employed by the department for consecutive terms of employment. (b) The department may grant bonuses to employees of the department, to be paid incrementally, upon successful completion of certain training programs and upon the attainment of certain career milestones, provided the employee is an active employee of the department on the date the bonus payment is made, to be granted as follows: (1)a. Correctional Officer bonuses shall be awarded as follows: 1. A one thousand five hundred dollar ($1,500) bonus for successful completion of an Alabama Department of Corrections Training Academy class or successful completion of an Alabama Peace Officers' and...
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