Title 41 — Title 41

and Notification of Requesting Agency or Arresting Officer. The commission is authorized to compare all fingerprints and other identifying data received with information already on file, to ascertain whether or not a criminal record is found for that person and at once to inform …

Enforcement and Correctional Agencies; Procedure for Elimination and Removal of Information. [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-374, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) All persons in this state in charge of law enforcement and correct…

Fingerprints and other identifying data required to be taken by this article shall be forwarded within 24 hours after taking for filing and classification, but the period of 24 hours may be extended to cover any intervening holiday or weekend. Photographs taken shall be forwarded…

Which Cannot Be Served; Notice When Warrant Served or Withdrawn; Report of Outstanding Warrants. (a) All persons in this state in charge of criminal justice agencies shall submit to ALEA detailed descriptions of arrest warrants and related identifying data immediately upon determ…

Operations; Procedure Upon Release from Commitment. (a) All persons in charge of penal operations under the authority of the Department of Corrections shall obtain biometric identifiers, which may include fingerprints, photographs, palm prints, retina scans, or other identifiers …

Department of Public Safety. Repealed by Act 2019-495, §5, effective September 8, 2019. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §23.)

A claimant shall have the right to file and prosecute his or her claim before the board in person or by counsel or agent of his or her own choice, whether such agent be licensed to practice law or not. History: (Acts 1935, No. 546, p. 1164; Code 1940, T. 55, §344; Acts 1963, No. …

Agency by Criminal Justice Agencies. (a) All persons in charge of criminal justice agencies in this state shall furnish ALEA with any other identifying data required in accordance with guidelines established by the commission. (b) All criminal justice agencies in this state havin…

(a) All criminal justice agencies within the state shall submit to ALEA periodically, at a time and in such a form as prescribed by the commission, information regarding only the cases within its jurisdiction. The report shall be known as the “Alabama Uniform Crime Report” and sh…

Agencies. Any governmental agency that is not included within the description of those departments and agencies required to submit the uniform crime report which desires to submit such a report shall be furnished with the proper forms by ALEA. When a report is received by ALEA fr…

Justice Agencies. All criminal justice agencies within the state shall report to ALEA, in a time and manner prescribed by the commission, all persons wanted by and all vehicles and property stolen from their jurisdictions. The reports shall be made as soon as is practicable after…

Apprehension or Recovery. If it is determined by the reporting agency that a person is no longer wanted due to his or her apprehension or any other factor, or when a vehicle or property reported stolen is recovered, the determining agency shall immediately notify ALEA. If the age…

Parolees. All probation and parole officers shall supply ALEA with information on delinquent parolees required by this article in a time and manner prescribed by the commission. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §29; Act 2019-495, §1.)

Provision of information under this article shall be limited by all constitutional provisions, limitations, and guarantees, including, but not limited to, due process, the right of privacy, and the tripartite form of Alabama’s state government. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §41.)…

Generally - Convicted Persons. Pertinent identifying data and historical criminal information may be obtained and disseminated on any person confined to any workhouse, jail, reformatory, prison, penitentiary, other penal institution, community corrections, or in custody pursuant …

Generally - Unidentified Human Corpses Found in State. Pertinent identifying data and historical criminal information may be obtained and disseminated on any unidentified human corpse found in this state. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §14.)

of Proceeds of Claim. Claims for death shall be made by the personal representative, who shall distribute the proceeds of the claim in the same manner as is provided by law with respect to damages awarded for death by wrongful act. History: (Acts 1935, No. 546, p. 1164; Acts 1936…

A log shall be maintained of all disseminations made of each criminal history, including the date of information request and the recipient of said information. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §17.)

by Article; Disclosure of Criminal Histories, Etc., Which Might Lead to Identification of Individuals to Whom Information Pertains Not to Be Made to Persons, Agencies, Etc., Not Having “Need to Know” or “Right to Know.” Nothing in this article shall be construed to give authority…

ALEA shall make a person’s criminal records available for inspection to him or her or his or her attorney upon written application to the commission. Forms, procedures, identification, and other related aspects pertinent to the access may be prescribed by the commission in provid…

Criminal Offender Records. Agencies, including AJIC, at which criminal offender records are sought to be inspected may prescribe reasonable hours and places of inspection and may impose additional procedures, fees, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25), or restrictions, includi…

Applications by Individuals; Appeals; Costs. (a) If an individual believes information is inaccurate or incomplete, he or she may request the original agency having custody or control of the detail records to purge, modify, or supplement them and to notify SBI of the changes. (b)…

Order; Notification. Should the record in question be found to be inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading, the court shall order it to be appropriately purged, modified, or supplemented by an explanatory notation. Each agency or individual in the state with custody, possession, or …

Violations as to Data Reporting or Dissemination. The commission shall establish guidelines for appropriate measures to be taken in the instance of any violation of data reporting or dissemination and shall initiate and pursue appropriate action for violations of rules, regulatio…

Criminal Cases. Repealed by Act 2019-495, §5, effective September 8, 2019. History: (Acts 1975, No. 872, §28.)

