AL SB161

Expands eligibility for post-conviction DNA testing from individuals convicted of capital offenses only to individuals convicted of any offense (capital or noncapital) who are serving a term of imprisonment

Eliminates all time limitations for filing motions for post-conviction DNA testing, including the previous 12-month deadline from the original 2009 act and Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 32.2(c) requirements

Requires courts to disregard any statutory limitations periods when considering DNA testing motions, explicitly superseding conflicting provisions in the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure

Maintains existing requirements that evidence must still exist, not have been previously DNA tested, and that testing results would demonstrate factual innocence of the convicted offense

Effective date: October 1, 2026