(a) All law enforcement officers employed by any county of this state who are employed as a full-time law enforcement officer shall make at least $1,300.00 per month starting salary.
(b) The provisions of this section may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state by an action brought by any citizen seeking a writ of mandamus, mandatory injunction, or other proper remedy, and the court trying the cause may order the suspension or forfeiture of the salary, expenses, or other compensation of the members of the governing body failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) Members of the governing body or sheriff of any county are hereby expressly prohibited from requiring law enforcement officers affected by this section to work any more hours than they were normally working in order to circumvent the provisions of this section.
(d) If for any reason any part of this section or its application to any person, body, or situation is held invalid, the remainder of this section and its application to any other person, body, or situation shall not be affected.
(e) The term "law enforcement officer" means any person whose duties involve police work and who are designated law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers' Minimum Standards Act.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-21-2 - Subsistence Allowance for Certain Law Enforcement Officers.
Section 36-21-3 - Lump-Sum Payments for Service of State, etc., Law Enforcement Officers, Etc.
Section 36-21-4 - Overtime - Compensation Generally.
Section 36-21-5 - Overtime - Statement of Election of Method of Compensation.
Section 36-21-6 - Overtime - "State Law Enforcement Officer" Defined.
Section 36-21-7 - Reimbursement by New Employer for Training Expenses.
Section 36-21-8.1 - Badge Provided for Officer Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty.
Section 36-21-12 - State Troopers May Retire Upon Completion of 25 Years Service.
Section 36-21-14 - Communications by Emergency Responders With Peer Support Members.