HB652 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Criminal offenses, committed by county or municipal law enforcement officers, investigation and prosecution by the State Bureau of Investigations and the Attorney General, Secs. 36-15-1, 41-27-5 am'd.

Summary

HB652 would require the State Bureau of Investigations to investigate on-duty crimes by county or municipal law enforcement officers, with the Attorney General prosecuting those cases.

What This Bill Does

It creates the State Bureau of Investigations within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and directs it to investigate criminal offenses by county or municipal law enforcement officers arising from their official duties. The Attorney General would have jurisdiction to prosecute those offenses, with the SBI cooperating in prosecutions. The bill consolidates investigative functions from several existing units into the SBI and renames the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center to the Alabama Justice Information Commission, while preserving regulatory responsibilities. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the Governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects

• County and municipal law enforcement officers – offenses they commit while on duty would be investigated by the State Bureau of Investigations and prosecuted by the Attorney General.
• Local governments and law enforcement agencies (counties and municipalities) – their investigations and enforcement functions related to officer-on-duty offenses would be centralized under the SBI, with prosecutions handled by the Attorney General, and several state investigative units absorbed into SBI.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 36-15-1 to require the Attorney General to prosecute on-duty offenses by municipal or county law enforcement officers.
• Amends Section 41-27-5 to create the State Bureau of Investigations within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and transfer investigative functions from multiple units (including the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and related commissions) to SBI, with the Attorney General handling prosecutions and SBI cooperating.
• SBI would investigate alleged criminal offenses by local officers arising from official duties and would cooperate with the Attorney General in prosecutions.
• The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission would be renamed the Alabama Justice Information Commission, maintaining regulatory and policymaking authority while transferring employee supervision responsibilities to SBI.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following the Governor's approval.

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Subjects

Attorney General