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AL Code § 36-15-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 15 - Attorney General.|Article 2 - Investigators.|Section 36-15-64 - Appointment of Investigators for the Office of the Attorney General - Investigators to Meet Minimum Standards Established for Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 36-15-64Appointment of investigators for the office of the Attorney General - Investigators to meet minimum standards established for law enforcement officers. No person shall serve as an Attorney General's investigator who has not met the minimum standards established for law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission or such other standards as may be hereafter provided by law. Investigators appointed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall meet such other additional standards as the Attorney General may adopt. (Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-737, §5.)
AL Code § 36-18-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-1 - Appointment; Removal.

Section 36-18-1Appointment; removal. There shall be a Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences who shall be appointed by the Attorney General upon certification by the Director of State Personnel as meeting job qualifications specified for this position in the state service. The director may be removed by the Governor only upon such proof as would authorize the impeachment of a district attorney under the laws of this state. (Acts 1935, No. 225, p. 616, §2; Code 1940, T. 14, §387; Acts 1980, No. 80-591, p. 945, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-3 - Offices and Laboratories.

Section 36-18-3Offices and laboratories. The director shall maintain an office and a laboratory for the scientific investigation of deaths and crime at Auburn, Alabama, and shall be furnished adequate quarters by the state for the conduct of his office and laboratories. The director, with the approval of the Attorney General and the Governor, shall maintain such other offices and laboratories in this state as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this arcticle. (Acts 1939, No. 440, p. 584, §1; Code 1940, T. 14, §389; Acts 1980, No. 80-591, p. 945, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-4 - Salary and Expenses.

Section 36-18-4Salary and expenses. The salary of the director shall be established as provided in Section 36-6-6 and shall be payable out of the funds provided therefor in the general appropriation bill or out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated and as the salaries of other state officers are paid. The director and his staff shall be furnished with offices and laboratories at the expense of the state and shall also be allowed all necessary expenses for the equipment and conduct of his offices and laboratories, including stenographic and laboratory assistance, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article. Such expenses are to be paid by warrants approved by the Governor and shall be limited in amount to the sum provided therefor in the general appropriation bill. All funds expended under the provisions of this article shall be budgeted and allotted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 4, Title 41. (Acts 1939, No. 440, p. 584, §1; Code 1940, T. 14, §390; Acts 1951, No. 430, p. 778, §1; Acts 1955, No. 372, p. 897, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-591, p. 945, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-5 - Continued Employment of Certain Employees.

Section 36-18-5Continued employment of certain employees. All present employees of the office of State Toxicologist (State Department of Toxicology and Criminal Investigation) shall remain in their respective positions and continue to enjoy employment conditions, including, but not limited to, salary range and advancement at a level no less than those enjoyed prior to May 28, 1980. However, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of an employee for cause in the manner provided by law. (Acts 1980, No. 80-591, p. 945, §2.)
AL Code § 36-18-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-6 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Created.

Section 36-18-6Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Created. The Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund is created and shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences. (Acts 1995, No. 95-733, p. 1567, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-734, p. 1568, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-7 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Additional Fee for Persons Convicted of Drug Possession, Sale, Trafficking; Proceeds and Earnings Credited to Fund.

Section 36-18-7Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Additional fee for persons convicted of drug possession, sale, trafficking; proceeds and earnings credited to fund. (a) Beginning October 1, 1995, in addition to all fines, fees, costs, and punishments prescribed by law, there shall be imposed or assessed an additional fee of one hundred dollars ($100) on any conviction in any court of the state for drug possession, drug sale, drug trafficking, and drug paraphernalia offense as defined in Sections 13A-12-211 to 13A-12-260, inclusive. (b) No later than 30 days after collection, proceeds from the additional fines collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the officer of the court that collects the fines to the State Treasurer after one percent of the fine is deducted for administrative costs. All amounts received by the State Treasurer shall be credited to the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund. The State Treasurer shall invest money in the fund as provided by law, but all earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund, and shall not revert to the General Fund. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allocated according to the law and only in the amounts authorized by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill or other appropriation bills. (Acts 1995, No. 95-733, p. 1567, §2.)
AL Code § 36-18-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-8 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Fees Charged for Use of Department Personnel in Private Lawsuits; Proceeds and Earnings Credited to Fund.

