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SB64 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 12, 2020
SB64 Alabama 2020 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2020
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Sheriff, office vacant or other circumstances, highest ranking deputy to serve, provisions re coroner repealed, Sec. 11-5-5 repealed.
Description

Under existing law, when the office of the sheriff of a county is vacant or in certain other circumstances when existing law has provided that it is not appropriate for the sheriff to serve, the county coroner discharges the duties of the sheriff.

This bill would provide that when the office of sheriff is vacant or when certain other circumstances exist, the highest ranking deputy sheriff in the county would serve as acting sheriff.

Subjects
Coroners

Bill Actions

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature