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AL Code § 41-27-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-1 - Creation; Composition.

Section 41-27-1Creation; composition.  The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is hereby created within the Executive Branch of State Government to coordinate public safety in this state. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall be comprised of the following: (1) The Department of Public Safety. (2) The State Bureau of Investigations. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §1.)
AL Code § 41-27-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-2 - Secretary - Functions; Appointment; Compensation; Qualifications.

Section 41-27-2Secretary - Functions; appointment; compensation; qualifications. (a) The position of Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is created. The secretary shall serve as the appointing authority and executive head of the agency and the appointing authority and department head of the Department of Public Safety and State Bureau of Investigations. The secretary may delegate all or part of the functions of appointing authority and department head for the department and bureau to the Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Director of the State Bureau of Investigations, respectively.  (b)(1) The secretary shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. The salary of the secretary shall be set by the Governor, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6. (2) A person appointed secretary shall have an extensive law enforcement background and, by virtue of office, is a state law enforcement officer with the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338. (c) The secretary is a member of the Governor's Cabinet who shall advise the Governor on matters of public safety. (d) The secretary shall serve as the Homeland Security Advisor for this state, assume all duties of the Director of Homeland Security, including all functions of the Alabama Fusion Center, and shall be responsible for coordinating, designing, and implementing Alabama's program for homeland security, including immigration enforcement. The secretary shall be the principal point of contact between the State of Alabama and the federal government with respect to homeland security issues. Any reference in law to the authority of the Director of Homeland Security shall be deemed a reference to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. The secretary may delegate all or a portion of the functions required by this section to the State Bureau of Investigations. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §2.)
AL Code § 41-27-2.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-2.1 - Secretary - Appointment of Designee to Perform as Homeland Security Advisor.

Section 41-27-2.1Secretary - Appointment of designee to perform as Homeland Security Advisor.  The Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency may appoint a designee as the Homeland Security Advisor under subsection (d) of Section 41-27-2. The Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shall consider the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing the designee. (Act 2015-166, §1.)
AL Code § 41-27-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-3 - Secretary - Powers and Duties; Protective Services Unit; Employees.

Section 41-27-3Secretary - Powers and duties; Protective Services Unit; employees.  (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall establish general policies for the Department of Public Safety and the State Bureau of Investigations. (b) The secretary shall coordinate efforts within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the entities therein to promote the recruitment, selection, and training of state law enforcement officers in the agency. (c)(1) A Protective Services Unit is created in the office of the secretary. The unit is vested with all functions of the Dignitary Protection Services of the Department of Public Safety, and a reference in any law to the Dignitary Protection Services of the Department of Public Safety shall be deemed a reference to the Protective Services Unit. (2) The secretary shall appoint a chief of the unit from a legacy agency as defined in Section 41-27-7. (d) Investigators employed on January 1, 2015, by the State Office of Prosecution Services as computer forensics investigators/analysts in the Alabama Computer Forensics Labs shall be transferred to the Alabama Fusion Center and shall receive a rank and classification in the state Merit System equivalent to their current employment rank or years of service. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §3.)
AL Code § 41-27-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-3.1 - Powers of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

Section 41-27-3.1Powers of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.  The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall have the authority to apply for any grants and to accept any lawful gifts or donations. (Act 2016-151, §2(b).)
AL Code § 41-27-3.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-3.2 - Nondriver Identification Cards - Resident Released From Department of Corrections.

Section 41-27-3.2Nondriver Identification Cards - Resident released from Department of Corrections. The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in coordination with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, shall have the authority to promulgate rules to establish a program by January 1, 2018, to issue a nondriver identification card to a resident upon his or her release from the Department of Corrections. (Act 2017-281, §1.)
AL Code § 41-27-3.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-3.3 - State Firearms Prohibited Person Database.

