§ 41-9-655.03 — Annual Report

Alabama § 41-9-655.03

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 41: State Government
• Ch. 9: Boards and Commissions
• Art. 23: Alabama Justice Information Center Commission
• Div. 3: Alabama Forfeiture Information Act

Text

(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 forfeiture activity in the state for the preceding fiscal year.
(2) The type, approximate value, and disposition of the property seized and forfeited.
(3) The amount of any proceeds received.
(b) The summary for data on seizures and forfeitures may be disaggregated by the commission. The aggregate report shall also be made available on the website of the Alabama Justice Information Commission and shall contain all civil case numbers assigned in state court.
(c) The Alabama Justice Information Commission may include in the report required under this section recommendations to improve laws, rules, and policies to better ensure that seizure, forfeiture, and expenditures are done and reported in a manner that is fair to crime victims, innocent property owners, secured interest holders, citizens, law enforcement, and taxpayers.

Legislative History

(Act 2019-505, §4; Act 2025-355, §1.)