Section 15-20A-28 Juvenile sex offender – Lifetime registration and notification. (a) A juvenile adjudicated delinquent of any of the following sex offenses, who was 14 or older at the time of the offense, shall be subject to registration and notification, if applicable, for life: (1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. […]
Section 15-20A-29 Juvenile sex offender – Requirements prior to release. (a) Prior to the release of a juvenile sex offender, the following shall apply: (1) The juvenile sex offender and the parent, custodian, or guardian of the juvenile sex offender shall provide the required registration information to the responsible agency. (2) If the juvenile sex […]
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-30 Juvenile sex offender – Registration with local law enforcement; residence restrictions. (a) Immediately upon release or immediately upon adjudication of delinquency if the juvenile sex offender is not committed, the juvenile sex offender and the parent, custodian, or guardian shall register all required registration information with local law enforcement in each county in […]
Section 15-20A-31 Juvenile sex offender – Employment restrictions. (a) During the time a juvenile sex offender is subject to the registration requirements of this chapter, the juvenile sex offender shall not accept or maintain employment or a volunteer position at any school, childcare facility, or any other business or organization that provides services primarily to […]
Section 15-20A-32 Juvenile sex offender – Requirements upon entering state. (a) A juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender, or equivalent thereto, who is not currently a resident of this state, shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information upon establishing a residence, accepting employment or a volunteer position, or beginning […]
Section 15-20A-33 Juvenile sex offender – Retention of court records. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court records of juvenile sex offenders are to be retained, either in paper format or electronically, and not to be destroyed for a period of 75 years from the date of adjudication. (Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §33.)
Section 15-20A-34 Juvenile sex offender – Relief from lifetime registration requirements. (a) A juvenile sex offender subject to lifetime registration pursuant to Section 15-20A-28 may file a petition requesting the sentencing juvenile court to enter an order relieving the juvenile sex offender of the requirements pursuant to this chapter 25 years after the juvenile sex […]
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-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-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-38 Escape from correctional facility. (a) If a sex offender escapes from a state or local correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or any other facility that would not permit unsupervised access to the public, the responsible agency, within 24 hours, shall notify the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement who had jurisdiction […]
Section 15-20A-39 Harboring, assisting, concealing, or withholding information about a sex offender. (a) A person is guilty of the crime of harboring, assisting, concealing, or withholding information about a sex offender if the person has knowledge or reason to believe that a sex offender is required to register and the person assists the sex offender […]
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-40 Public records – Certified copies of adjudication or conviction. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a duplicate of a certified copy of a public record be admissible and is not dependent on the original custodian of record to gain admissibility. Further, the Legislature finds that the certification by the clerk […]
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. (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-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. (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. (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 […]
