Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-21-5 - Overtime - Statement of Election of Method of Compensation.

Any such law enforcement officer who works overtime during any calendar month shall on the last day of such month file in writing a statement as to his election to accept overtime pay or compensatory leave. In the event such law enforcement officer elects to receive overtime pay, such pay shall be included with his compensation for the next succeeding pay period. If he elects to receive compensatory leave, such leave may be taken at any time during the calendar year in which it is earned with the approval of his supervisor, except during times of emergency. The statement shall be certified by the law enforcement officer and approved by his supervisor specifying the length of time that said officer worked in excess of 40 hours in any one calendar week during the preceding month.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.

Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 36-21-1 - Payment of Fees and Costs of Defense of State Law Enforcement Officers in Certain Cases.

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 36-21-4.1 - Overtime - Pay or Compensation Leave for Nonelected Law Enforcement Officer in Service of County.

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 - Badge and Pistol as Part of Retirement Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers and Investigators.

Section 36-21-8.1 - Badge Provided for Officer Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty.

Section 36-21-8.2 - Badge and Pistol as Part of Retirement Benefits for Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 36-21-8.3 - Receipt of Badge or Pistol Upon Retirement - Police Officers in Class 4 Municipalities.

Section 36-21-9 - Eligibility of Honorably Retired Law Enforcement Officers to Carry Handguns; Authorization Card; Revocation of Authorization; Penalty for Refusal to Comply With Revocation.

Section 36-21-10 - Minimum Starting Salary for County Law Enforcement Officers; Enforcement; Definition.

Section 36-21-11 - Preference Given to Police Officers and Fire Fighters Suffering From Diseases Without Known Cure in Admission to Research Programs.

Section 36-21-12 - State Troopers May Retire Upon Completion of 25 Years Service.

Section 36-21-13 - Compensation for Injury to Police Officer Utilized by State Department or Agency; Injury Review Boards.

Section 36-21-14 - Communications by Emergency Responders With Peer Support Members.