Section 36-18-8Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Fees charged for use of department personnel in private lawsuits; proceeds and earnings credited to fund. (a) Beginning October 1, 1995, the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences shall charge and collect three hundred dollars ($300) per hour for the use of department personnel in private lawsuits arising from death investigations and other criminal investigations the department conducts pursuant to Section 36-18-2. (b) The fee shall be applied to time spent for any or all of the following: (1) Preparation for trial. (2) Testimony. (3) Depositions. (4) Travel. (5) Consultations. (6) Time spent in any additional actions imposed by private lawsuits arising from criminal investigations. (c) Proceeds from the fees shall be forwarded by the department, no later than 30 days after collection, to the State Treasurer. All amounts received by the State Treasurer shall be credited to the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund and shall be administered by the Director of Forensic Sciences. The State Treasurer shall invest money in the fund as provided by law but all earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund, and shall not revert to the General Fund. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allocated according to law and only in the amounts authorized by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill or other appropriation bills. (Acts 1995, No. 95-734, p. 1568, §2.)
AL Code § 36-18-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-18-9 - Costs of Services Provided by Department.

Section 36-18-9Costs of services provided by department. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any county in which the Department of Forensic Sciences performs the duties of the county coroner or county medical examiner pursuant to local law, the county commission shall pay to the department each year the cost of the services provided by the department, as determined by the department. Payments from the county shall be made by the tenth day of each month to the department and shall be deposited into the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund. In the event a county does not pay the amounts required by this section, the department shall not be required to perform the duties or responsibilities of the coroner or medical examiner for that county. (Act 2012-398, p. 1091, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-21 - Definitions.

Section 36-18-21Definitions. As used in this article, the following words, phrases or terms shall have the following meanings, respectively unless the context thereof clearly indicates otherwise: (a) DIRECTOR. Shall mean the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. (b) PERSON. A human being, and where appropriate, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. (c) DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid. (d) DNA SAMPLE. Any biological sample containing DNA. (e) DNA RECORD. An objective form of scientific analysis or tests which contain genetic identification characteristics of DNA samples. (f) DNA POPULATION FREQUENCY. The frequency of occurrence of a particular DNA trait or fragment in a particular population. (g) DNA DATABASE. That system established by the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for the purposes of collecting, storing and maintaining DNA records. (h) DNA POPULATION STATISTICAL DATABASE. That system established by the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for collecting, storing, and maintaining genetic information relating to DNA population frequencies. (i) FBI. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (j) CODIS. The National DNA Identification Index System established by the FBI. (k) INCARCERATION FACILITY. Any place of lawful involuntary confinement, partial or total, limited or unlimited, for criminals convicted pursuant to Alabama law, including but not limited to: 1. Prisons, jails or similar facilities. 2. Work release centers, or similar facilities. 3. Farms, ranches, halfway houses or similar facilities. 4. Drug or alcohol abuse treatment facilities. 5. Mental hospitals or other mental health facilities. 6. Parole or probation facilities or similar facilities. (l) CUSTODIAN. Any person who supervises, directs, or controls, by duty, assignment, appointment, or election any incarceration facility, including but not limited to: 1. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections. 2. Any warden or similar officer employed by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. 3. Any director, supervisor, or similar officer of any work release center, ranch, farm, halfway house or similar facility operated, in whole or in part, or funded, in whole or in part, from state, county, or municipal funds. 4. Any director, supervisor, or similar officer of any drug or alcohol abuse treatment center or similar facility receiving criminals convicted or sentenced thereto pursuant to Alabama law. 5. Sheriffs. 6. Chiefs of police. 7. Probation and parole officers. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §2.)
AL Code § 36-18-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-22 - Powers of Director.

Section 36-18-22Powers of director. The director is hereby authorized and empowered to: (1) Collect, accept, analyze, test and store DNA samples.  (2) Create, maintain or exchange DNA records. (3) Analyze, type and record any and all genetic markers contained in or derived from DNA and to provide for the collection, storage and maintenance of genetic identification information as the same may pertain to the identification or exclusion of criminal suspects. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §3.)
AL Code § 36-18-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-23 - Compatibility With Procedures Specified by Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Section 36-18-23Compatibility with procedures specified by Federal Bureau of Investigation. The director shall ensure that forensic DNA testing conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be conducted in a manner that is compatible with procedures specified by the FBI. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §4.)
AL Code § 36-18-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-24 - DNA Database.

