SB189 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

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police jurisdiction, reduced, authorized to be extended by local law under certain conditions, ordinances repealed if outside police jurisdiction, Sec. 11-40-10 am'd.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

SB189 would set all municipalities' police jurisdiction to 1.5 miles from city limits and allow extensions up to 3 miles only if the city has a full-time police force and a full-time paid fire department to serve the extended area, with existing ordinances beyond 1.5 miles repealed if no extension law is enacted by July 1, 2017.

What This Bill Does

It standardizes baseline police jurisdiction to 1.5 miles for all municipalities. It allows extending up to 3 miles only when the city maintains a full-time police force and a full-time paid fire department to serve the extended area, and requires a local law to authorize such extension. Any ordinances, taxes, or regulations in effect on the act’s start may stay in place only until July 1, 2017; if no local extension law is enacted by then, those rules beyond 1.5 miles would be repealed. The act would take effect immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Municipal governments and city/town officials would need to adjust police jurisdiction rules, adopt local laws to extend beyond 1.5 miles, and ensure they meet staffing requirements.
• Residents, businesses, and property owners within any extended police jurisdiction would be covered by the city’s police and fire services and subject to the city’s ordinances, taxes, and regulations within that extended area; existing ordinances beyond 1.5 miles could be repealed if no extension law is enacted by July 1, 2017.

Key Provisions

• Baseline police jurisdiction set at 1.5 miles for all municipalities from the corporate limits.
• Extension to up to 3 miles allowed only if the municipality maintains a full-time police force and a full-time paid fire department serving the extended area, with authority granted by a local law.
• Ordinances, taxes, and regulations in effect on the act’s effective date may remain until July 1, 2017, but without a local extension law by that date, extended-area provisions would be repealed beyond 1.5 miles.
• Act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

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