Handbook for Alabama Sheriffs

Handbook for Alabama

Sheriffs

Seventh Edition

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Alabama Law Institute

The Law Revision Division of

Legislative Services Agency

lsa.state.al.us

Alabama State House

Law Center

Suite 207

Room 326

11 South Union Street

P.O. Box 861425

Montgomery, AL 36130

Tuscaloosa, AL 35486

(334) 261-0680

(205) 348-7411

Alabama

Sheriffs Association

ROBERT D. "BOBBY" TIMMONS Executive Director Since 1975

January 2019

514 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-4385

Of?ice (334) 264-7827 Toll Free (800) 622-7827

Fax (334) 269-5588 Email alsheriffs@ Website

To: The Sheriffs of Alabama

The Alabama Sheriffs Association is pleased to make this Sheriff's Handbook available to Alabama Sheriffs. It is a quick reference guide to matters that affect you, as Sheriff, in your everyday operations.

This is the Seventh Edition of the handbook, professionally prepared under the leadership of the Honorable Othni Lathram, Director of Alabama Law Institute, and his staff. For this we are most appreciative.

Sheriffs should use this book as a reference only and seek legal advice when specific questions arise.

Thank you for serving as Sheriff.

Respectfully,

Robert D. "Bobby" Timmons Executive Director

"No Sheriff Shall Stand Alone." "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

PREFACE

At the request of the Alabama Sheriffs Association, the Alabama Law Institute developed this handbook for Alabama Sheriffs. The first edition was written in 1992 with a subsequent second edition in 1999, a third edition in 2003, a fourth edition in 2007, a fifth edition in 2011, a sixth edition in 2015, and this current edition in 2019.

The Alabama Law Institute began its association with the sheriffs by conduction an orientation for newly elected sheriffs first in 1979. Subsequently in 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019, the Institute, in conjunction with the Alabama Sheriffs Association, has conducted training conferences for newly elected sheriffs on their legal and administrative duties.

In 2007, the Institute developed a "Civil Process Notebook" and a "Civil Process Outline Manual" to assist sheriffs' offices in their understanding and serving of court documents.

This Handbook for Alabama Sheriffs does not serve as legal advice to the sheriff but only to alert the sheriff as to items that come within the office of the sheriff's supervision and control.

Although the Alabama Law Institute is a state agency, no conclusions concerning the policies of the State of Alabama are to be drawn from this volume.

January 2019

Clay Hornsby Deputy Director Alabama Law Institute

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Institute wishes to acknowledge the assistance, guidance, and support given by Mr. Bobby Timmons, Executive Director of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Through his cooperation and the financial support of the Association, these handbooks for sheriffs have been possible.

For the development of the first edition in 1992, the Institute wishes to express appreciation to the following law students who assisted in the initial research and drafting of the first edition: John McCulley, Ed Sanders, Tim Milam, and Jonathan Taylor. The chief research assistant for this project was Ms. Wendy Harvey who was also a law student at the University of Alabama.

For the second edition in 1999, the Institute wishes to acknowledge and thank Eric Johnson, Eric Roberts, and Othni Lathram for their research and suggested changes from the first edition to the second edition while they were law students at the University of Alabama. Further, we acknowledge that Justin Hayes, a University of Alabama student, assisted in the proof reading of this edition.

The third edition in 2003 was researched by chief research assistant Bryan Paul. Assisting him were Bill Lindsey and Stephanie Blackburn, all being law students at the University of Alabama School of Law

The fourth edition in 2007 was revised principally by Bill Lindsey, Assistant to the Director of the Institute.

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