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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-20 - Title of Article.

Section 15-20-20
Title of article.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Acts 1996, No. 793, p. 1491, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-20.1 - Legislative Findings.

Section 15-20-20.1
Legislative findings.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 98-489, p. 933, §1; repealed by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §1; added by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §2; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-21 - Definitions.

Section 15-20-21
Definitions.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-793, p. 1491, §2; Act 98-489, p. 933, §2; repealed by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §1; added by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-22 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Requirements Prior to Release.

Section 15-20-22
Adult criminal sex offender - Requirements prior to release.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-793, p. 1491, §3; Act 98-489, p. 933, §2; repealed by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §1; added by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 571, §1; Act 2009-619, p. 1791, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-23 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Transfer and Establishment of Legal Residence.

Section 15-20-23
Adult criminal sex offender - Transfer and establishment of legal residence.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-793, p. 1491, §4; Act 98-489, p. 933, §2; repealed by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §1; added by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-23.1 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Notice of Intent to Change Place of Employment.

Section 15-20-23.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Notice of intent to change place of employment.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-24 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Verification of Residence.

Section 15-20-24
Adult criminal sex offender - Verification of residence.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-793, p. 1491, §5; Act 98-489, p. 933, §2; repealed by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §1; added by Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-25 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Community Notification Procedures.

Section 15-20-25
Adult criminal sex offender - Community notification procedures.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-25.1 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Registration by Nonresident Workers and Students.

Section 15-20-25.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Registration by nonresident workers and students.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §2; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-25.2 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Notice of Employment, Enrollment, etc., at School or Institution of Higher Education.

Section 15-20-25.2
Adult criminal sex offender - Notice of employment, enrollment, etc., at school or institution of higher education.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §2; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-25.3 - Sexually Violent Predator.

Section 15-20-25.3
Sexually violent predator.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §2; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-26 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Prohibited Residence Locations, Etc.

Section 15-20-26
Adult criminal sex offender - Prohibited residence locations, etc.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2000-728, p. 1566, §1; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 571, §1; Act 2009-558, p. 1603, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-26.1 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Electronic Monitoring.

Section 15-20-26.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Electronic monitoring.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 571, §§2, 4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-26.2 - Adult Criminal Sex Offender - Documentation of Identity.

Section 15-20-26.2
Adult criminal sex offender - Documentation of identity.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 571, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-27 - Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender - Treatment; DNA Sample.

Section 15-20-27
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Treatment; DNA sample.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-28 - Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender - Risk Assessment; Notification.

Section 15-20-28
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Risk assessment; notification.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-29 - Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender - Requirements Prior to Release.

Section 15-20-29
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Requirements prior to release.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-30 - Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender - Verification of Residence.

Section 15-20-30
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Verification of residence.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-31 - Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender - When Treated as Adult.

Section 15-20-31
Juvenile criminal sex offender - When treated as adult.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, 3; Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-32 - Procedures Upon Escape of Criminal Sex Offender.

Section 15-20-32
Procedures upon escape of criminal sex offender.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-33 - Exemptions From Article.

Section 15-20-33
Exemptions from article.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-34 - Victim Assistance.

Section 15-20-34
Victim assistance.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-35 - Disclosure of Information.

Section 15-20-35
Disclosure of information.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2005-301, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-36 - Name Change of Offender.

Section 15-20-36
Name change of offender.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-37 - Construction.

Section 15-20-37
Construction.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20 - Sex Offenders. › Article 2 - Community Notification of Released Convicted Sex Offenders. › Section 15-20-38 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 15-20-38
Rules and regulations.
Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1, 2011.
(Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-1 - Short Title.

