The Alabama Legislature

This act amends Sections 41-9-590, 41-9-594, 41-9-625, and 41-9-650, and adds Sections 41-9-650.1, 41-9-650.2, 41-9-650.3, 41-9-650.4, and 41-9-650.5 to, the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require arresting agencies to collect certain biometric identifiers of arrested individuals, authorize detaining agencies to collect certain biometric identifiers of detained individuals, subject to deletion upon the individual's release, and require agencies recovering unidentified human corpses to collect certain biometric identifiers of corpses; (2) require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to establish, and provide operational procedures for, the Alabama Background Check Service for authorized persons to obtain individuals' background checks for noncriminal purposes; (3) authorize ALEA to perform background checks for noncriminal justice purposes for certain entities, subject to conditions including the subject of the check may not be under 18 years of age and must consent to the sharing of information; (4) authorize the Secretary of ALEA to establish and collect fees for these noncriminal justice purpose background checks; (5) authorize ALEA to establish the Alabama Rap Back Program to notify participating entities, for a fee not exceeding $12, of criminal history updates for enrolled individuals; and (6) provide the misuse of a background check report is a Class B felony. This act also repeals Article 4, Chapter 2 of Title 32, Code of Alabama 1975, regarding the dissemination of criminal history information.