HB508 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Proncey Robertson

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.

Summary

HB508 would rename the Department of Corrections' Investigation and Intelligence Division to the Law Enforcement Services Division, rename correctional investigative staff, require an updated oath for correctional officers, and make technical code revisions including repealing a section.

What This Bill Does

It changes the division name to Law Enforcement Services Division and renames correctional investigative staff to correctional investigative agents, while designating correctional police officers to perform criminal investigative duties for the department. It requires all correctional officers to take an updated oath before performing duties. It makes nonsubstantive technical revisions to update code language and repeals Section 14-3-38 as part of the updates.

Who It Affects

• Correctional Department employees involved in investigations (division staff, correctional investigative agents, and correctional police officers), who would have new titles and responsibilities and must take the updated oath.
• Inmates and the corrections system, as the officers would maintain and exercise police powers to investigate violations related to prisons, correctional facilities, staff, and inmates.

Key Provisions

• Rename the Investigation and Intelligence Division to the Law Enforcement Services Division within the Department of Corrections.
• Rename correctional investigative services officers to correctional investigative agents and designate correctional police officers to perform criminal investigative duties for the department.
• Require all correctional officers to take an updated oath before performing duties of office.
• Make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update code language to current style and repeal Section 14-3-38.
• Sections 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, and 14-3-58, as last amended by Act 2019-485, to implement these changes.

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Subjects

Corrections Department