Creation and functions; policies and procedures; transmittal exchange, and retrieval of information.

(a) There is created and established an Alabama Justice Information Commission, which shall be the regulatory body to establish policy and procedures for the interstate and intrastate accumulation, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of information relating to offenses, criminals, and criminal activity collection, and the use of data within the state for criminal investigation and public safety purposes.

(b) Central responsibility for the development, maintenance, operation, and administration of the policies and procedures dictated by the commission, and legal mandates of this article shall be vested with the secretary.

(c) ALEA is designated the CJIS Systems Agency to the FBI CJIS, or its successor, and the NLETS System Agency to NLETS, or its successor. ALEA may enforce all laws, rules, and regulations regarding transmittal, exchange, and retrieval of information with and through these entities. The CJIS Systems Officer, or a designee approved by the secretary, shall serve as the representative to those entities.

(Acts 1975, No. 872, §2; Act 2019-495, §1.)