HB3 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code sections governing the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) Commission and Center to expand operations, including support for homeland security and emergency response agencies in addition to criminal justice agencies.

• Establishes the crime of misuse of ACJIC information as a Class B felony with penalties of $5,000-$10,000 fine or up to five years imprisonment; authorizes the commission to charge fees up to $25 for noncriminal background checks and establishes a fee schedule for services to participating agencies.

• Creates the Alabama Statistical Analysis Center within ACJIC to compile and publish crime statistics no less than annually and provide statistical data to governmental agencies for crime reduction planning.

• Ratifies and implements the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (42 U.S.C. §14616) to authorize interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal purposes including employee and volunteer screening under the National Child Protection Act.

• Authorizes any licensing or permitting agency, board, or commission in Alabama to require criminal background checks by rule as part of licensing requirements; becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.