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Alabama Expungement Law – Alabama Code
Code of Ala. § 15-27-1 (2014)
Petition for expungement of record of a misdemeanor criminal offense, violation, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation. (Effective July 6, 2014)
§ 15-27-2. Petition for expungement of record of a felony offense. [Effective July 1, 2018]
(3) a. The charge was dismissed after successful completion of a drug court program, mental health court program, diversion program, veteran’s court, or any court-approved deferred prosecution program after one year from successful completion of the program.
(6) When the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is a victim of human trafficking, that the person committed the felony offense during the period the person was being trafficked, and that the person would not have committed the felony offense but for being trafficked. Evidence that a person is a victim of human trafficking may include, but is not limited to, evidence that the person’s trafficker was convicted of trafficking the person under Section 13A-6-152 or Section 13A-6-153.
(c) (1) A person who has been charged with any felony offense, including a violent offense as defined in Section 12-25-32, may file a petition in the criminal division of the circuit court in the county in which the charges were filed to expunge records relating to the charge if the person has been found not guilty of the charge.
(2) Records related to violent offenses as defined in Section 12-25-32 may be disclosed to law enforcement agency for criminal investigation purposes as provided in Section 15-27-7.
(d) The circuit court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of a petition filed under subsection (a) or subsection (b) [now subsection (c)].
Code of Ala. § 15-27-3 (2014)
Documentation to accompany petition; service of petition. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-4 (2014)
Administrative filling fee. (Effective July 6, 2014)
(3) Fifty dollars ($50) to the district attorney’s office.
(4) Fifty dollars ($50) to the clerk’s office of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the matter, for the use and benefit of the circuit court clerk.
(6) Fifty dollars ($50) to the general fund of the county where the arresting law enforcement agency is located if the arrest was made by the sheriff’s office to be used for law enforcement purposes, or, if the arrest was made by another law enforcement agency, to the municipality or other entity or state agency funding the law enforcement activity.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-5 (2014)
Objection to petition; hearing; no right to expungement. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-6 (2014)
[§ 15-27-6.] Expungement order — Issuance; duty to disclose the fact of the record; right to inspect expunged records. (Effective July 6, 2014)
(a) Except as provided in Section 15-27-10, upon the granting of a petition pursuant to this chapter, the court, pursuant to Section 15-27-9, shall order the expungement of all records in the custody of the court and any records in the custody of any other agency or official, including law enforcement records, except privileged presentence or postsentence investigation reports produced by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and its officers, records, documents, databases, and files of the district attorney and the Office of Prosecution Services. On July 6, 2014 and for 18 months thereafter, every agency with records relating to the arrest, charge, or other matters arising out of the arrest or charge that is ordered to expunge the records shall certify to the court within 180 days of the entry of the expungement order that the required expungement action has been completed.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-7 (2014)
Compliance with order; digital copy; transmittal to FBI. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-8 (2014)
Archiving and storage of expunged records. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-9 (2014)
Record defined. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-10 (2014)
Certain files and documentation excluded. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-11 (2014)
Expungement order — Contents. (Effective July 6, 2014)
An order of expungement, pursuant to this chapter may include, but is not limited to, the petitioner’s true name, all aliases, current physical address, date of birth, Social Security number, or any other vital identifier sufficient to notify the record keeper of the records to be expunged.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-12 (2014)
Payment in full required. (Effective July 6, 2014)
No order of expungement shall be granted unless all terms and conditions, including court ordered restitution, are satisfied and paid in full, including interest, to any victim, or the Alabama Crime Victim’s Compensation Commission, as well as court costs, fines, or statutory fees ordered by the sentencing court to have been paid, absent a finding of indigency by the court.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-13 (2014)
Annual report concerning expungement requests. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-14 (2014)
Alabama Securities Commission exempt. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Nothing in this chapter shall be applicable to the Alabama Securities Commission, its statutes, rules, regulations, policies, information repository, or records, nor shall any expungement information, record, document, whether printed, electronic, or otherwise, or file which is expunged under this act be considered nondisclosable or nonreportable to or by the Alabama Securities Commission. Any requirement for licensing or registration which includes information that has been otherwise expunged under this act shall remain reportable as required by the Alabama Securities Commission, applicable federal law, or adopted rules and regulations or as required by any securities-related self-regulatory organization rules, policies, or procedures.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-15 (2014)
Rights concerning firearms not affected. (Effective July 6, 2014)
HISTORY: Acts 2014, No. 14-292, § 15, July 6, 2014.
Acts 2014, No. 14-292, effective July 6, 2014.
Code of Ala. § 15-27-16 (2014)
Intentional release of contents of expunged record; criminal and civil penalties. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-17 (2014)
Petition filed under false pretenses. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-18 (2014)
Expunged records of law enforcement applicants. (Effective July 6, 2014)
Code of Ala. § 15-27-19 (2014)
Rules. (Effective July 6, 2014)