Code of Alabama - Title 41: State Government - Section 41-9-625 - Collection of biometric identifiers by law enforcement and correctional agencies; procedure for elimination and removal of information

Section 41-9-625 - Collection of biometric identifiers by law enforcement and correctional agencies; procedure for elimination and removal of information.

(a) All persons in this state in charge of law enforcement and correctional agencies shall obtain biometric identifiers, which may include fingerprints, photographs, palm prints, retina scans, or other identifiers specified by the FBI, according to the biometric identification system at ALEA and the rules established by the commission of all persons arrested or taken into custody as fugitives from justice, and of all unidentified human corpses in their jurisdictions. All biometric identifiers collected according to this section shall be provided to ALEA according to the rules of the commission.

(b) If any person arrested or taken into custody is subsequently released without charge or cleared of the offense through criminal justice proceedings, the disposition shall be reported by all state, county, and municipal criminal justice agencies to ALEA within 30 days of such action, and all of the information shall be eliminated and removed.

(Acts 1975, No. 872, §19; Act 2019-495, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021