Ala. Code § 41-9-594.1: Construction of Article.

Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to impair, or grant the authority to impair, a citizen’s access to records currently considered open to public inspection under Section 36-12-40, nor any record which is open for public inspection under Section 36-12-40, from sources other than an information system developed, operated, or maintained under Section 41-9-621. All records from an information system developed, operated, or maintained under Section 41-9-621, shall be deemed privileged.