Alabama § 17-5-7.4 - Use of Campaign Funds for Certain Security Measures.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 17-5-7.4 — Use of Campaign Funds for Certain Security Measures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-5-7.4. Use of Campaign Funds for Certain Security Measures.
(a) In addition to the use of campaign contributions for the purposes listed in Section 17-5-7, campaign contributions may be used to pay, or reimburse the state or any county or municipality, for security expenses to protect the safety of a candidate, an elected official, or an immediate family or staff member of a candidate or an elected official. For purposes of this section, “security expenses” include all of the following:
(1) Reasonable costs of cybersecurity such as data removal services that find and remove personal information of a candidate, elected official, or immediate family or staff member of the candidate or elected official from data brokers and websites, and other online sources.
(2) Reasonable costs of installing and monitoring nonstructural security devices, including home security hardware, locks, alarm systems, motion detectors, and security cameras, provided the security devices are intended to provide security and not to improve or increase the value of the property.
(3) Reasonable costs of security personnel for a candidate, elected official, or immediate family or staff member of the candidate or elected official.
(b) Any device or other item purchased and installed pursuant to subsection (a) which is permanently attached to the property of a candidate, elected official, or immediate family or staff member of the candidate or elected official is exempt from the liquidation provisions of Section 17-5-7.2.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the state, a county, or a municipality to provide security solely based on this section.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-5-7.4 ("Use of Campaign Funds for Certain Security Measures.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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