Rules and Policies. All transfers or purchases of firearms conducted by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall be subject to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) created by the federal “Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act” (…

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this section, all claims must be presented to the Board of Adjustment within one year after the cause of action accrues. (b) Claims for injury to the person resulting in death must be presented to the Board of Adjustment within two years after the…

License. (Amended by Act 2026-374) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-374, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. In addition to any other requirements, any agency, board, or commission in this state that issues a permit or license, by rule, …

(a) For the noncriminal justice purposes specified in this section, ALEA may provide a background check to any of the following persons or entities: (1) Any public or private employer to screen a prospective employee or contractor or for other employment purposes. (2) Any governm…

(a) The Alabama Background Check Service may be provided through a biometric- based or a name-based search for a background check record. (b) A name-based search shall be initiated by submitting an individual’s name to ALEA through an Internet web portal or other commission-appro…

(a) The secretary may establish reasonable record fees for the provision of a background check report, not to exceed thirty dollars ($30). The record fee may be waived at the discretion of the secretary. (b) Additional costs may be assessed to a person or entity requesting a back…

(a) As part of the Alabama Background Check Service, ALEA may establish the Alabama Rap Back Program. If established, ALEA shall participate in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Rap Back Service. The purpose of the rap back service is to allow ALEA to notify particip…

(a) An individual commits the crime of misuse of a background check report if he or she does any of the following: (1) Knowingly receives, disseminates, or otherwise uses a background check contrary to the purposes allowed by this article or otherwise allowed in law. (2) Performs…

Subject to the rules of the commission, ALEA may provide criminal history information to a judge of probate for the purpose of name changes, adoption hearings, determinations of eligibility of administrators or executors of estates, or any other lawful purpose. History: (Act 2019…

and Administration of Compact. (a) The Legislature approves and ratifies the National Child Protection Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. §5119-5119(c), as amended, in order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, inc…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Forfeiture Information Reporting Act. History: (Act 2019-505, §1.)

Connection with a Criminal Event. (a) All property seized by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency for forfeiture in connection with a criminal event shall be reported to the uniform crime reporting system operated by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency on beh…

(a) Civil asset forfeiture funds or monies are to be maintained consistent with any restrictions set out in the forfeiture laws. (1) All civil asset forfeiture funds or monies derived from the liquidation of civil asset forfeiture funds shall be kept on a separate line item in th…

(a) Annually, on or before February 1, the Alabama Justice Information Commission shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Governor a written report that includes all of the following: (1) A summary of seizure and forfe…

Procedure. The Board of Adjustment may prescribe such forms and adopt such rules of evidence and procedure as it may deem necessary or proper, not inconsistent with the provisions of this division. History: (Acts 1935, No. 546, p. 1164; Code 1940, T. 55, §337.)

of Members; Filling of Vacancies; Quorum. There is hereby created a commission called the Foreign Trade and Relation Commission of Alabama which shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Alabama. The mem…

(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to devise and put into effect methods by which inter-American understanding and good will may be promoted and inter- American relations advanced without resort to tentative measures or the application of civil or criminal sanctions. (b) …

Officers and Consultants. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the commission shall make in writing a complete and detailed report to the Governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature of its activity. (b) No member, consultant or officer of the commissi…

Officers, Departments and Agencies of State. (a) The necessary clerical and other expenses of the commission shall be paid in the same manner as provided in Section 41-9-662 for the payment of expenses of members, consultants, or officers of the commission. (b) All officers, depa…

Every gift to the Foreign Trade and Relations Commission, whether or not the use thereof is prescribed by the donor, shall be deemed a gift to the State of Alabama. The donor in computing his or her net income for state income tax purposes for the year in which he or she makes hi…

Etc., Generally; Employment of Clerical, Etc., Help for Investigation of Claims, Etc. (a) The Board of Adjustment shall have the power and it shall be its duty when any claim or claims for damages provided for in this division are presented to it to require any employee, agency, …

Payment of Damages Generally. (a) When claims are properly prepared and presented to the Board of Adjustment and, after ascertaining the facts in the case, it is directed to determine the amount of the injury, death, or disability or other injury or damage arising from contract o…

Compensation of Members; Officers; Meetings; Quorum. There shall be created and established as herein provided a board to be designated and known as the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board. The board shall be composed of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor of Alaba…

Director; Staff. The board shall be domiciled within Colbert County, Alabama, where it shall maintain such halls, rooms, or quarters as may be considered suitable and appropriate for conducting its affairs. The board may appoint an executive secretary or director and such staff a…

(a) It shall be the function and main purpose of the board to honor those, living or dead, who, by achievement or service, have made outstanding and lasting contributions to music in Alabama or elsewhere. The board may adopt such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be needed to…