Alabama § 14-6A-1 Establishing or Joining Regional Jail Authority

Alabama Statutes

§ 14-6A-1 — Establishing or Joining Regional Jail Authority

Alabama § 14-6A-1

Title 14Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities

Ch. 6AMulti-County Establishment of Regional Jail Authorities

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Ala. Code § 14-6A-1 (2026).

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(a)The county commissions of two or more counties may, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective sheriffs, establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the counties participating in the regional jail authority.

(b)A county which desires to join an existing regional jail authority may, by resolution and with the initial consent of the sheriff, request participation in the existing regional jail authority. The regional jail authority may by resolution approve the requesting county’s participation in the authority, and if approved, the county shall participate with all rights and obligations of the original counties participating in the regional jail authority.

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(a) The county commissions of two or more counties may, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective sheriffs, establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the counties participating in the regional jail authority.
(b) A county which desires to join an existing regional jail authority may, by resolution and with the initial consent of the sheriff, request participation in the existing regional jail authority. The regional jail authority may by resolution approve the requesting county’s participation in the authority, and if approved, the county shall participate with all rights and obligations of the original counties participating in the regional jail authority.