Section 15-20A-3 – Applicability.
Section 15-20A-3 Applicability. (a) This chapter is applicable to every adult sex offender convicted of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5, without regard to when his or her crime or crimes were committed or his or her duty to register arose. (b) Any adult sex offender shall be subject to this chapter for […]
Section 15-20A-19 – Adult Sex Offender – Sexually Violent Predator.
Section 15-20A-19 Adult sex offender – Sexually violent predator. (a) The state, upon conviction and prior to sentencing, may petition the sentencing court to enter an order declaring a person convicted in this state of a sexually violent or predatory offense as a sexually violent predator. (b) At sentencing, a court may declare a person […]
Section 15-20A-35 – Youthful Offender Treated as Juvenile or Adult.
Section 15-20A-35 Youthful offender treated as juvenile or adult. For the purposes of this chapter, a youthful offender sex offender who has not been previously adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense and who has not yet attained the age of 18 at the time of the offense shall be considered a juvenile sex offender. […]
Section 15-20A-4 – Definitions.
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense. (2) CHILD. A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed child daycare center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare […]
Section 15-20A-20 – Adult Sex Offender – Electronic Monitoring.
Section 15-20A-20 Adult sex offender – Electronic monitoring. (a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall implement a system of active and passive electronic monitoring that identifies the location of a monitored person and that can produce upon request reports or records of the person’s presence near or within a crime scene or prohibited area, […]
Section 15-20A-36 – Name Change of Offender.
Section 15-20A-36 Name change of offender. (a) No sex offender shall change his or her name unless the change is incident to a change in the marital status of the sex offender or is necessary to effect the exercise of the religion of the sex offender. Such a change shall be immediately reported to local […]
Section 15-20A-5 – Sex Offenses.
Section 15-20A-5 Sex offenses. For the purposes of this chapter, a sex offense includes any of the following offenses: (1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Rape in the second degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-62. A juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of rape in the second […]
Section 15-20A-21 – Adult Sex Offender – Community Notification.
Section 15-20A-21 Adult sex offender – Community notification. (a) Immediately upon the release of an adult sex offender or immediately upon notice of where the adult sex offender plans to establish, or has established a fixed residence, the following procedures shall apply: (1) In the Cities of Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, and Montgomery, the chief of […]
Section 15-20A-37 – Failure to Register; Absconding.
Section 15-20A-37 Failure to register; absconding. (a) When a sex offender declares, and the county is notified that a sex offender intends to reside, maintain employment or a volunteer position, or attend school in the county and the sex offender fails to appear for registration, the county that received the notice shall immediately inform the […]
Section 15-20A-6 – Allegation of Sexual Motivation.
Section 15-20A-6 Allegation of sexual motivation. (a)(1) The indictment, count in the indictment, information, complaint or warrant charging the offense may include a specification of sexual motivation or the prosecuting attorney may file an allegation of sexual motivation in any criminal case classified as a felony or Class A misdemeanor if sufficient admissible evidence exists […]