Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-3-.07 - Electronic Submission Of Civil Forfeiture Reporting Data By Law Enforcement

(1) Effective July 12, 2021, all law enforcement agencies in Alabama shall submit the following information on all property seized for forfeiture into the state crime reporting system provided through ALEA or through a commission-approved reporting system that transmits incident and offense information to ALEA:

(a) The date of the seizure.

(b) The address of the seizure.

(c) The name of the law enforcement agency that conducted the seizure.

(d) The type of property seized.

(e) The general description of the property seized.

(f) The name of the person or entity, if known, from whom the property was seized.

(g) A description of the suspected underlying criminal activity that led to the seizure.

(h) Any known arrest, including the date and charge, related to the seizure, and if known, the transaction control number from AFIS.

(2) This submission shall occur when the rest of the offense report is submitted. In no case, however, shall it be submitted more that 90 days past the seizure event.

(3) Effective July 12, 2021, a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency that receives property or proceeds from the sale of property seized in a criminal event and is forfeited in federal court shall report through electronic submission to ALEA the following information:

(a) The date of the seizure.

(b) The address of the seizure.

(c) The name of the law enforcement agency that conducted the seizure.

(d) The type of the property received from the forfeiture, or the amount of proceeds received from the sale of such forfeited property.

(e) A general description of the property received.

(f) The name of the person or entity, if known, from whom the property was seized.

(g) A description of the suspected underlying criminal activity that led to the seizure.

(h) Any known arrest, including the date and charge, related to the seizure which occurred prior to a forfeiture final judgement of the seized property.

(i) Any and all civil case action numbers assigned in federal court.

(j) Any known claimants, including title holders of record or lien holders of record.

(k) The disposition of the property, including the date of any order.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-3-.07

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 08, May 28, 2021, eff. 7/12/2021.

Author: Maury Mitchell

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-9-620.