Section 36-18-24DNA database. (a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish a DNA database for the purposes of: (1) Assisting federal, state, county, municipal, or local criminal justice and law enforcement officers or agencies in the putative identification, detection, or exclusion of persons who are the subjects of investigations or prosecutions of sex related crimes, other violent crimes, or other crimes in which biological evidence is received or recovered. (2) Supporting identification research and protocol development of DNA forensic methods. (3) Creating and maintaining DNA quality control standards. (4) Assisting in the recovery or identification of human remains from natural or mass disasters. (5) Assisting in other humanitarian purposes including the identification of missing, deceased, or unidentified persons. (b) The DNA database shall contain DNA records which the director shall deem necessary for the implementation of this article, and also shall contain DNA records of: (1) Persons convicted after May 6, 1994, for a felony offense. (2) Persons confined as of May 6, 1994, under a sentence of imprisonment or involuntary incarceration or confinement in a prison, jail, or other incarceration facility as a result of any felony conviction. (3) Persons convicted after May 6, 1994, of any offense contained in Chapter 6, Title 13A, or as the same may be hereafter amended. (4) Persons convicted after May 6, 1994, of any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any offense contained in Chapter 6, Title 13A, or as the same may be hereafter amended. (5) Persons convicted or sentenced after May 6, 1994, for any of the offenses enumerated above and serving a sentence of probation, suspended sentence, or other sentence or judgment not requiring immediate incarceration. (6) Subject to subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of Section 36-18-25, persons arrested on or after October 1, 2010, for any felony offense or for any sexual offense including, but not limited to, those that would require registration pursuant to the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act, commencing with Section 15-20A-1, of Chapter 20A, Title 15, former Community Notification Act, Article 2, of Chapter 20 of Title 15. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §5; Act 2009-768, p. 2355, §2; Act 2015-463, §1.)
AL Code § 36-18-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-26 - Expungement of DNA Records.

Section 36-18-26Expungement of DNA records. Upon the reversal of conviction, the director shall be authorized and empowered to expunge DNA records upon request of the person from whom the sample was taken. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §7.)
AL Code § 36-18-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-27 - Disclosure of DNA Records.

Section 36-18-27Disclosure of DNA records. DNA records collected and maintained for the purpose of the identification of criminal suspects or offenders shall be disclosed only: (a) To criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes. (b) In judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible. (c) For criminal defense purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which such defendant is charged. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §8.)
AL Code § 36-18-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-28 - Penalties.

Section 36-18-28Penalties. (a) A person who by virtue of employment or official position has possession of, or access to, individually identifiable DNA information indexed or otherwise contained in the DNA database system of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and who knowingly and willfully discloses such information in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) A person who without authorization knowingly and willfully obtains DNA samples or any individual identifiable DNA information indexed or contained in the DNA database system of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (c) A person who shall conspire to commit a violation of subsections (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §9.)
AL Code § 36-18-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-29 - Penalty for False Entry or Alteration of Records.

Section 36-18-29Penalty for false entry or alteration of records. A person who shall knowingly make any false entry or falsely alter any record of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences; or who shall intentionally destroy, mutilate, conceal, remove or otherwise impair the verity or availability of records of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences with the knowledge of a lack of authority to do so; or who shall possess a record of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and refuse to deliver up such record upon proper request of a person lawfully entitled to receive the same shall be guilty of a Class B felony. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §10.)
AL Code § 36-18-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-30 - Admissibility of Evidence Relating to Use of Genetic Markers.

Section 36-18-30Admissibility of evidence relating to use of genetic markers. Expert testimony or evidence relating to the use of genetic markers contained in or derived from DNA for identification purposes shall be admissible and accepted as evidence in all cases arising in all courts of this state, provided, however, the trial court shall be satisfied that the expert testimony or evidence meets the criteria for admissibility as set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Daubert, et. ux., et. al., v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., decided on June 28, 1993. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §11.)
AL Code § 36-18-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-31 - Statistical Database.

Section 36-18-31Statistical database. (a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish a DNA population statistical database which shall not include therein individually identifiable information. (b) The DNA population statistical database may be utilized for the following purposes: 1. To provide data relative to the causation, detection and prevention of disease or disability. 2. To support identification research and protocol development of DNA forensic methods, or to create and maintain DNA quality control standards. 3. To assist in other humanitarian endeavors including, but not limited to, educational research or medical research or development. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §12.)
AL Code § 36-18-32.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-32.1 - Purpose; Disposition of Funds.

Section 36-18-32.1Purpose; disposition of funds. It is the intent of Act 2009-768 to effect the changes provided in criminal procedure, and concurrently, to reduce criminal conduct by promoting good citizenship education. The amounts specified by Section 36-18-32 to be remitted to the Citizenship Trust shall be appropriated, expended, and audited in the manner provided by Article 2 of Chapter 44A of Title 16, of which one half shall be for the David Mathews Center for Civic Life. Any funds allotted under this section shall be reviewed by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Alabama's Veterans Living Legacy created by Section 16-44A-59. (Act 2009-768, p. 2355, §4.)
AL Code § 36-18-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.|Article 2 - DNA Database System.|Section 36-18-33 - Municipal Share of Docket Fees Not Increased.

Section 36-18-33Municipal share of docket fees not increased. The increase in fees provided in this article shall in no instance operate to increase the municipal share of the docket fees collected in municipal ordinance cases in the district and circuit courts or any cost imposed by local act, any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §14.)