Section 45-40-233.42 - Regulations and policies(a) The board shall adopt such written regulations and policies permitting the sheriff to extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate, as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he or she will know his or her trust, by authorizing him or her under prescribed conditions to leave the confines of the county jail unaccompanied by a custodial agent for a prescribed period of time to work at paid employment while continuing as an inmate in the jail in which he or she shall be confined except during the hours of his or her employment, and thereto and therefrom. Inmates shall participate in paid employment at the discretion of the board.(b) Any rules, regulations, or policies promulgated by the board shall be written upon the minutes of the board, and shall be acknowledged and signed by each member of the board a minimum of 30 days before any such rules, regulations, or policies can be implemented or utilized for any prisoner pursuant to this subpart.Ala. Code § 45-40-233.42 (1975)