Abolished
Effective date: 2020-01-20
Alabama Act 2017-255 abolished the office of constable in each Coffee County election precinct, effective at the end of the term then underway. That term ended in January 2020. Coffee County's 2024 general-election sample ballot listed no constable office.
Coffee County Constable District Five
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The Coffee County Constable for District Five was an elected peace officer serving that district from Elba, Alabama. Under Alabama law, constables were conservators of the peace who executed civil process and attended circuit court when summoned. The Alabama Legislature abolished the office of constable in every Coffee County election precinct by Act 2017-255. The act took effect at the end of the term then underway, which concluded in January 2020. County law-enforcement services continue through the Coffee County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments. Dial 911 in an emergency.
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