Alabama Data Removal Guide (2026)
Alabama enacted the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351) in 2026. It takes effect May 1, 2027, and creates a state framework with defined controller thresholds, exemptions, consumer rights, and Attorney General enforcement.
Research status: this is a dated state-law snapshot; verify the current official sources before relying on a right, deadline, penalty, or complaint route.
This page is educational orientation, not legal advice. Scope, exemptions, deadlines, penalties, regulator powers and broker routes can change. Verify the current statute and state regulator guidance before relying on a right or deadline.
At a glance
- Comprehensive state privacy law
- Recorded: Ala. Code tit. 8, ch. 44 (Act 2026-552)
- Enforcement
- Alabama Attorney General. Consumer Protection
Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (Ala. Code tit. 8, ch. 44 (Act 2026-552))
The Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351), signed into law in 2026 and effective May 1, 2027, gives Alabama residents rights described in the enacted text, including access, deletion, correction, portability, and certain opt-out rights. Controller thresholds, sensitive-data rules, exemptions, cure provisions, and enforcement should be checked against the current act; there is no basis here to rank its threshold against every other state law.
What rights do Alabama residents have?
- →Right to know, delete, correct, and port personal data (effective May 1, 2027)
- →Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling
- →Breach Notification Act protections
- →Provider voluntary or other applicable routes before 2027
Where does your data leak from in Alabama?
The FTC explains that people-search sites may combine public records, public social profiles, and information from other brokers. The examples below are a research snapshot, not an exhaustive or person-specific source map for Alabama:
- Jefferson, Mobile, Madison County property records
- Alabama State Judicial Information System
- Alabama Department of Revenue records
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What if a broker ignores your request?
If a qualifying request does not receive a response within the applicable window, review the current extension and exemption rules, then consider the Alabama Attorney General. Consumer Protection complaint route. The authority's jurisdiction and available remedies vary.
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Can I sue a data broker in Alabama?+
No. The Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (effective May 1, 2027) has no private right of action; enforcement is exclusive to the Alabama Attorney General. Until the law takes effect, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act permits limited private actions for willful misrepresentation but does not create a direct deletion right.
When does Alabama's new privacy law take effect?+
May 1, 2027. The Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351) was enacted in 2026, and the current act should be checked for the provisions and compliance dates that apply before then. Until the relevant provisions take effect, use the provider's current privacy route and any other applicable law.
What are common sources of Alabama personal information?+
The notable sources recorded for Alabama are Jefferson, Mobile, and Madison County property records, the Alabama State Judicial Information System, and Alabama Department of Revenue records.