(a) Any person who confers, offers, or agrees to confer anything of value upon any director, agent, or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences with the intent that such director's, agent's, or employee's vote, opinion, judgment, or exercise of discretion or other official action will thereby be influenced, shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
(b) Any director, agent, or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences who shall solicit, accept, or agree to accept anything of value upon any agreement or understanding that such director's, agent's, or employee's vote, opinion, judgment, or exercise of discretion or other action as such director, agent, or employee will thereby be influenced, shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
(c) A director, agent, or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences commits the crime of failing to disclose a conflict of interest if the director, agent, or employee exercises any discretionary function in connection with any contract, purchase, payment, or other pecuniary transaction pertaining to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences without advance public disclosure of a known potential conflicting interest in the transaction.
(1) A "potential conflicting interest" exists, but is not limited to:
A. When a director, agent, or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is a director, president, general manager, or similar executive officer, agent or employee of any non-governmental entity participating in such transaction.
B. When a director, agent, or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences owns directly or indirectly a substantial portion of any non-governmental entity participating in that transaction.
C. When a director, agent or employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences endeavors to obtain directly or indirectly any pecuniary or other financial interest in, or as a result of, the pecuniary transaction.
(2) Public disclosure shall mean a public announcement and written notification to the Attorney General of the State of Alabama.
(3) Failing to disclose a conflict of interest shall be a Class C felony.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.
Article 2 - DNA Database System.
Section 36-18-20 - Declaration of Purpose.
Section 36-18-21 - Definitions.
Section 36-18-22 - Powers of Director.
Section 36-18-23 - Compatibility With Procedures Specified by Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Section 36-18-24 - DNA Database.
Section 36-18-25 - Collection of DNA Samples From Convicted Persons.
Section 36-18-26 - Expungement of DNA Records.
Section 36-18-27 - Disclosure of DNA Records.
Section 36-18-29 - Penalty for False Entry or Alteration of Records.
Section 36-18-30 - Admissibility of Evidence Relating to Use of Genetic Markers.
Section 36-18-31 - Statistical Database.
Section 36-18-32 - DNA Database Fund.
Section 36-18-32.1 - Purpose; Disposition of Funds.
Section 36-18-33 - Municipal Share of Docket Fees Not Increased.
Section 36-18-34 - Powers of Director.
Section 36-18-35 - Unlawful Influence; Conflict of Interest; Penalties.
Section 36-18-36 - Director to Have Powers of Corporation; Powers of Department.
Section 36-18-37 - Immunity From Civil Liability.