The Governor is authorized to establish and maintain a state highway patrol.
Ala. Code § 32-2-20
Establishment and Maintenance.
(Acts 1939, No. 181, p. 300; Code 1940, T. 36, §71; Acts 1943, No. 446, p. 408; Acts 1953, No. 17, p. 22; Acts 1955, No. 43, p. 260, §3.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.