Alabama § 45-16-234 - Contracting of Police Services by Municipality.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-16-234 — Contracting of Police Services by Municipality., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-16-234. Contracting of Police Services by Municipality.
(a) Any municipality within Coffee County may contract with the Sheriff of Coffee County for police services. The contract may include enforcement by the sheriff, or his or her duly commissioned deputies, of all laws within the corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the municipality, including municipal ordinances, and the arrest or citation of any offenders as if the sheriff, or his or her duly commissioned deputies, were duly constituted police officers of the municipality.
(b) A municipality entering into a contract pursuant to subsection (a) shall pay to the county treasury a sum sufficient to provide the necessary manpower and equipment as mutually agreed upon by the municipal governing body, the sheriff, and the county commission.
(c) The county commission shall receive from the municipality the funds paid under the contract for police services and may expend funds for police services in the municipality, including the police jurisdiction of the municipality.
(d) Each contract between the sheriff and a municipality shall be with the consent and approval of the sheriff and the county commission.
(e) The sheriff and his or her duly commissioned deputies, in the performance of any duties carried out pursuant to a contract with a municipality, shall retain the legal and constitutional immunity afforded to each of them by law.Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-16-234 ("Contracting of Police Services by Municipality.") 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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