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Central Registry/Reporting Records Expungement Alabama
Classification
Not Indicated
Expunged/Sealed
Expunged: 5 years from completion of investigation.
Conditions/Comments
No subsequent reports during 5-year period.
Full Text of Statute
Ala. Code § 26-14-8(e) (Supp. 1998)
In the case of any child abuse or neglect investigation which is determined to be 'not indicated,' the alleged perpetrator may request after 5 years from the completion of the investigation that his or her name be expunged from the central registry so long as the Department of Human Resources has received no further reports concerning the alleged perpetrator during said 5 years, at which time the Department shall expunge said name.
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