Alabama § 36-21-10 - Minimum Starting Salary for County Law Enforcement Officers; Enforcement; Definition.
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§ 36-21-10. Minimum Starting Salary for County Law Enforcement Officers; Enforcement; Definition.
(a) All law enforcement officers employed by any county of this state who are employed as a full-time law enforcement officer shall make at least $1,300.00 per month starting salary.
(b) The provisions of this section may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state by an action brought by any citizen seeking a writ of mandamus, mandatory injunction, or other proper remedy, and the court trying the cause may order the suspension or forfeiture of the salary, expenses, or other compensation of the members of the governing body failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) Members of the governing body or sheriff of any county are hereby expressly prohibited from requiring law enforcement officers affected by this section to work any more hours than they were normally working in order to circumvent the provisions of this section.
(d) If for any reason any part of this section or its application to any person, body, or situation is held invalid, the remainder of this section and its application to any other person, body, or situation shall not be affected.
(e) The term “law enforcement officer” means any person whose duties involve police work and who are designated law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Minimum Standards Act.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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