Section 15-20A-1
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › 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 life.
(c) This chapter is applicable to juvenile sex offenders who are adjudicated delinquent pursuant to the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act, Sections 12-15-101 to 12-15-601, inclusive, formerly Sections 12-15-1 to 12-15-176, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5.
(d) A juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5 on or after July 1, 2011, shall be subject to this chapter for the duration of time as provided in Section 15-20A-28. A juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5 prior to July 1, 2011, shall be subject to registration and verification pursuant to this chapter for 10 years from the last date of release on the sex offense subjecting the juvenile sex offender to registration, and the juvenile sex offender shall be subject to notification during the registration period if notification was previously ordered by the sentencing court.
(e) This chapter is applicable to youthful offender sex offenders who are adjudicated as a youthful offender pursuant to the Youthful Offender Act, Sections 15-19-1 to 15-19-7, of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5.
(f) A youthful offender sex offender adjudicated as a youthful offender of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5 on or after July 1, 2011, shall be subject to this chapter as provided in Section 15-20A-35. A youthful offender sex offender adjudicated as a youthful offender of a sex offense as defined in Section 15-20A-5 prior to July 1, 2011, shall be treated as follows:
(1) If the youthful offender sex offender was not previously adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense, he or she shall be treated as a juvenile sex offender adjudicated prior to July 1, 2011, pursuant to subsection (d).
(2) If the youthful offender sex offender was previously adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense, he or she shall be treated as an adult sex offender pursuant to subsection (b).
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › 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 that would justify a finding of sexual motivation by a reasonable and objective finder of fact.
(2) If a specification is included in the indictment, count in the indictment, information, complaint, or warrant charging the offense the specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count in the indictment, information, complaint, or warrant and shall be in substantially the following form: "SPECIFICATION or SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT. The Grand Jurors (or insert appropriate name) further find and specify that the offender committed the offense with a sexual motivation."
(3) If the prosecuting attorney files an allegation of sexual motivation, it shall be filed within a reasonable time after indictment to give sufficient notice to the defendant.
(b) If the indictment, count of the indictment, information, complaint, or warrant charging the offense includes a specification of sexual motivation or if the prosecuting attorney files an allegation of sexual motivation, the state shall prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offense with a sexual motivation.
(c) The court shall make a written finding of fact, to be made part of the record upon conviction or adjudication as a youthful offender, of whether or not a sexual motivation was present at the time of the commission of the offense unless the defendant has a trial by jury.
(d) If a defendant has a trial by jury, the jury, if it finds the defendant guilty, shall also find a special verdict as to whether or not the defendant committed the crime with a sexual motivation.
(e) If there is a finding of sexual motivation, the finding shall be made part of the record of conviction or adjudication.
(f) For purposes of this section, sexual motivation means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of the sexual gratification of the defendant.
(g) This section shall not apply to sex offenses as defined in subdivisions (1) to (40), inclusive, of Section 15-20A-5.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §6; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2018-528, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-12 - Adult Sex Offender - Homelessness.

Section 15-20A-12
Adult sex offender - Homelessness.
(a) An adult sex offender who no longer has a fixed residence shall be considered homeless and shall appear in person and report such change in fixed residence to local law enforcement where he or she is located immediately upon such change in fixed residence.
(b) In addition to complying with the registration and verification requirements pursuant to Section 15-20A-10, a homeless adult sex offender who lacks a fixed residence, or who does not provide an address at a fixed residence at the time of release or registration, shall report in person once every seven days to law enforcement agency where he or she resides. If the sex offender resides within the city limits of a municipality, he or she shall report to the chief of police. If the adult sex offender resides outside of the city limits of a municipality he or she shall report to the sheriff of the county. The weekly report shall be on a day specified by local law enforcement and shall occur during normal business hours.
(c) A homeless adult sex offender who lacks a fixed address shall comply with the residence restrictions set forth in Section 15-20A-11.
(d)(1) Each time a homeless adult sex offender reports under this section, he or she shall provide all of the following information:
a. Name.
b. Date of birth.
c. Social Security number.
d. A detailed description of the location or locations where he or she has resided during the week.
e. A list of the locations where he or she plans to reside in the upcoming week with as much specificity as possible.
(2) The registering agency is not required to obtain the remaining required registration information from the homeless adult sex offender each time he or she reports to the registering agency unless the homeless adult sex offender has any changes to the remaining required registration information.
(e) If an adult sex offender who was homeless obtains a fixed residence in compliance with the provisions of Section 15-20A-11, the adult sex offender shall immediately appear in person to update the information with local law enforcement in each county of residence.
(f) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §12; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-13 - Adult Sex Offender - Employment Restrictions.

