Title 36 — Title 36

Any recording subject to this article shall be retained for at least the period of time required by the applicable records retention and disposition schedule. History: (Act 2023-507, §5.)

Such police, patrolmen and officers drawn into the service of the state at the call of the Governor shall be paid their reasonable expenses incurred in and about the service when approved by the Governor and as compensation such sums as they were at the time receiving from the mu…

This article shall be known and cited as the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Program. History: (Act 2026-381, §1.)

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC PERIOD. A semester or quarter. (2) APPROVED POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM. Any for-credit or noncredit workforce or career training program or course of study at the undergraduate level directed toward…

(a) The Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship is established to pay on behalf of eligible dependents the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for up to eight semesters or 12 quarters in an approved postsecondary program. (b)(1) The scholarship shall pay tuition and m…

The scholarship application by an eligible dependent shall be submitted to the commission and include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Documentation from the participating institution that the applicant has been accepted for admission and is enrolled as a student. (2) A…

(a) Approval for a scholarship shall be granted to an eligible dependent upon submission of the documentation required under Section 36-21-223 and shall continue for the number of academic periods for which a scholarship may be available as provided in Section 36- 21-222(a) upon …

(a) The responsibilities of the commission include, but may not be limited to, the following: (1) Receiving scholarship applications. (2) Making determinations on scholarship eligibility. (3) Waiving scholarship requirements as provided in this article. (4) Entering into and admi…

The commission shall report to the Legislature, by January 1 of each year, all of the following: (1) The number of applicants approved in the previous fiscal year. (2) The number of applicants approved as of the reporting date of the current fiscal year. (3) The number of recipie…

(a) The Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Fund is created in the State Treasury. All monies received by the commission from any source as provided in subsections (b) or (c) or pursuant to Section 32-6-730 shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit…

If, in the opinion of the Governor, the police force that may be available and may be obtained under Section 36-21-20 is or will be inadequate to deal with the situation, to preserve the peace and to uphold the laws of the state, the Governor may, in his discretion, employ such a…

All police officers and individuals drawn into the service of the state by the Governor under the authority of this article shall take orders from him or the Governor may, in his discretion, place them under the orders and direction of the sheriff of the county or of the mayor of…

(a) Each law enforcement officer and all police communications officers employed by the State of Alabama, including law enforcement officers of the Department of Industrial Relations and the Department of Revenue, and including State Fire Marshals, shall be entitled to and receiv…

Each state law enforcement officer in the service of the state who is assigned to duty for more than 40 hours during the calendar week shall be paid time and one half for such excess hours worked or he shall be given time and one-half compensatory leave as herein provided, except…

(a) Any nonelected law enforcement officer in the service of a county who has worked a number of hours in excess of the established and recurring work period, shall be compensated according to the standards and guidelines established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 C.F.R. § 5…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) FUND. The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund provided for in Section 36-21-47. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission established by S…

The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission is hereby created. The commission shall consist of seven members, each of whom must be a qualified elector of the state who is over the age of 19 years. The state fraternal order of police shall designate one member of…

The commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The commission may employ an executive secretary and such clerical assistants as its functions and duties may require, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System Act. History: (Acts 1971, N…

(a) The commission shall meet in regular session quarterly at a time and place in the State of Alabama to be designated in its bylaws. Special meetings may be called by the chairman, the vice-chairman or any three members by giving notice of the time, place and purposes of such s…

Members of the commission shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for expenses shall not exceed the per diem and mileage allowance for travel for state …

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 enforc…

(a) The standards provided in this subsection shall apply to applicants and appointees as law enforcement officers. No city, town, county, sheriff, constable, or other employer shall employ any applicant unless the person submits to the appointing authority an application for emp…

There is hereby established and created in the Treasury of the state the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund. The commission may accept grants from the federal government and its departments and agencies as well as grants and appropriations by the state, any count…

(a) The fees and costs shall be collected by the court official who collects other costs and fees. The moneys collected according to this section shall be remitted by the person or authority collecting the tax to the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund as provided in Sect…

The governing body of each incorporated city or town and the governing body of each county of the state is hereby authorized to appropriate any funds not otherwise appropriated to or for the benefit of the commission and its work. All such appropriations shall be paid into the Pe…

