Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-5-.09 - Training

(1) All criminal justice agencies and other user agency employees, contractors, or subcontractors authorized to use facial comparison technology for criminal justice and public safety purposes shall be trained in the following areas prior to utilizing such technology:

(a) An officer who utilizes facial comparison must receive basic training and acknowledge understanding of these rules and, if applicable, the user's agency policy.

(b) The user agency shall provide basic training on an annual basis, which shall include the following:

1. proper and lawful use of face images for facial comparison purposes;

2. techniques to capture high-quality face images in the field for most accurate results;

3. appropriate use and sharing of information obtained from a facial comparison search; and

4. deletion of a field identification probe image used for comparison.

(c) A Biometric Examiner must receive training compliant with the Facial Identification Scientific Working Groups (see www.fiswg.org) requirements for morphological comparisons.

(2) Persons who have not received basic training shall not utilize facial comparison technology but may request that a trained officer or Biometric Examiner conduct a facial comparison search using such technology.

(3) An agency that utilizes facial-comparison technology or information obtained from any investigative image repository must maintain a record of each authorized user's training and acknowledgement of this policy.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-5-.09

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2023, eff. 3/17/2023.

Author: Maury Mitchell

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