Alabama Administrative Code

The procedure for conducting Parole Court shall be as follows: (a) Designated Parole Court Hearing Officers hold Parole Court and determine the facts pertaining to alleged parole violations. These Hearing Officers are authorized to determine whether the parolee is guilty of alleg…

Subsequent to conducting Parole Court, the Hearing Officer shall compose a Parole Court report for the Board, subject to the following: (a) The Parole Court report shall contain written findings of fact. The report shall state what evidence was relied upon in reaching conclusions…

(1) The Board shall consider Parole Court dockets during regularly scheduled open public meetings. After consideration of the Parole Court report, the Board shall decide whether to continue parole, reinstate parole, impose an up-to-45-day period of confinement ("dunk") or other s…

The Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund is to set the criteria for membership in the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund for the applicants to be a full-time sworn law enforcement officer working for agencies allowed by law …

The Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund intent is to set the disability claim time requirements to be received in a complete fashion and date stamped in at the Annuity Fund office within one year of the date of injury for the Board of Co…

Any member in good standing who at age 52 with at least 15 years qualified service or who has completed 25 years of qualified service at any age may apply for the annuity benefit as set by the Board of Commissioners. In order to qualify to receive their annuity benefit, the membe…

The Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity & Benefit Fund's intent is effective September 1, 2015 all applicants for membership shall pay to the Fund a monthly fee in the amount of $30 as determined by the Board of Commissioners based upon the recommendatio…

Public records may be requested in writing using the Board's public records request form. Questions may be directed to the Executive Director. The public request form will be made available on the Board's website. A fee shall be assessed for costs incurred for searching and produ…

Document retrieval and preparation $20.00 per hour or any portion thereof. Copying of records at a fee not to exceed .50¢ per page. Actual cost incurred by the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund for any programming preparation, or any other services associated with …

As used by the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings respectively. (1) Approved Academy. A school certified and authorized by the Commission to conduct law enforcement training. (2) Certification. A wri…

The Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission was created to insure that law enforcement officers receive training in their vocation, thereby providing better service to the public. These goals are obtained by empowering the Commission with authority to promulgate rules in…

The Commission is composed of seven members, each of whom must be a qualified elector of the State who is over the age of 21 years. The State Fraternal Order of Police shall designate one member of the commission to serve for a term of four years; the Alabama Peace Officers Assoc…

The Commission is an independent agency of the State of Alabama. All costs of operating the Commission, including administrative, secretarial, clerical and investigative are paid from legislative appropriations. The Attorney General and his assistants provide legal services to th…

All proceedings of the Commission shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, except during disciplinary hearings and except where otherwise provided in these rules. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-1-.05 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Statutory Authority: Code of A…

Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-1-.06 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-21-41, 36-24-45.

The Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among its members on the first meeting after January 1st of each year. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-1-.07 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-21-41, 36-24-45.…

(1) The Commission shall meet in regular session, quarterly, at a time and place in the State of Alabama, to be designated by the Chairman of the Commission. (2) Special Meetings may be called by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman or any three members, by giving notice of the time, …

All applications and requests for which the Commission has prescribed a form must be made on the prescribed form. Forms used by the Commission may be acquired from the Executive Secretary. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-1-.09 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Statutory…

The Executive Secretary of the Commission is a certified law enforcement officer with the power of arrest as defined in Rule 650-X-1-.01(11) and shall be responsible for the administration of Commission policy. The Executive Secretary is designated as agent for the Commission for…

(1) "Public Record" for the purpose of these Rules means all Commission records which are reasonably necessary to record the business and activities required to be done or carried on by the Commission so that the status and condition of such business and activities can be known b…

The Commission may employ investigators, inspectors, attorneys and any other agents and employees and assistants as may from time to time be necessary, and may use any other means necessary to bring about and maintain a rigid administration and enforcement of the Code and these r…

The Commission is authorized to accept grants from the Federal government, its departments and agencies as well as grants and appropriations by the State, any county or municipality, or any individual, corporation or fund. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-1-.13 Effective d…

(1) The Commission may issue declaratory rulings to any person substantially affected by a Rule with respect to the validity of the Rule, or with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by the Commission, or with …

The Commission shall have the following functions and duties together with all powers necessary or convenient for the performance thereof: (1) To study, obtain data, statistics, and information and to make reports concerning the recruitment, selection and training of law enforcem…

(1) Each law enforcement agency shall have the responsible of seeing that all required forms and necessary information are properly submitted to the Commission in a timely manner. (2) Each law enforcement agency shall have the responsible of assuring that each of its employees wh…

"Reserve law enforcement officers" are defined as set forth in the Code of Ala. 1975, Title 11-43-210(a) and their functions shall be confined to those functions as set forth in the Code of Ala. 1975, Title 11-43-210(c). (1) Title 11-43-210(d) No reserve law enforcement officer s…

