The state Department of Public Safety is authorized, subject to approval by the Governor, to insure its employees in some insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the State of Alabama against personal injury or death caused by accident or violence while discharging their duties as such employees; provided, the amount of insurance to be procured as to any such employee shall not exceed the amount which would be payable to such employee under the workmen's compensation laws of the State of Alabama if such employee were privately employed; except, that such policy may provide additional benefits not to exceed $10,000.00 per employee for the payment of hospital and medical expenses.
The cost of such insurance shall be paid by the state Department of Public Safety out of any funds appropriated to its use in manner provided by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 32-2-1 - Creation; Headed by Director; Appointment and Term of Director.
Section 32-2-2 - Assistant Director.
Section 32-2-3 - Divisions - Creation; Age of Law Enforcement Officers or Trainees.
Section 32-2-4 - Divisions - Chiefs; Employees.
Section 32-2-5 - What Laws Director to Enforce.
Section 32-2-8 - Fees for Copies of Records and Reports.
Section 32-2-8.1 - Fee for Criminal History Records Search.
Section 32-2-9 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 32-2-10 - Insurance for Employees.
Section 32-2-11 - Alabama Bureau of Investigation Cost of Evidence Fund.