Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 18 - Director of Forensic Sciences.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 36-18-1 - Appointment; Removal. - There shall be a Director of the Department of Forensic...

Section 36-18-2 - Duties Generally; Maintenance, Inspection, and Copying of Reports of Investigations of Director of Forensic Sciences; Police Authority of Director of Forensic Sciences and Assistants. - The duties of the director shall be to make such...

Section 36-18-3 - Offices and Laboratories. - The director shall maintain an office and a laboratory for...

Section 36-18-4 - Salary and Expenses. - The salary of the director shall be established as provided...

Section 36-18-5 - Continued Employment of Certain Employees. - All present employees of the office of State Toxicologist (State...

Section 36-18-6 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Created. - The Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund is created and shall...

Section 36-18-7 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Additional Fee for Persons Convicted of Drug Possession, Sale, Trafficking; Proceeds and Earnings Credited to Fund. - (a) Beginning October 1, 1995, in addition to all fines,...

Section 36-18-8 - Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund - Fees Charged for Use of Department Personnel in Private Lawsuits; Proceeds and Earnings Credited to Fund. - (a) Beginning October 1, 1995, the Director of the Department...

Section 36-18-9 - Costs of Services Provided by Department. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any county in...

Article 2 - DNA Database System.

Section 36-18-20 - Declaration of Purpose. - The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares: (a) That the...

Section 36-18-21 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words, phrases or...

Section 36-18-22 - Powers of Director. - The director is hereby authorized and empowered to: (1) Collect,...

Section 36-18-23 - Compatibility With Procedures Specified by Federal Bureau of Investigation. - The director shall ensure that forensic DNA testing conducted pursuant...

Section 36-18-24 - DNA Database. - (a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to create...

Section 36-18-25 - Collection of DNA Samples From Convicted Persons. - (a) All persons convicted of a criminal offense as set...

Section 36-18-26 - Expungement of DNA Records. - Upon the reversal of conviction, the director shall be authorized...

Section 36-18-27 - Disclosure of DNA Records. - DNA records collected and maintained for the purpose of the...

Section 36-18-28 - Penalties. - (a) A person who by virtue of employment or official...

Section 36-18-29 - Penalty for False Entry or Alteration of Records. - A person who shall knowingly make any false entry or...

Section 36-18-30 - Admissibility of Evidence Relating to Use of Genetic Markers. - Expert testimony or evidence relating to the use of genetic...

Section 36-18-31 - Statistical Database. - (a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to create...

Section 36-18-32 - DNA Database Fund. - (a) There is hereby established a special fund to be...

Section 36-18-32.1 - Purpose; Disposition of Funds. - It is the intent of Act 2009-768 to effect the...

Section 36-18-33 - Municipal Share of Docket Fees Not Increased. - The increase in fees provided in this article shall in...

Section 36-18-34 - Powers of Director. - (a) For the purposes of performing any of the functions,...

Section 36-18-35 - Unlawful Influence; Conflict of Interest; Penalties. - (a) Any person who confers, offers, or agrees to confer...

Section 36-18-36 - Director to Have Powers of Corporation; Powers of Department. - For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this article...

Section 36-18-37 - Immunity From Civil Liability. - (a) Neither the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic...

Section 36-18-38 - Representation by Attorney General. - The Attorney General shall represent the director in all litigation...

Section 36-18-39 - Construction. - This article shall be broadly construed and, if necessary, reconstrued...

Article 3 - Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Trust Fund.

Section 36-18-50 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds, determines, and declares the following: (1) Driving...

Section 36-18-51 - Establishment of Fund; Management of Money. - (a) There is hereby established a special fund in the...

Section 36-18-52 - Creation of Advisory Board. - (a) There is created the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and...

Section 36-18-53 - Advisory Board to Develop and Recommend List of Priorities and Criteria for Disbursement of Monies; Use of Funds. - The Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Advisory Board shall...

Section 36-18-54 - Director to Administer Fund. - The Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences shall administer...

Section 36-18-55 - Construction of Article. - Act 95-784 shall be broadly construed and, if necessary, reconstrued...