Ala. Code § 36-21-55.5 (2026)
Collection of Data Relating to Use of Force Complaints Against Law Enforcement Agencies.
(Act 2025-423, §4.)
(a) Each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency shall collect all of the following information with respect to each use of force complaint received by the agency:
- (1) A description of the type of use of force alleged.
- (2) A description of the race or ethnicity of any law enforcement officer alleged to have used excessive force and of any individual alleged to have been subjected to excessive force.
- (b) The information shall be reported no less than annually to the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission according to procedures established by the commission. The commission shall de-identify the information and compile the information into a report for presentation to the Legislature not later than the first legislative day of each legislative session. At the commission’s discretion, the report may consist of aggregated information.
(Act 2025-423, §4.)