HB508 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Proncey Robertson Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

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.

Description

Under existing law, the Investigation and Intelligence Division of the Department of Corrections investigates violations of law relating to correctional facilities and employees and prisoners.

This bill would change the name from the Investigation and Intelligence Division to the Law Enforcement Services Division of the Department of Corrections.

Under existing law, correctional investigative services officers are responsible for performing criminal investigations for the department.

This bill would change the name of a correctional investigative services officer to a correctional investigative agent.

This bill would further provide that correctional police officers would be responsible for performing criminal investigative duties for the department.

Under existing law, an officer or guard is required to take an oath prior to performing his or her duties of the office.

This bill would update the oath of office that all correctional officers are required to take prior to performing his or her duties of the office.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Corrections Department