AGO 1996-080.

• Case Date: January 05, 1996
• Court: Alabama

Alabama Attorney General Opinions 1996. AGO 1996-080. 1996-080January 5, 1996Honorable J. Kenneth Guin, Jr.Attorney at LawP. O. Box 470 Carbon Hill, AL 35549-0470 Municipalities - Police Protection - Police Jurisdiction - Contracts - Arrest The City of Carbon Hill is not authorized to contract with the Town of Kansas to provide police protection and exercise arrest powers within the Town of Kansas.Dear Mr. Guin: This opinion is issued in response to your request for an opinion from the Attorney General. QUESTION NO. 1 Is it lawful for the City of Carbon Hill to contract with the Town of Kansas to provide police protection and have arrest powers within the Town of Kansas? FACTS, LAW AND ANALYSIS Your question is answered in the negative. This office ruled in an opinion to Honorable Josephine Gullage, City Clerk, Midland City, dated December 7, 1990, A.G. No. 91-00105, that there is no statutory authority for a municipality to contract with another municipality to provide police protection to the municipality. The opinion, however, stated that there are no statutory prohibitions against one person serving as an officer in more than one municipality since the hiring of one person to serve as a policeman would not involve a...