Agent Billy Clardy III Act (state wiretap law)

Alabama's state wiretap statute lets the Attorney General seek court orders to intercept wire and electronic communications in felony drug investigations and bars anyone other than ALEA from owning interception devices. It creates a civil cause of action against any person who unlawfully intercepts, discloses, or uses a communication, with exceptions for carrier operations and for a party to the communication or one who has a party's prior consent (unless the purpose is criminal, tortious, or injurious). A 2025 amendment made the program permanent and broadened who can be sued.