(a) This section shall apply only to Cullman County.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-22-235

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) On and after August 1, 2013, any municipality within Cullman County may contract for police services with the sheriff of the county. The contract may include the enforcement by the sheriff and 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 and his or her deputies were duly constituted police officers of the municipality.
(c) A municipality entering into a contract with the sheriff for police services 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 of the county, and the county commission.
(d) The county governing body may receive from the municipality within the county money for police services and may expend funds for police services in the contracting municipality, including the police jurisdiction of the municipality.
(e) Each contract between the county governing body and the contracting municipality shall be with the consent and approval of the sheriff and the county commission.
(f) The sheriff and his or her duly commissioned deputies shall retain the legal and constitutional immunity afforded to each of them by law.
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