HB174 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Proncey Robertson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Corrections Dept., rename the Investigation and Intelligence Division, rename correction investigative services officer, require all correctional officers to take an oath prior to performing duties of office, technical revisions, Secs. 14-3-2, 14-3-3, 14-3-4, 14-3-5, 14-3-9, 14-3-12, 14-3-13, 14-3-14, 14-3-15, 14-3-30, 14-3-31, 14-3-32, 14-3-34, 14-3-35, 14-3-36, 14-3-37, 14-3-38, 14-3-40, 14-3-43, 14-3-45, 14-3-47, 14-3-54, 14-3-55, 14-3-57, 14-3-58 am'd.

Summary

Renames the corrections division and officer titles and requires all correctional officers to take an oath before serving.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes the Investigation and Intelligence Division name to Law Enforcement Services Division within the Department of Corrections. It renames correctional investigative services officers to correctional investigative agents and assigns criminal investigative duties to correctional police officers. It requires every correctional officer to take an oath before performing duties, and it includes technical revisions to existing statutes.

Who It Affects

• Department of Corrections employees (including correctional officers, correctional investigative agents, and correctional police officers) who will see title changes, updated duties, and an oath requirement.
• Inmates, prisoners, and department associates, as the staff’s expanded law enforcement powers within corrections will apply to investigations and arrests related to prison facilities and staff, with badge display when making arrests.

Key Provisions

• Rename the Investigation and Intelligence Division to the Law Enforcement Services Division of the Department of Corrections.
• Rename correctional investigative services officers to correctional investigative agents and designate correctional police officers to handle criminal investigative duties.
• Require all correctional officers to take an oath prior to performing duties of the office.
• Include technical revisions to multiple sections (14-3-2 through 14-3-58) as amended by Act 2019-485.

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Subjects

Corrections Department