Alabama § 36-21-212 Disclosure of Recordings

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-21-212 — Disclosure of Recordings

Alabama § 36-21-212

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 21Law Enforcement Officers Generally

Art. 10Law Enforcement Agency Recordings

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Ala. Code § 36-21-212 (2026).

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(a)Recordings in the custody of a law enforcement agency shall be disclosed to an individual or personal representative only as provided by this article. This article does not apply to the exchange of recordings between law enforcement or prosecuting agencies. An individual requesting disclosure of a recording must make a written request to the head of the custodial law enforcement agency that states the date and approximate time of the activity captured in the recording or otherwise identifies the activity with reasonable particularity sufficient to identify the recording to which the request refers.

(b)Nothing in this article shall limit or restrict the application of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as they may be applied to the custodial law enforcement agency, including, but not

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(a) Recordings in the custody of a law enforcement agency shall be disclosed to an individual or personal representative only as provided by this article. This article does not apply to the exchange of recordings between law enforcement or prosecuting agencies. An individual requesting disclosure of a recording must make a written request to the head of the custodial law enforcement agency that states the date and approximate time of the activity captured in the recording or otherwise identifies the activity with reasonable particularity sufficient to identify the recording to which the request refers.
(b) Nothing in this article shall limit or restrict the application of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as they may be applied to the custodial law enforcement agency, including, but not limited to Rule 45, nor Chapter 21 of Title 12.
(c) A custodial law enforcement agency may only disclose a recording to the following:
(1) An individual whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.
(2) A personal representative of an adult individual whose image or voice is the subject of the recording if the adult individual has consented to the disclosure.
(3) A personal representative of a minor whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.
(4) A personal representative of an adult individual under lawful guardianship whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.
(5) A personal representative of an adult individual who is incapacitated and unable to provide consent to disclosure whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.
(6) A personal representative of a deceased individual whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.
(d) When disclosing a recording, the custodial law enforcement agency shall disclose only those portions of the recording that are relevant to the individual’s request.
(e) An individual who receives disclosure pursuant to this section shall not record or copy the recording.