HB512 Summary

• Adds Section 41-13-7.1 to the Alabama Code to require state and local government agencies to redact personal identifying information of law enforcement officers and employees from public records upon request.

• Defines "law enforcement officer or employee" to include judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, jailers, certified law enforcement officers, and federal officers in equivalent positions.

• Requires all state and local government departments and agencies to provide an online request form allowing law enforcement officers and employees to request redaction of their personal identifying information from agency records.

• Redactions must be performed under the same terms and conditions as redactions for other state and local employees under Section 41-13-7.

• Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.