Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 22 - Sheriffs.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 36-22-1 - Bond. - Repealed by Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §2, effective May 22,...

Section 36-22-2 - Office. - The sheriff must keep his office at the courthouse.

Section 36-22-3 - Duties Generally. - (a) It shall be the duty of the sheriff: (1)...

Section 36-22-4 - Claims of Chief Deputies for Compensation for Services Performed Deemed Preferred Claims Against Counties. - Claims of chief deputy sheriffs for services performed by them...

Section 36-22-5 - Conduct of Special Investigations and Preparation of Reports as to Alleged Violations of Law. - The sheriffs in their respective counties, whenever directed to do...

Section 36-22-6 - Payment of Expenses of Special Investigations; When Investigations to Be Instituted by County Solicitors. - (a) The expense of a special investigation when ordered as...

Section 36-22-7 - Sheriff, etc., Justified in Executing Process Regular on Face and Issued by Competent Authority. - Whenever it appears that the process is regular on its...

Section 36-22-8 - Sheriff to Maintain Record Book as to Prisoners Received Into County Jail; Contents Thereof. - The sheriff must keep, in his office and subject to...

Section 36-22-9 - Execution of Process Required of Constables; Compensation and Liability Therefor. - The sheriff is authorized to execute all process which is...

Section 36-22-10 - Maintenance of Record Book as to Executions or Orders of Sale Received by Sheriff Generally. - Each sheriff must also enter in well-bound books, whenever any...

Section 36-22-11 - Entries to Be Made in Record Book as to Amounts Received by Sheriff on Executions or Orders of Sale. - The sheriff must also enter on the same page, against...

Section 36-22-12 - Sales Book. - The sheriff must keep a sales book in which he...

Section 36-22-13 - Inspection of Record Books; Disposition Thereof When Completely Filled and Upon Expiration of Official Term of Sheriff. - The books required to be maintained by this article must...

Section 36-22-14 - Conveyance of Money Subject to Further Order or Judgment of Court to Successor by Sheriff Upon Expiration of Official Term. - The sheriff having in his hands at the expiration of...

Section 36-22-16 - Compensation. - (a) Sheriffs of the several counties in this state shall...

Section 36-22-17 - Disposition of Fees, Commissions, Etc. - Except as otherwise provided herein, all fees, commissions, percentages, allowances,...

Section 36-22-18 - County Commission to Furnish Necessary Quarters, Equipment, Etc. - The county commission shall also furnish the sheriff with the...

Section 36-22-19 - Payment of Certain Membership Dues for Sheriff. - The county commission of each of the several counties of...

Article 2 - Sheriffs' Retirement System.

Section 36-22-40 - Eligibility. - Any sheriff or former sheriff of any county of this...

Section 36-22-41 - Disability Benefits. - Any sheriff of any county of this state who served...

Section 36-22-42 - Deductions From Salary; Refunds; Payments Upon Death; Effect of Other Retirement Systems. - The governing body of each county shall begin deducting on...

Section 36-22-43 - Payments. - Those persons eligible under either Section 36-22-40 or 36-22-41 shall...

Section 36-22-44 - Election to Participate. - If any sheriff is eligible for retirement under any other...

Section 36-22-45 - Exemptions From Article. - No part of this article shall apply to counties having...

Article 3 - Supernumerary Sheriffs.

Section 36-22-60 - Qualifications; Election; Filling of Vacancy; Article Applies Only to Elected Sheriffs. - Any sheriff, on or after July 19, 1979, of any...

Section 36-22-61 - Payroll Deductions; Refunds; Widow's Allowance; Effect of Other Retirement Plans. - The governing body of each county shall begin deducting, upon...

Section 36-22-62 - Amount of Benefits. - (a) Those persons eligible under either subdivisions (1) or (2)...

Section 36-22-63 - Purchase of Prior Service Credit; Rate; Minimum Creditable Service. - (a) Any sheriff, serving on July 19, 1979, of any...

Section 36-22-64 - Election Between Retirement Plans. - If any sheriff is eligible for retirement benefits under any...

Section 36-22-65 - Oath of Office; Subject to Call in Event of Vacancy. - Each supernumerary sheriff shall take the oath of office prescribed...