SB24 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Elected state officials, Legislature authorized to recall by general law, const. amend.

Summary

SB24 would expand Alabama's Criminal Justice Information Center operations to include background checks, create a data-focused center, and allow licensing boards to require background checks, while ratifying a federal privacy compact.

What This Bill Does

It broadens the ACJIC Commission and Center to handle homeland security information, adds privacy and security safeguards, and creates the Alabama Statistical Analysis Center to publish crime data and support research. It authorizes charging fees for noncriminal background checks, and establishes a new crime for misuse of ACJIC information with penalties. It ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact to allow interstate sharing of criminal history for noncriminal purposes and lets licensing or permitting agencies require criminal background checks by rule.

Who It Affects

• Individuals applying for jobs or licenses who would be subject to ACJIC background checks and associated fees.
• Licensing boards, licensing agencies, and other permitting authorities that may require background checks as part of their requirements.

Key Provisions

• Expands ACJIC's duties to provide background check services (noncriminal), set up a Statistical Analysis Center, establish privacy and security policies, and authorize fees for these services; also creates a crime of misuse of ACJIC information with penalties.
• Ratifies and implements the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, allows interstate sharing of criminal history for noncriminal purposes, and authorizes licensing/permitting agencies to require criminal background checks by rule.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments