Law enforcement; vehicular pursuits, creating a standard for pursuit policies

SB 120 requires all Alabama state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies for vehicular pursuits by October 2026. It restricts pursuits to suspects accused of specific serious violent crimes, including murder, kidnapping, human trafficking, rape, and offenses creating immediate threats of death or serious injury. The law mandates that policies address cross-jurisdictional pursuits (e.g., into neighboring states) and requires agencies to meet probable cause standards before authorizing a chase. Agencies failing to adopt compliant policies risk losing state or federally administered funding.