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House approves measure to let Alabama build a criminal-enterprise database for law enforcement with reporting requirements
Summary
The Alabama House on Tuesday cleared legislation giving state law enforcement the authority to create a criminal-enterprise intelligence database, after members debated access controls, prosecutorial use and reporting requirements.
The House agreed to authorize the state to pursue creation of a criminal-enterprise intelligence database after floor debate that focused on access, oversight and safeguards for sensitive data.
Sponsor floor remarks described the measure as a vehicle for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to accept funding and build an intelligence repository that participating law enforcement agencies can use to share non-criminal-intelligence information for investigations across jurisdictions. "This is a stand-alone database for intelligence gathering purposes only," the bill sponsor said on the floor, adding that the database would not be…
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