In DeKalb County, each deputy sheriff who is engaged in hazardous duties shall be entitled to receive an additional one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month compensation to be paid out of funds as their other compensation is paid. As used in this section, the term "hazardous duty" shall mean any deputy sheriff who works in the field and actually makes arrests and shall exclude clerks of the sheriff who work exclusively in the jailor courthouse.
Ala. Code § 45-25-230 (1975)