Incorporated municipalities are authorized and permitted to employ as policemen, on a part-time basis, deputy sheriffs of a county in which the municipality is located. The governing body of the municipality employing such deputy sheriffs shall fix by ordinance the duties and salaries of such persons. In addition, the municipality may require that any person or persons so employed be residents of the employing municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-43-16
Employment of County Deputy Sheriffs as Policemen.
(Acts 1971, No. 2235, p. 3592.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.