Each state, county, municipal, and public college or university law enforcement agency in this state may make agreements and arrangements for cooperation and mutual assistance in law enforcement work with the commission and with each other. History: (Acts 1971, No. 1981, p. 3224,…

Any such law enforcement officer who works overtime during any calendar month shall on the last day of such month file in writing a statement as to his election to accept overtime pay or compensatory leave. In the event such law enforcement officer elects to receive overtime pay,…

Any person who shall appoint any applicant who, to the knowledge of the appointor, fails to meet the qualifications as a law enforcement officer provided in Section 36-21-46 or the standards, rules and regulations issued by the commission under this article and any person who sig…

(a) Each chief of police of any municipality in this state shall annually complete 20 hours of executive level continuing education courses approved by the commission. Any other law enforcement officer in this state shall annually complete 12 hours of continuing education courses…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Cade Noah Act. (b)(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the commission shall require each law enforcement officer certified by the commission to complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs or in…

(a) The certification or authority of any law enforcement officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission or otherwise exempt from the minimum standards pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 36-21-46, shall be revoked by the commission when a la…

For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Any formal corrective action resulting in a recommendation of reprimand, suspension, or termination based on a use of force complaint, as defined in this section, or inves…

(a)(1) By October 1, 2023, the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission shall develop, implement, and maintain a centralized and electronic Law Enforcement Officer Employment Database. The database shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following …

(a) Any law enforcement agency that is a potential employer of a law enforcement officer shall request, through the database from the commission, either in writing or electronically, disclosure of the information maintained by the commission as required in subdivisions (b)(1) and…

(a) Prior to the employment or appointment of a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency shall do all of the following: (1) Conduct a fingerprint-based state and national criminal background check that shall be completed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)…

(a) The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission shall randomly audit law enforcement agencies’ compliance with the reporting requirements under Section 36-21-55.1. (b)(1) If the commission determines that a law enforcement agency is not in compliance with the re…

(a) Each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency shall collect all of the following information with respect to each use of force complaint received by the agency: (1) A description of the type of use of force alleged. (2) A description of the race or ethnicity of any…

A “state law enforcement officer” shall be defined as a full-time state employee who has the power of a peace officer and who is sworn to uphold the laws and Constitution of the State of Alabama and has the power of arrest and who complies with the Minimum Standards and Training …

When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ALABAMA SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Sheriff’s Association, as now or hereafter constituted. (2) ASSOCIATION. The …

Appointment and Terms of Office of Members; Vacancies. There is created a board to be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. The board shall consist of seven persons, one appointed by the Governor of the state for a period of …

All board members shall be paid $30.00 per day and mileage for attendance of board meetings. Mileage and per diem shall be the same as allowed state employees when the board member is traveling on fund business. History: (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §3; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2…

Director; Agents and Employees; Bonding of Members and Employees Handling Funds of Board. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum sufficient for the transaction of any business, and no business shall be transacted by the board and no action taken unless a…

The board shall have the following powers in carrying out its responsibilities under this article: (1) To collect all moneys provided in this article to be collected by it; (2) To provide for and maintain all necessary administrative facilities and personnel; (3) To provide for p…

It shall be the duty of the board to keep permanent records of its membership, receipts, disbursements, investments and all of its other affairs under this article. Such records of the members shall show with respect to each member his name, age, date of beginning of prior servic…

Investment, Expenditure, Etc., of Moneys Therein. A special fund is established and placed under the management of the board for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under this article for members of the fund. The fund shall be known as the Alabama Pe…

Executive Director of Alabama Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. In all criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings for the violation of laws of the state or municipal ordinances including violations of the state conservation laws or regulations which are tried in any court or…

Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring that any member of the fund become a member of the association or the order, or that any member of the association or the order become a member of the fund. Each peace officer who becomes a member shall pay to the fund a reg…

Any peace officer who becomes a member of the fund and who left his work as a peace officer and entered directly into the armed forces of the United States and who returned to work as a peace officer within six months after he ceased to serve in the armed forces shall receive pri…

(a) When a law enforcement officer, certified corrections officer, fire protection personnel, or firefighter of the state or any political subdivision of the state is employed by a different agency of the state or political subdivision of the state within 36 months after completi…

Any member shall, at any time after reaching the age of 52 and completion of at least 15 years’ qualified service or the completion of 25 years of qualified service, regardless of age, be entitled to an annuity benefit. The amount of the monthly benefit shall be determined by the…