SB342 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Corrections Department, Investigation and Intelligence Division, search warrants, execution, investigations further provided for, Sec. 14-3-9 am'd.
Summary: SB342 clarifies the Corrections Department's Investigation and Intelligence Division, removes correctional officers' power to execute search warrants, and defines their department-focused investigation role with specific limits.
What This Bill Does
It redefines the Investigation and Intelligence Division's name and role within the Department of Corrections. It designates correctional investigative services officers as peace officers with police powers to investigate and enforce laws related to prisons, but they cannot execute search warrants. It limits their investigative and arrest powers to cases involving inmates or department employees and their associates, requires badge display during arrests, and ties violations to the division for referral to prosecutors with indictments in the county where the offense occurred.

Who It Affects
Correctional investigative services officers and their supervisors, who gain limited police powers to investigate and arrest but cannot execute search warrants and must badge when arresting.
Inmates, Department of Corrections employees, and their associates (including family members and contractors) who may be investigated or arrested under the division's authority.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 14-3-9 to clarify the name of the Investigation and Intelligence Division within the Department of Corrections.
Correctional investigative services officers and supervisors are designated as peace officers with police powers to investigate and enforce laws related to prisons and department personnel, but they do not have authority to execute search warrants.
Arrests by these officers require the officer to prominently display a badge.
Their powers are limited to investigations and arrests involving inmates, department employees, and their associates (including family members and contractors) connected to department-originated investigations.
Officers must comply with the minimum standards applicable to state law enforcement officers.
Violations discovered are reported to the Investigation and Intelligence Division, with referrals to the proper district attorney; indictments are to be tried in the circuit court of the county where the offense occurred.
The act becomes effective immediately after approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Corrections Department