HB381 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mac Buttram
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Ed Henry
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Cullman Co., municipalities, contracting with sheriff for police services authorized, funding by municipality
Summary: HB381 lets Cullman County municipalities contract with the county sheriff to provide police services, with funding and oversight arranged by the municipality, the sheriff, and the county.
What This Bill Does
Allows municipalities within Cullman County to hire the sheriff and deputies to enforce laws inside the municipality. The sheriff and deputies can enforce all laws within the municipality, including municipal ordinances, and can arrest or cite offenders as if they were police officers of the municipality. The municipality pays the county for manpower and equipment as agreed, and the county may use those funds to provide police services in the contracting municipality; each contract must be approved by the sheriff and the county commission.

Who It Affects
Municipalities within Cullman County and their residents: they can enter into contracts for police services with the sheriff, and funding is provided to the county to support those services, with enforcement authority extending to municipal ordinances and local offenses.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office and county government: they provide and oversee contracted police services, receive funding from municipalities, and must approve each contract; deputies retain immunity under the law.

Key Provisions
Section 2 authorizes contracting for police services between any Cullman County municipality and the sheriff, allowing enforcement within the municipality's corporate limits and police jurisdiction, including municipal ordinances.
Section 3 requires the contracting municipality to pay funds to the county treasury to cover manpower and equipment as mutually agreed by the municipality, the sheriff, and the county commission.
Section 4 allows the county governing body to receive money from the municipality and to spend funds for police services in the contracting municipality and its police jurisdiction.
Section 5 requires consent and approval of the sheriff and the county commission for each contract.
Section 6 preserves the sheriff and deputies' legal and constitutional immunity.
Section 7 repeals conflicting laws; Section 8 makes the act severable; Section 9 establishes the effective date (first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Cullman County