{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-181","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43-181","heading":"“Law Enforcement Officer” Defined.","body":"As used in this article, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean and include a policeman, policewoman, and other official who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee for and subject to law enforcement duties, but it does not include any person elected by popular vote.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43 Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.","Article 9 Civil Service Merit Systems for Law Enforcement Officers."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43-181","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"98c0e16c45e75e76e833e71cbdecc3229eb4eb9a5530be5b2c275cb2f8517492","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-180","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-182"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}