SBI Form 46 Appendix B Rev. 10-01-17
Applicant Instructions
For completing the ALEA Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record
Information or to Challenge Alabama Criminal History Record Information
Appendix B
In order for your request to review, challenge or appeal your Alabama Criminal History Record Information to be processed by the Alabama Law
Enforcement Agency (ALEA), you must complete the ALEA Application to Review (SBI Form 46) or to Challenge Alabama Criminal History Record
Information (SBI Form 46 Appendix A) in accordance with the following instructions:
1. Your application must include ONE COPY of at least one of the following forms of your own valid photo identification:
a. A valid unexpired United States state-issued photo driver license or photo ID (non-driver) card;
b. A valid unexpired United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Document, which may include either:
i. Certificate of Naturalization N-550
ii. Replacement Certificate of Naturalization N-570
iii. Special Certificate of Naturalization N-578
iv. Certificate of Citizenship N-560
v. Replacement Certificate of Citizenship N-561
vi. Certificate of Citizenship (Posthumous) N-645, N-645A
c. A valid unexpired United States Passport; or
d. A valid unexpired Foreign Passport which meets the following requirements:
i. A foreign passport must contain a Valid United States Visa or I-94 to be used as a primary proof of identification; or
ii. A foreign passport, not issued in English, must be translated and accompanied by a Certificate of Accurate Translation.
Passports are not acceptable if un-translated into English and/or expired.
2. Your application must include the required $25.00 administrative fee in the form of only a cashier's check or a money order made payable to
the “Criminal Records & Identification Unit” (sorry – personal and/or business checks are not accepted).; and
3. Your application must include a classifiable set of your own fingerprints, taken by an authorized law enforcement agency with an FBI-issued
Originating Agency Number (ORI).
a. The fingerprints accompanying your application should be provided to ALEA on an official FBI-approved “Applicant” fingerprint card or a
FBI-approved AFIS printout of an official “Applicant” fingerprint card (i.e., FBI blue card). This ensures positive identification and insures
that the proper criminal record is reviewed.
b. Details for the fingerprinting agency may be found in APPENDIX C.
4. Your completed request and all of the required documentation should be mailed to:
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Criminal Records and Identification Unit
ATTN: Background Checks
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, Alabama 36102-1511
5. If your application is to CHALLENGE any part of your CHRI maintained by ALEA, the application must include, at a minimum:
a. A copy of the Alabama Criminal History Record being challenged;
b. The charge and DATE of each specific arrest or disposition being challenged;
c. The Name of the ARRESTING AGENCY OR COURT for each arrest or disposition being challenged;
d. A listing of each specific arrest or disposition being challenged;
e. The details related to why each specific arrest is inaccurate;
f. What the applicant believes to be the correct information for each arrest or disposition being challenged;
g. Where the applicant obtained what he/she believes to be the correct supporting information (if applicable); and
h. Official documentation from the arresting agency or court (if applicable) to support each arrest or disposition being challenged.
6. Your completed request and all of the required documentation should be mailed to:
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Criminal Records and Identification Unit
ATTN: Record Challenge
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, Alabama 36102-1511
Please allow a minimum of 4-5 weeks from the date the application is received by ALEA for ALEA to process your request for review. Requests to
Challenge CHRI information do NOT fall under this timeframe, as they require additional research, contact and verification with the arresting agencies,
etc. If you have any questions concerning this procedure, you may contact ALEA by calling
334-353-4340 or 1-866-740-4762.