6. Compilations of criminal histories.

Compilations of criminal histories by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) are available to only those persons with a “right to know” or “need to know” as determined by the ACJIC Commission.  Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2005-042, 2005 Ala. AG LEXIS 9 (Jan. 18, 2005); Ala. Code §§ 41-9-590 et seq. (2000); Ala. Code § 41-9-636 to 642 (2000); 4 Ala. Admin. Code chapter 265-X-2 (Supp. June 30, 1994). Criminal history information from the Alabama Department of Public Safety is not a matter of public record and is not open to public inspection without the written permission of the individual whose criminal history is sought. Ala. Code § 32-2-61(a) (1999).