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Ala. Code § 41-9-655.02

Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds or Monies.

Known as the Alabama Forfeiture Information Reporting Act

The act spans §§ 41-9-655 to 41-9-655.03 (4 sections).

(Act 2019-505, §3.)

(a) Civil asset forfeiture funds or monies are to be maintained consistent with any restrictions set out in the forfeiture laws.

(1) All civil asset forfeiture funds or monies derived from the liquidation of civil asset forfeiture funds shall be kept on a separate line item in the budget of any agency that may be awarded the asset funds.

(2) Any expenditure of any monies by a law enforcement-related entity from an award of a civil asset forfeiture may only be expended from a line item pursuant to subdivision (1).

(b) All civil asset forfeiture proceeds awarded to any state, county, or municipal entity may only be deposited into an account that is audited as other public funds under state law.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.