Section 41-27-3.3State firearms prohibited person database. (a) Act 2021-246 shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Concealed Carry Permit Act. (b)(1) No later than October 1, 2022, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall develop, create, maintain, and administer a state firearms prohibited person database and shall send written notice to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency certifying that the database is operational and fully compliant with Act 2021-246. This database shall be linked to the state Law Enforcement Tactical System so that all "Firearms Prohibited Person" notices are viewable by law enforcement officers and other authorized persons through the Law Enforcement Tactical System. The database shall provide a method for municipal, probate, district, and circuit courts to report convictions and orders that affect an individual's eligibility to possess a firearm under federal or state law. Upon request by a sheriff, the agency shall share any information from the database with the sheriff. (2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may contract with a third party for the development, creation, and maintenance of the state firearms prohibited person database, but the agency shall administer the database in a method as determined by the Alabama Justice Information Commission. (3) Except as otherwise provided in Act 2021-246, any information in the database shall be kept confidential, shall be exempt from disclosure under Section 36-12-40, and may only be used for law enforcement purposes except when an individual in the database is charged in any state with a felony involving the use of a firearm. (c) A sheriff may provide for application, review, and renewal of a concealed carry permit through electronic means, as well as maintenance of records of applications, issued permits, and denied permits through electronic means. A sheriff may also accept payment for a permit by a debit or credit card or other consumer electronic payment method. Any transaction or banking fee charged for the electronic payment method shall be paid by the applicant. (d) The Alabama Justice Information Commission may adopt rules to implement Act 2021-246; provided, the commission shall not place additional conditions or requirements on the issuance of a concealed carry permit or limit its scope and applicability. (e) Act 2021-246 shall not be construed to limit or place any conditions upon an individual's right to carry a pistol that is not in a motor vehicle and not concealed on or about his or her person. (f) Any pistol permit issued prior to January 1, 2023, shall remain valid until its expiration date. (Act 2021-246, §2.)
AL Code § 41-27-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-4 - Public Safety Fund.

Section 41-27-4Public Safety Fund.  (a) There is hereby created the Public Safety Fund in the State Treasury. The fund consists of all monies appropriated for support of the functions of the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, and the State Bureau of Investigations, including funds transferred to any of the foregoing pursuant to Section 41-27-9. Any monies in the fund from a source that restricts the use of the funds to a certain purpose or that are appropriated for a particular purpose may be expended only for that purpose. (b) Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may expend monies in the Public Safety Fund for the support of the Secretary, the Department of Public Safety, and the State Bureau of Investigations. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §4.)
AL Code § 41-27-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-5 - State Bureau of Investigations.

Section 41-27-5State Bureau of Investigations.  (a) The State Bureau of Investigations is hereby created in the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. The bureau shall succeed to and be vested with all powers of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. A reference in any law to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation shall be deemed a reference to the State Bureau of Investigations. (b) The position of Director of the State Bureau of Investigations is created. The director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, after consultation with the Governor, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the secretary. The director shall be appointed from a legacy agency as defined in Section 41-27-7. The salary of the director shall be set by the secretary, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6. A person appointed director shall have an extensive law enforcement background and, by virtue of office, is a state law enforcement officer with the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338. (c) The bureau succeeds to and is vested with all functions of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. A reference in any law to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center shall be deemed a reference to a division of the State Bureau of Investigations. The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission shall be renamed the Alabama Justice Information Commission. The commission shall retain its regulatory and policymaking authority regarding information in the Criminal Justice Information System and uniform crime reports, including its adjudicatory authority for misuse of information, but is divested of any employee selection or supervision responsibility. (d) The bureau succeeds to and is vested with all investigative functions of the following investigative and enforcement units, and a reference in any law to these investigation and enforcement units shall be deemed a reference to the State Bureau of Investigations: (1) The law enforcement unit of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (2) The investigative unit of the Alabama Forestry Commission. (3) The investigative unit of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. (e) The Director of the State Bureau of Investigations shall have overall supervision and management of functions transferred to the bureau pursuant to this section, subject to approval by the secretary, including the power to change the working title of any position or to reorganize or rename any of the divisions, units, or functions specified in this section. Any change of working title shall not alter the classification or compensation of any person in the state Merit System. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §5.)
AL Code § 41-27-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-6 - Appointment of the Director of the Department of Public Safety; Functions of Department; Highway Patrol Division; Marine Police Division.

