HB304 Alabama 2021 Session
Updated Mar 2, 2021
HB304 Alabama 2021 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Kelvin Lawrence RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2021
- 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- Sheriff, office vacant or other circumstances, highest ranking deputy to serve, provisions re coroner repealed, Sec. 11-5-5 repealed.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
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature