Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB415 Compare Versions

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3	3	HB415
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5	5	By Representative Givan
6	6	RFD: Judiciary
7	7	First Read: 06-Mar-25
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15	15	SYNOPSIS:
16	16	This bill would require the Attorney General to
17	17	establish, maintain, and publish the Police Abuse
18	18	Registry. The purpose of the registry is to publish the
19	19	names and related information of individuals who have
20	20	been convicted of offenses against law enforcement
21	21	officers.
22	22	This bill would allow an individual registered
23	23	on the Policy Abuse Registry to have his or her name
24	24	removed from the registry by paying a fee to be
25	25	deposited in the Law Enforcement Injury Fund.
26	26	This bill would provide for the use of
27	27	information included in the registry and would provide
28	28	penalties for misuse of the information.
29	29	This bill would establish the Law Enforcement
30	30	Injury Fund and provide for the use of monies in the
31	31	fund.
32	32	This bill would also authorize civil actions
33	33	related to misuse of information from the registry.
34	34	A BILL
35	35	TO BE ENTITLED
36	36	AN ACT
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66	66	Relating to law enforcement; to provide for the
67	67	creation of the Police Abuse Registry; to provide for the
68	68	inclusion and use of information on the registry; to provide
69	69	for the creation of the Law Enforcement Injury Fund and the
70	70	use of monies in the fund; to provide penalties for
71	71	violations; and to authorize civil actions.
72	72	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
73	73	Section 1. This act shall be known as the Back the Blue
74	74	Act.
75	75	Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following
76	76	terms have the following meanings:
77	77	(1) CLEMENCY. The reduction or mitigation of a criminal
78	78	sentence or other repercussions of a criminal conviction,
79	79	including, but not limited to, pardons, commutations, or
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81	81	(2) FUND. The Law Enforcement Injury Fund established
82	82	pursuant to this act.
83	83	(3) QUALIFYING OFFENSE. Any offense involving the use
84	84	or threatened use of force against an individual known to be
85	85	or identified as a law enforcement officer.
86	86	(4) REGISTRY. The Police Abuse Registry maintained by
87	87	the Attorney General pursuant to this act.
88	88	Section 3. (a) The Attorney General shall establish and
89	89	maintain the Policy Abuse Registry. The purpose of the
90	90	registry is to publish the names and related information of
91	91	individuals who have been convicted of offenses against law
92	92	enforcement officers.
93	93	(b) An entry created or maintained pursuant to Section
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123	123	(b) An entry created or maintained pursuant to Section
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125	125	(1) The individual's full name and any known aliases.
126	126	(2) The individual's date of birth.
127	127	(3) Each of the individual's convictions for a
128	128	qualifying offense.
129	129	(4) The date of the offense leading to each of the
130	130	individual's convictions for a qualifying offense.
131	131	(5) The date of each of the individual's convictions
132	132	for a qualifying offense.
133	133	(6) The date of any clemency granted for any qualifying
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135	135	(7) The individual's last known address.
136	136	Section 4. (a) The Attorney General, within 30 days of
137	137	receipt of applicable information, shall enter any individual
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139	139	(b) Clemency from the Governor or the President of the
140	140	United States shall not abrogate the requirements of
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142	142	Section 5. (a) An individual included in the registry
143	143	may request removal from the registry through the removal
144	144	process established by the Attorney General pursuant to
145	145	subsection (b).
146	146	(b) The Attorney General, before January 1, 2026, shall
147	147	establish a procedure for individuals to request removal from
148	148	the registry. The procedure shall include the requirement that
149	149	an individual must pay five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each
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181	181	seeking to have removed from the registry.
182	182	(c) All monies collected pursuant to subsection (b)
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184	184	(d) The Attorney General, within 30 days of an
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186	186	removal process, shall remove the individual's information
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188	188	Section 6. (a) The Attorney General shall only grant
189	189	access to the registry to law enforcement agencies for any of
190	190	the following purposes:
191	191	(1) Background checks for employment or certification.
192	192	(2) Assisting investigations related to law enforcement
193	193	safety.
194	194	(3) Monitoring individuals residing in the agency's
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196	196	(b) Unauthorized use or disclosure of registry
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198	198	Section 7. (a) The Attorney General, within 30 days of
199	199	adding an individual to the registry, shall notify each local
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201	201	last known address.
202	202	(b) Each notification made pursuant to subsection (a)
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204	204	registry entry.
205	205	Section 8. (a) The Law Enforcement Injury Fund is
206	206	established in the State Treasury and shall be maintained by
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208	208	(b) Monies collected pursuant to this act shall be
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239	239	deposited to the State Treasury to the credit of the Law
240	240	Enforcement Injury Fund of the Attorney General. Amounts
241	241	deposited into the fund shall be budgeted and allotted in
242	242	accordance with Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-96 and Sections
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244	244	(c) Monies in the fund, at the discretion of the
245	245	Attorney General, shall be used exclusively for financial
246	246	assistance for law enforcement officers injured in the line of
247	247	duty or to support rehabilitation or medical costs for law
248	248	enforcement officers injured in the line of duty.
249	249	(d) The Attorney General, before the fifteenth
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251	251	shall submit a report to the Legislature detailing the
252	252	disbursements and uses of monies from the fund in the previous
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254	254	Section 9. An individual harmed by a violation of
255	255	Section 6 may pursue a civil action against the party that
256	256	committed the violation.
257	257	Section 10. The Attorney General shall implement
258	258	safeguards to assure the confidentiality and security of the
259	259	registry.
260	260	Section 11. This act shall become effective on October
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