{"id":3211,"date":"2025-10-21T20:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/?page_id=3211"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:22:14","slug":"legal-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/legal-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3211\" class=\"elementor elementor-3211\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce2fc4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce2fc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3af04112\" data-id=\"3af04112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baca597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7baca597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Safety Training<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4859b053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4859b053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal Update For Law Enforcement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e94023f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e94023f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3215 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/lawandorder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/lawandorder.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/lawandorder-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">A Two-Day Professional Development Course for Alabama Law Enforcement Officers<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stay current with the latest legal developments affecting your daily operations and decisionmaking. This comprehensive two-day course provides Alabama law enforcement officers with critical updates on new legislation and recent court decisions that impact policing in our state. This course is presented by the Investigative Support Unit of the Alabama Community College System.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Course Highlights:<\/strong><br>This course covers essential legal updates including new Alabama laws passed during the last legislative session, as well as significant recent court decisions from the United States Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Alabama Supreme Court. Learn how these changes affect your duties, responsibilities, and authority as a law enforcement officer. Understanding these updates is essential for effective, lawful policing and legally protecting both yourself and your department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Should Attend:<\/strong><br>This course is designed for <strong>ALL<\/strong> law enforcement officers, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrol Officers<\/li>\n<li>First Line Supervisors<\/li>\n<li>Upper Management<\/li>\n<li>Chiefs and Sheriffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br>Course Details:<\/strong><br><strong>Duration:<\/strong> Two Days, 8:00 AM \u2013 4:00 PM each day<br><strong>Continuing Education Units:<\/strong> 12 hours of CEUs awarded upon completion<br><strong>Cost:<\/strong> FREE<\/p><ul>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9332785 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9332785\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b47e164\" data-id=\"b47e164\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e55388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e55388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p><strong>Current Classes:<\/strong><\/p>        <div class=\"class-meta-data\">\n            <h2>Legal Update 04\/06\/26 &#8211; 04\/07\/26<\/h2>\n                                        <p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 04\/06\/26 &#8211; 04\/07\/26<\/p>\n                                        <p><strong>Location &#038; Assembly Area:<\/strong><br>Gadsden State Community College<br \/>\r\nScience Building Auditorium<br \/>\r\n400 East Cardinal Drive<br \/>\r\nGadsden, AL 35903<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"publicsafety-register\" href=\"https:\/\/alabamacommunitycollegesystem.my.salesforce-sites.com\/events\/targetX_eventsb__events#\/esr?eid=a1ERg000009f6p3MAA\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a><\/p><br>\n                        <h3>Contact For Registration Assistance:<\/h3><p><strong>Ron Kiker<\/strong><br>ACCS Public Safety Division<br><strong>State Cell:<\/strong> (334)956-9640<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ronald.kiker@accs.edu?subject=Registration+Assistance+for+Legal+Update+04%2F06%2F26+%26%238211%3B+04%2F07%2F26\">ronald.kiker@accs.edu<\/a><\/p><br>        <\/div>\n        <hr><div style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>        <div class=\"class-meta-data\">\n            <h2>Legal Update 04\/13\/26 &#8211; 04\/14\/26<\/h2>\n                                        <p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 04\/13\/26 &#8211; 04\/14\/26<\/p>\n                                        <p><strong>Location &#038; Assembly Area:<\/strong><br>Lawson State Community College<br \/>\r\nDr. Perry Ward Alabama Center for Advanced Technology and Training<br \/>\r\nRoom 103 (Auditorium)<br \/>\r\n360 Wilson Road, Birmingham, AL 35022<\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"publicsafety-register\" href=\"https:\/\/alabamacommunitycollegesystem.my.salesforce-sites.com\/events\/targetX_eventsb__events#\/esr?eid=a1ERg000009fBITMA2\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a><\/p><br>\n                        <h3>Contact For Registration Assistance:<\/h3><p><strong>Ron Kiker<\/strong><br>ACCS Public Safety Division<br><strong>State Cell:<\/strong> (334)956-9640<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ronald.kiker@accs.edu?subject=Registration+Assistance+for+Legal+Update+04%2F13%2F26+%26%238211%3B+04%2F14%2F26\">ronald.kiker@accs.edu<\/a><\/p><br>        <\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Safety Training Legal Update For Law Enforcement A Two-Day Professional Development Course for Alabama Law Enforcement Officers Stay current with the latest legal developments affecting your daily operations and decisionmaking. 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