Ala. Code § 36-18-21

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.

Section 36-18-21 - Definitions

As used in this article, the following words, phrases or terms shall have the following meanings, respectively unless the context thereof clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) DIRECTOR. Shall mean the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.

(b) PERSON. A human being, and where appropriate, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality.

(c) DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid.

(d) DNA SAMPLE. Any biological sample containing DNA.

(e) DNA RECORD. An objective form of scientific analysis or tests which contain genetic identification characteristics of DNA samples.

(f) DNA POPULATION FREQUENCY. The frequency of occurrence of a particular DNA trait or fragment in a particular population.

(g) DNA DATABASE. That system established by the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for the purposes of collecting, storing and maintaining DNA records.

(h) DNA POPULATION STATISTICAL DATABASE. That system established by the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for collecting, storing, and maintaining genetic information relating to DNA population frequencies.

(i) FBI. The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(j) CODIS. The National DNA Identification Index System established by the FBI.

(k) INCARCERATION FACILITY. Any place of lawful involuntary confinement, partial or total, limited or unlimited, for criminals convicted pursuant to Alabama law, including but not limited to:

1. Prisons, jails or similar facilities.

2. Work release centers, or similar facilities.

3. Farms, ranches, halfway houses or similar facilities.

4. Drug or alcohol abuse treatment facilities.

5. Mental hospitals or other mental health facilities.

6. Parole or probation facilities or similar facilities.

(l) CUSTODIAN. Any person who supervises, directs, or controls, by duty, assignment, appointment, or election any incarceration facility, including but not limited to:

1. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections.

2. Any warden or similar officer employed by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof.

3. Any director, supervisor, or similar officer of any work release center, ranch, farm, halfway house or similar facility operated, in whole or in part, or funded, in whole or in part, from state, county, or municipal funds.

4. Any director, supervisor, or similar officer of any drug or alcohol abuse treatment center or similar facility receiving criminals convicted or sentenced thereto pursuant to Alabama law.

5. Sheriffs.

6. Chiefs of police.

7. Probation and parole officers.

Ala. Code § 36-18-21 (1975)

Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-804, p. 109, §2.