SB107 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris Elliott Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Municipalities, police jurisdictions may not be expended, municipal planning jurisdiction limited, audit of expenditure of fees in police jurisdiction, Secs. 11-40-10, 11-52-30 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the police jurisdiction of a municipality having a population of 6,000 persons or more may extend for three miles from the corporate limits and the police jurisdiction of a municipality having less than 6,000 persons may extend for one and one half miles from the corporate limits.

This bill would provide that the police jurisdiction of a municipality on the effective date of this act would not be extended after the effective date of this act, but would provide that a municipality may reduce its police jurisdiction by any half-mile increment or eliminate its police jurisdiction.

Under existing law, the planning jurisdiction of a municipality, including the approval of subdivisions, extends for five miles from the corporate limits.

This bill would limit the jurisdiction of a municipal planning commission to the corporate limits of a municipality.

This bill would also provide for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts of any expenditure by a municipality of funds derived from taxes and fees levied within its police jurisdiction.

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Subjects

Municipalities