SB213 - Forfeiture Database and Reporting Act

• Requires the Criminal Justice Information Center Commission to collect and analyze civil asset forfeiture data from state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies through the uniform crime reporting system operated by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

• Mandates modification of the uniform crime report to include forfeiture activity data by January 1, 2019, capturing details such as seized property type, value, seizure location, underlying criminal offense, and disposition of forfeiture cases.

• Requires ALEA to prepare and submit annual public reports to the Governor and Legislature beginning by the fifth legislative day of the 2020 session, summarizing statewide forfeiture data by agency while protecting individual privacy.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to maintain civil asset forfeiture funds on separate budget line items, deposit funds into publicly audited accounts, and report expenditures annually to ALEA for inclusion in the legislative report.

• Establishes that property may only be forfeited by circuit civil court if the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the property was used in, intended for, or derived from a felony offense.