HB133 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Municipalities, police jurisdiction, reduced, authorized to be extended by local law under certain conditions, ordinances repealed if outside police jurisdiction, Sec. 11-40-10 am'd.

Summary

HB133 would standardize police jurisdiction to 1.5 miles from city limits for all municipalities, allow extensions up to 3 miles only if certain staffing conditions are met, and repeal rules beyond 1.5 miles if not renewed by July 1, 2017.

What This Bill Does

Sets the baseline police jurisdiction for all municipalities at 1.5 miles from the corporate limits. Allows a local-law extension up to 3 miles if the municipality maintains a full-time police force and a full-time paid fire department serving all within the extended area, with authority to set related taxes or ordinances while those conditions hold. Any ordinances, taxes, or regulations in effect on the act’s effective date may stay in place until July 1, 2017; if no local law extending the jurisdiction is enacted by that date, those rules beyond 1.5 miles would be repealed. The act becomes effective immediately upon governor’s approval, and there are notice requirements for post-2015 ordinances to take effect in the police jurisdiction, including optional publication on Atlas Alabama.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities (cities and towns) – must set a baseline police jurisdiction of 1.5 miles and may extend up to 3 miles if they meet staffing requirements and pass a local law.
• Residents, businesses, and property within the extended police jurisdiction – may be governed by police powers, taxes, and regulations within the extended area if extension is enacted and maintained, but those beyond 1.5 miles could be repealed if extension isn’t renewed by 2017.

Key Provisions

• Baseline police jurisdiction set at 1.5 miles from corporate limits for all municipalities.
• Extension to up to 3 miles allowed only with a local law, and only if the municipality has (a) a full-time police force and (b) a full-time paid fire department serving all within the extended area.
• Municipalities may levy taxes and enact ordinances within the extended jurisdiction only while maintaining the required police and fire services.
• Ordinances, taxes, or regulations in effect on the act’s effective date may remain until July 1, 2017; absent a local law enacted before that date, they are repealed beyond 1.5 miles.
• Act becomes effective immediately upon governor’s approval; post-2015 ordinances must provide a 30-day notice and be posted on Atlas Alabama before taking effect in the police jurisdiction.

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

Subjects

Municipalities