Ban on using school board public records for solicitation; redaction of payment data in public contract records
AL School Records Solicitation Ban
Government records · Marketing
Prohibits knowingly selling, giving, or receiving lists of names and addresses from local school board public records for commercial solicitation, and lets custodians demand a written no-solicitation certification from requesters. It also requires redaction of account and similar payment information that could initiate a financial transaction from public records about public contracts.
- Where
- Alabama
- Citation
- Act 2026-592 (SB272), §§ 1-2 (codification in the Code of Alabama not yet shown on ALISON)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2026-04-16
- Enforced by
- Alabama Attorney General
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Knowing violations carry a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation in an action brought by the Attorney General.
- Applies to
- Any person who sells, gives, or receives name and address lists from local board of education public records to sell property or services
- Public officers responding to public records requests for school board records and public contract records
Practices it requires
- Do not knowingly sell, give, or receive name and address lists derived from local board of education public records to sell or offer property or services to the people listed.Act 2026-592, § 2(a)
Security duties
- Custodians must redact information that could be used to initiate a financial transaction (such as account numbers) from public contract records before release.Act 2026-592, § 1
Other duties
- Requesters may be required to certify in writing that they will not use or share the names or addresses for commercial solicitation.Act 2026-592, § 2(c) · Only if: Custodian has reasonable cause to suspect solicitation use
Sources
- Official text
- SB272 (2026 Regular Session), enrolled text, Act 2026-592
- Act 2026-592 detail, Alabama Secretary of State (approved April 16, 2026)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Code of Alabama section numbers for Act 2026-592 were not found on ALISON as of 2026-09-25; the act is cited by section.
Research reference, not legal advice.