Section 36-21-1 Payment of Fees and Costs of Defense of State Law Enforcement Officers in Certain Cases.

Any law enforcement officer of the State of Alabama who is sued or prosecuted for any act committed or done within the line and scope of his or her duties and authority will be reimbursed by the state for legal counsel fees paid, the fees of witnesses paid by him or her and costs of court he or she paid out in defending the civil action or prosecution, provided that the total amount of such reimbursable expenses shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) and provided the committee established by this section approves such claim. The committee shall consist of two members of the House of Representatives named by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members of the Senate named by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Attorney General of Alabama. The members of the committee shall serve during their tenure in their respective offices without compensation. The acts of any three members shall constitute action by the committee. The committee shall elect a chair from among its number and shall meet on the call of the chair. As used in this section the term “law enforcement officer” means any person employed in the classified civil service of the state whose duties involve police work.