Title 31

All functions under this chapter and all other activities relating to homeland security are declared to be governmental functions and protected by the State of Alabama governmental immunity. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §13.)

Records and information under this chapter are protected from disclosure by applicable state and federal laws. Further exemptions may specifically be granted by administrative rules promulgated under this chapter. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §14.)

(a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Homeland Security Oversight is created. The committee shall be composed of three members of the Senate, two appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments; and three members of …

Any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule, order, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §16.)

(a) As a result of the unprecedented and devastating attack of September 11, 2001, upon the people and the vital infrastructure of the United States of America and the possibility that such attacks may be perpetrated in the future by those persons identified as terrorists and oth…

Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, for the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings ascribed to them: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Homeland Security. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of Homeland Security. …

(a) The Department of Homeland Security is created within the Executive Branch of the state government, and shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (b) The department is designated as the principal state age…

(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, an…

(a) The position of Deputy Director of Homeland Security is created. The deputy director shall be responsible for such tasks and duties as assigned by the director. (b) The deputy director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The salary of the deputy d…

(a) The director may establish personnel policies and salary schedules for all employees of the department. The director may appoint assistant directors who shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The positi…

In performing his or her duties under this chapter, the director may perform all of the following duties, under the direction and control of the Governor, and shall be authorized to: (1) Prepare a comprehensive plan and program for homeland security, such plan and program to be i…

(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, …