ALABAMA CHURCH SECURITY LAWS

Below are some links to new Texas laws created to aid churches in developing in-house security teams. House Bill 36 was a significant law passed to ease the burden but please remember proper vetting of guards and good training with documentation is required to reduce your chaces of cival court lawsuits. I have done background checks on men that were upstanding members of a church to find all sorts of convictions that negate their use as security officers. One easy way to start selection is require a state issued Concealed Weapons License. Carry Permit holders have a good deal of vetting done by the government. Do not use this as basis for deciding the legality of your team or forming one. For the moment suggest any church with an in-house security bteam consult legal counsil about their proceedures. Hope this page is much more concrete in the near future.

ORIGINAL HB36 TEXAS CHURCH PROTECTION ACT

ALABAMA POLITIAL REPORTER ARTICLE

ALABAMA CHURCH PROTECTION ACT ARTICLE

We are still waiting for an Alabama lawyer to weigh in with an opinion for a profession but with the new laws in effect and many churches uninformed feel it is important to get this out for ministry staff to consider. Remember, this does not clear you of potential liability suits so make sure to train teams and document your process well to have if needed in court. Use it for informational purposes but again, a lot of church security teams have been drug through civil courts across the country and been hit with multi-million dollar judgements. Everyones situation is likely somewhat different so consulting an attorney is strongly advised. Hope to be able to provide links to specialized legal counsel soon. God Bless All.

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