Section 15-20A-43 – Registration and Notification Requirements Mandatory.
Section 15-20A-43 Registration and notification requirements mandatory. (a) Except as provided in Sections 15-20A-5, 15-20A-16, 15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, 15-20A-34 or the former 15-20-21(4)(a), the requirements of this chapter are mandatory and shall not be altered, amended, waived, or suspended by any court. Any court order altering, amending, waiving, or suspending sex offender registration and notification […]
Section 15-20A-44 – Rulemaking Authority.
Section 15-20A-44 Rulemaking authority. (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules establishing an administrative hearing for persons who are only made subject to this chapter pursuant to subdivision (35) of Section 15-20A-5. (b) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules setting forth a listing […]
Section 15-20A-45 – Penalties.
Section 15-20A-45 Penalties. (a) A sex offender who is convicted of any offense specified in this chapter, in addition to any imprisonment or fine, or both, and in addition to any other fees, costs, and assessments, imposed for the commission of the underlying offense, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars […]
Section 15-20A-46 – Disposition of Funds.
Section 15-20A-46 Disposition of funds. (a) The two hundred dollar ($200) filing fee paid by a sex offender who petitions the court for relief pursuant to Sections 15-20A-16, 15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, or 15-20A-34 shall be distributed as follows: (1) Fifty dollars ($50) to the Circuit Clerk’s Restitution Recovery Fund. (2) Fifty dollars ($50) to the […]
Section 15-20A-47 – Construction.
Section 15-20A-47 Construction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating a cause of action against the state or any of its agencies, officials, employees, or political subdivisions based on the performance of any duty imposed by this chapter or the failure to perform any duty imposed by this chapter. (Act 2011-640, p. 1569, […]
Section 15-20A-48 – Relation to Other Laws.
Section 15-20A-48 Relation to other laws. (a) For the purposes of Sections 13A-5-2, 13A-5-6, 14-9-41, 15-18-8, 15-22-27.3, or any other section of the Code of Alabama 1975, a criminal sex offense involving a child shall mean a conviction for any sex offense in which the victim was a child under the age of 12 or […]
Section 15-20A-41 – Victim Assistance.
Section 15-20A-41 Victim assistance. (a) After a sex offender’s conviction or adjudication, and upon request of the Attorney General’s Office, the office of the prosecuting attorney or the clerk of the court shall immediately forward the victim’s name and most current address, if available, to the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance. (b) When providing […]
Section 15-20A-42 – Collection and Dissemination of Information by Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
Section 15-20A-42 Collection and dissemination of information by Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (a) Any jurisdiction or agency responsible for registering a sex offender shall immediately forward all required registration information and any changes to the required registration information received to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency in a manner determined by the Secretary of […]
Section 15-20A-11 – Adult Sex Offender – Prohibited Residence Locations, Etc.
Section 15-20A-11 Adult sex offender – Prohibited residence locations, etc. (a) No adult sex offender shall establish a residence or maintain a residence after release or conviction within 2,000 feet of the property on which any school, childcare facility, or resident camp facility is located unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Sections 15-20A-23 and 15-20A-24. For […]
Section 15-20A-27 – Juvenile Sex Offender – Community Notification.
Section 15-20A-27 Juvenile sex offender – Community notification. (a) In determining whether to apply notification requirements to a juvenile sex offender, the sentencing court shall consider any of the following factors relevant to the risk of re-offense: (1) Conditions of release that minimize the risk of re-offense, including, but not limited to, whether the juvenile […]