Section 15-27-20 – Release of Expunged Records for Use in Certain Civil Suits; Hearing.
Section 15-27-20 Release of expunged records for use in certain civil suits; hearing. Records that have been expunged pursuant to this chapter shall be released for use in a civil suit filed by a person for whom expungement was granted that is related to, or arising from, the arrest or conviction that was the subject […]
Section 15-27-21 – Admissibility of Expungement Records in Criminal Trials.
Section 15-27-21 Admissibility of expungement records in criminal trials. A certified record of an expungement is admissible in a criminal trial, subject to the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Alabama Rules of Evidence. Prior to the introduction of an expungement by any party, the court shall conduct an in-camera hearing to determine its […]
Section 15-27-13 – Annual Report.
Section 15-27-13 Annual report. Upon request, the Administrative Office of Courts shall provide an annual report to the Legislature specifying the number of applicants requesting expungement, the number of expungements granted, a list of the offenses expunged, and a list of the offenses not expunged. The report shall not include any case specific identifying information. […]
Section 15-27-14 – Applicability – Alabama Securities Commission.
Section 15-27-14 Applicability – Alabama Securities Commission. 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 chapter be considered nondisclosable or nonreportable to or […]
Section 15-27-15 – Applicability – Right to Ship, Transport, Possess, or Receive Firearm.
Section 15-27-15 Applicability – Right to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearm. An expungement order shall not entitle an individual to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm. Any person whose record of conviction is expunged pursuant to this chapter may have his or her right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm restored […]
Section 15-27-1 – Petition to Expunge Records – Misdemeanor Criminal Offense, Traffic Violation, Municipal Ordinance Violation.
Section 15-27-1 Petition to expunge records – Misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, municipal ordinance violation. (a) A person who has been charged with a misdemeanor offense, a violation, a traffic violation, or a municipal ordinance violation may file a petition in the criminal division of the circuit court in the county in which the charges […]
Section 15-27-16 – Disclosure of Information From Expunged File Without a Court Order; Liability.
Section 15-27-16 Disclosure of information from expunged file without a court order; liability. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an individual who knows an expungement order was granted pursuant to this chapter and who intentionally and maliciously divulges, makes known, reveals, gives access to, makes public, uses, or otherwise discloses the contents of […]
Section 15-27-2 – Petition to Expunge Records – Felony Offense.
Section 15-27-2 Petition to expunge records – Felony offense. (a) A person who has been charged with any felony offense 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 in any of the following circumstances: (1) […]
Section 15-27-17 – Filing Under False Pretenses.
Section 15-27-17 Filing under false pretenses. Upon determination by the court that a petition for expungement was filed under false pretenses and was granted, the order of expungement shall be reversed and the criminal history record shall be restored to reflect the original charges. (Act 2014-292, p. 1043, §17.)
Section 15-27-2.1 – Limitations on Number of Expungements Granted.
Section 15-27-2.1 Limitations on number of expungements granted. (a)(1) A person may be granted unlimited expungements pursuant to subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(5) and (a)(7) and (a)(8) of Section 15-27-1, subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(5) and (a)(7) and (a)(8) of Section 15-27-2, and subsection (b) of Section 15-27-2. (2) A person may only be granted one expungement […]