Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is a law enforcement agency serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It exists within the Executive Branch of State Government to coordinate public safety in Alabama.^[1] It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of 12 state law enforcement agencies.^[2][3] The Secretary, its chief executive, is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor of Alabama.^[4] ALEA is divided into two functional divisions, the Department of Public Safety and the State Bureau of Investigations.^[1] The Secretary of ALEA is responsible for appointing a Director of both divisions, after consultation with the Governor.^[5][6]

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Seal
Abbreviation	ALEA
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 2015
Preceding agency	12 legacy agencies
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Alabama, US
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Montgomery, Alabama
Agency executive	Hal Taylor, Secretary of Law Enforcement
Child agencies	State Bureau of Investigations Alabama Department of Public Safety
Website
Official website

History

Creation

The creation of ALEA was proposed by Senator Del Marsh and others in Senate Bill 108 (SB108) during the 2013 regular session of the Alabama Legislature.^[7] The bill passed both houses and was signed by then Governor Robert Bentley on 19 March 2013 as Act 2013-67 and codified in the Code of Alabama 1975, Title 41 - State Government, Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.^[7][8]

According to Senator Marsh, the intent of SB108 was to operate public safety "...in a more efficient, cost-effective way.”^[9] This bill and its proposed consolidation of preexisting state-level law enforcement agencies (Legacy Agencies) was based on recommendations of a Public Safety Study Group created in 2012 to streamline the state's 22 agencies with law enforcement functions and cut spending.^[10]

List of ALEA Secretaries

• Hal Taylor
  • 12 April 2017^[11] - Present
• Stan Stabler
  • 17 February 2016^[12] - 12 April 2017^[11]
• Spencer Collier
  • 5 April 2013^[13] - 22 March 2016^[12]

See also

• United States portal

• List of law enforcement agencies in Alabama
• State police
• Highway patrol

References

1. Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27-1
2. "Merging 12 Alabama law enforcement agencies will increase safety, save money, officials say". AL.com. Associated Press. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
3. "About ALEA". Website of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. State of Alabama. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27-2
5. Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27-5
6. Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27-6
7. "Legislative Acts | Alabama Secretary of State". arc-sos.state.al.us. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
8. Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27
9. "Senate President Pro Tem Pre-Files Legislation to Streamline State's Public Safety Functions - Alabama Republican Party". Alabama Republican Party. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
10. Rawls, Phillip. "Bentley creates streamlining task force". Gadsden Times. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
11. "Stan Stabler leaves position at Alabama Law Enforcement Agency". www.alreporter.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
12. "Gov. Bentley fires ALEA Secretary Spencer Collier". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
13. "Gov. Robert Bentley names Spencer Collier to new post of Secretary of Law Enforcement". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.