Alabama § 41-9-655.01 - Reporting Requirements for Certain Property Seized for Forfeiture in Connection with a Criminal Event.

§ 41-9-655.01. Reporting Requirements for Certain Property Seized for Forfeiture in Connection with a Criminal Event.

(a) All property seized by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency for forfeiture in connection with a criminal event shall be reported to the uniform crime reporting system operated by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency on behalf of the Alabama Justice Information Commission.

(b) The commission shall develop rules for reporting property seized pursuant to this section. Information reported shall include any information required by the commission, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The date of the seizure.

(2) The address of the seizure.

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

(4) The type of property seized.

(5) A general description of the property seized.

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

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

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

(9) Any and all civil case action numbers assigned in state court.

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

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

(12) The name of each entity receiving all or any portion of the seized property subject to the forfeiture disposition. If the forfeiture order requires the selling of the property, all proceeds from the sale shall be accounted for by the recipient.

(c) The commission shall establish rules for the reporting of property seized in connection with a federal seizure in which seized property is forfeited in federal court to a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency or when a law enforcement agency receives proceeds from a sale of forfeited property.

(d) The commission shall establish restrictions and protections on forfeiture reporting consistent with the sensitivity placed on uniform crime reports through its authority under Section 41-9-594.