(1) The Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission shall establish and maintain an Auxiliary or Reserve police training program with a prescribed curriculum and administered by an approved certified training academy. (2) Upon successful completion of the prescribed curricul…

(Repealed 6/12/95) Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-10-.03 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Repealed: Filed May 8, 1995; effective June 12, 1995. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-21-41, 36-24-45. NOTE: 650-X-10-.02 Qualifications and Requirements. (Repealed…

(1) The trainee must successfully complete 480 hours of correctional officer training at an approved Academy. (2) The trainee must satisfactorily complete the correctional officer training course within the time set forth in the statutory requirement of the Code of Ala. 1975, Tit…

The Applicant must be employed as a correctional officer or guard as defined in the Code of Ala. 1975, Title 14-3-14. All correctional investigative services officers and their supervisors given police power shall be required to comply with the minimum standards now in effect rel…

(1) Administrative/Personnel Time (2) Ethics and Professionalism (3) Communication (4) Inmate Management (5) Officer Safety/Fitness (6) Medical and Mental Health (7) Legal Issues (8) Security, Custody, and Control (9) Conflict and Crisis Management (10) Correctional Operations Au…

(1) The Commission may waiver the completion of any course required by Rule 650-X-11-.01 of the regulations upon presentation of documentary evidence by the Department of Corrections that a gainfully employed (full-time or part-time) officer has received equivalent training in an…

(1) Each chief of police or acting chief of police of any municipality in this state must annually complete and report twenty (20) hours of executive level continuing education courses approved by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. (2) Any chief of poli…

(1) Certified law enforcement officers in this state shall annually complete and report twelve (12) hours of continuing education courses approved by the Commission. (a) Law enforcement officer includes all officers certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training C…

The Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission requires that all law enforcement officers as defined in the Code of Ala. 1975, § 36-21-40, subsection 4, who have been certified by APOSTC, shall successfully pass an approved firearms course annually. (1) All law enfo…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-12-.04 New Rule: Filed April 4, 2005; effective May 9, 2005. Amended: Filed May 12, 2009; effective June 16, 2009. Repealed by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 12, September 29, 2016, eff. 10/21/2017. Author: R. Alan Benefield,…

For the purpose of this Chapter the term Law Enforcement Officer includes Correctional Officers employed by the Alabama Department of Corrections. (1) Each applicant must be gainfully employed as a full-time law enforcement officer by a law enforcement agency at the time of his/h…

The applicant shall not be less than 19 years old. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-2-.02 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 11, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2017, ef…

The applicant shall meet the following education requirements: (1) Possess a valid high school diploma, OR, possess a valid General Educational Development (GED) certificate (On-line, correspondence, or mail order GED certificates are not acceptable) AND possess a valid certifica…

(1) Physical Examinations. Each applicant shall submit to a complete physical examination conducted by a licensed Medical Doctor (M.D.), a licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or by a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) or a Physician's Assistant (P.A.) who …

(1) The applicant shall be a person of good moral character and reputation; (2) Conviction of any felony pursuant to any state or federal law shall be a complete and absolute bar to certification, employment, appointment, or approval as a law enforcement officer. (a) The existenc…

The applicant must be a citizen of The United States. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-2-.06 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 11, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2017,…

If an applicant has been a member of the armed forces of The United States, each and every discharge must be under honorable conditions, and appropriate documentation provided. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-2-.07 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No.…

The applicant must have a valid Driver's License. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-2-.08 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 11, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2017, eff…

(1) Each applicant for certification as a law enforcement shall submit a complete application package in the form prescribed by the Commission and provided by the Executive Secretary An incomplete application will not be processed An application which appears to be falsified or c…

(1) Certification may be issued for an approved academy that offers basic training, and in-service training courses. Certification will continue in effect until surrendered or revoked. (2) Prior to considering certification, an inspection of the proposed academy shall be conducte…

(1) Introduction to Law Enforcement (2) General Topics (3) Equipment (4) Criminal Investigations (5) Criminal Procedures and Laws of Evidence (6) Juvenile Procedures (7) Courts (8) Patrol Techniques (9) Traffic Operations (10) Offensive and Defensive Tactics (11) Community/News M…

The employees of each law enforcement academy shall be governed by personnel rules and regulations of the academy. Author: Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-3-.03 Effective date: September 29, 1983. Amended: Filed May 8, 1995; effect…

All instructors participating in basic and in-service training courses at an approved academy must be certified. Instructor's Certification: General, Specific, Legal and Firearms. Instructor certificates are valid three years from date of issue. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. …

(1) The trainee must successfully complete the Commission approved basic training curriculum at an approved academy. (2) The trainee must satisfactorily complete the law enforcement training course within the time set forth in the statutory requirement of the Code of Ala. 1975, T…