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§ 11-43-181 — “Law Enforcement Officer” Defined

Alabama § 11-43-181
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 43Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc
Art. 9Civil Service Merit Systems for Law Enforcement Officers

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Ala. Code § 11-43-181 (2026).

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As used in this article, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean and include a policeman, policewoman, and other official who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee for and subject to law enforcement duties, but it does not include any person elected by popular vote.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §2.)

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Number and Names of Counties
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Contracts with Federal, State, and Other County Governments
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Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, Etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc
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Preparation, Etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats
§ 11-1-13
Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats
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Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, Etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created
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Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions
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Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution
§ 11-1-17
Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc
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County Declared a Body Corporate
§ 11-1-3
Jurisdiction Over Navigable Streams Not Within Limits of Any County; Execution of Process on Said Streams
§ 11-1-5
Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies
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Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid into County Treasury, Etc., to State Treasury
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Appointment and Use of Public Depositories; Liability
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Closing of County Offices on Legal Holidays and for Special Circumstances; Deadlines Extended for Filing Documents
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