Section 41-27-6Appointment of the Director of the Department of Public Safety; functions of department; Highway Patrol Division; Marine Police Division.  (a)(1) The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, after consultation with the Governor, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the secretary. The director shall be appointed from a legacy agency as defined in Section 41-27-7. The salary of the director shall be set by the secretary, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6. A person appointed director shall have an extensive law enforcement background and, by virtue of office, is a state law enforcement officer with the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338. (2) The director shall have overall supervision and management of functions transferred to the department pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of the secretary, including the power to change the working title of any position or to reorganize or rename any of the divisions, units, or functions specified in this section. Any change of working title shall not alter the classification or compensation of any person in the state Merit System. (3) All functions performed by the department on October 1, 2014, shall remain under the Department of Public Safety unless reorganized by the secretary or otherwise transferred pursuant to this chapter. (b)(1) The Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety succeeds to and is vested with all law enforcement functions of the following enforcement units, and a reference in any law to these enforcement units shall be deemed a reference to the Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety: a. The law enforcement unit of the Public Service Commission. b. The revenue enforcement officers of the Department of Revenue. (2) The director shall appoint a chief of the division. (c)(1) The Marine Police Division is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety. The director shall appoint a chief of the division. (2) The Marine Police Division of the Department of Public Safety succeeds to and is vested with all functions of the Marine Police Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. A reference in any law to the Marine Police Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be deemed a reference to the Marine Police Division of the Department of Public Safety. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §6.)
AL Code § 41-27-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-7 - Legacy Agencies; Classification of Employees.

Section 41-27-7Legacy agencies; classification of employees. (a) For the purposes of this article, the term "legacy agency" means an existing agency, department, or division that is being reorganized or abolished under this article. (b) Unless otherwise provided in this article, all positions created by this article shall be in the classified service of the state Merit System. (c) All persons employed on January 1, 2015, with a legacy agency and transferred to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations shall maintain his or her classification and benefits under the legacy agency. A person employed by a legacy agency on January 1, 2015, shall not receive a decrease in salary, benefits, or seniority or otherwise receive a decrease in classification as a result of the transfer to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations. (d) Any future change in classification shall not result in any change in benefits an employee previously had at a legacy agency. (e) An employee of a legacy agency transferred to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations under this article shall remain in his or her current classification unless appointed to the appropriate classification within the newly created department according to state Merit System procedures. (f) Any employee hired in the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency after January 1, 2015, who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission and performs law enforcement duties shall be considered a law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 36-27-59(a)(3), but is not eligible for the benefits specified in Section 36-26-35(d). (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §7.)
AL Code § 41-27-7.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-7.1 - Powers, Duties, etc., of Legacy Agencies.

Section 41-27-7.1Powers, duties, etc., of legacy agencies. Any and all authority, power, duties, or other responsibilities contained in any law or rule relating to any legacy agency as provided in this chapter shall be applicable to, and under the authority and power of, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the Secretary of Law Enforcement. Any reference in any law or rule to a legacy agency or a subdivision of a legacy agency is deemed a reference to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (Act 2016-151, §2(a).)
AL Code § 41-27-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-8 - Immunity of Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 41-27-8Immunity of law enforcement officers. Any law enforcement officer employed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall be entitled to the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §8.)
AL Code § 41-27-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-9 - Transfer of Books, Records, Supplies, Funds, Equipment, and Personnel.

Section 41-27-9Transfer of books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel.  All books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the units, departments, divisions, and other state entities merged with another state entity or abolished and the functions of which are transferred to another state agency by this chapter shall be transferred to the succeeding department or state entity to the extent that the books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel are related to the functions transferred to the succeeding department or entity. (Act 2013-67, p. 130, §9.)
AL Code § 41-27-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-11 - Documentation of Deafness Provided Upon Application for or Renewal of Driver’s License, Identification Card, Etc.

Section 41-27-11Documentation of deafness provided upon application for or renewal of driver’s license, identification card, etc. (a) January 1, 2018, each person who applies for a new driver's license, nondriver identification card, or vessel license, or a learner's license or permit, or the renewal of any of the above licenses, cards, or permits, may provide the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency with documentation of deafness. The information provided in this section shall be stored in the records of the agency and made available to law enforcement personnel for use in their official duties. (b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt rules necessary to carry out this section. (Act 2017-365, §1.)
AL Code § 41-27-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 1 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Section 41-27-12 - Collection and Compilation of Data Related to Incidents Involving Excessive Force by Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 41-27-12Collection 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 and final disposition of the court action, and the final determination of any local review of the incident. (d) Using the data collected under subsection (c), the Alabama Criminal Justice Information System shall compile an annual report that shall be presented to the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.  (Act 2017-399, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 41-27-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-40 - Definitions.

Section 41-27-40Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) MANDATORY MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE LAW. Chapter 7A of Title 32. (3) MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENT. An incident involving the driver of a motor vehicle when a traffic citation was issued by a law enforcement officer or the driver of a motor vehicle was involved in an accident and an accident report was filed. (Act 2016-361, §1.)