Section 15-20A-13
Adult sex offender - Employment restrictions.
(a) No adult sex offender shall accept or maintain employment or a volunteer position at any school, childcare facility, mobile vending business that provides services primarily to children, or any other business or organization that provides services primarily to children, or any amusement or water park.
(b) No adult sex offender shall accept or maintain employment or a volunteer position within 2,000 feet of the property on which a school or childcare facility is located unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Sections 15-20A-24 and 15-20A-25.
(c) No adult sex offender, after having been convicted of a sex offense involving a child, shall accept or maintain employment or a volunteer position within 500 feet of a playground, park, athletic field or facility, or any other business or facility having a principal purpose of caring for, educating, or entertaining minors.
(d) Changes to property within 2,000 feet of an adult sex offender's place of employment which occur after an adult sex offender accepts employment shall not form the basis for finding that an adult sex offender is in violation of this section.
(e) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any childcare facility or any other organization that provides services primarily to children to knowingly provide employment or a volunteer position to an adult sex offender.
(f) For purposes of this section, the 2,000-foot measurement shall be taken in a straight line from nearest property line to nearest property line.
(g) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §13; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-14 - Adult Sex Offender - Requirements Upon Entering State.

Section 15-20A-14
Adult sex offender - Requirements upon entering state.
(a) Any adult sex offender who declares he or she is entering the state to establish a residence or who enters this state to establish a residence shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information with local law enforcement in the county where the adult sex offender intends to establish or establishes a residence.
(b) Any adult sex offender who enters this state to accept employment or a volunteer position or to become a student shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information with local law enforcement in the county where the adult sex offender accepts employment or the volunteer position or becomes a student.
(c) Whenever an adult sex offender registers pursuant to this section, he or she shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(d) Within 30 days of initial registration, the adult sex offender shall provide each registering agency with a certified copy of his or her sex offense conviction; however, an adult sex offender shall be exempt from this subsection if the adult sex offender provides adequate documentation that the certified record is no longer available or has been destroyed.
(e) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §14; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-15 - Adult Sex Offender - Travel.

Section 15-20A-15
Adult sex offender - Travel.
(a) Immediately before an adult sex offender temporarily leaves his or her county of residence for a period of three or more consecutive days, the adult sex offender shall report in person to the sheriff in each county of residence and complete and sign a travel notification document.
(b) The travel notification document shall be a form prescribed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to collect dates of travel, the intended destination or destinations, temporary lodging information, and any other information reasonably necessary to monitor a sex offender who plans to travel.
(c) If a sex offender intends to travel to another country, he or she shall report in person to the sheriff in each county of residence and complete a travel notification document at least 21 days prior to such travel. If the travel to another country is for a family or personal medical emergency or a death in the family, then the sex offender shall report in person to the sheriff in each county of residence immediately prior to travel. Any information reported to the sheriff in each county of residence shall immediately be reported to the United States Marshals Service and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
(d) The travel notification document shall explain the duties of the adult sex offender regarding travel as prescribed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and a certification that the adult sex offender understands the duties required of him or her and that the information he or she provided on the travel notification document is true and correct. No sex offender shall provide false information on the travel notification document.
(e) The sheriff in each county of residence shall immediately notify local law enforcement in the county or the jurisdiction to which the adult sex offender will be traveling.
(f) Upon return to the county of residence, the adult sex offender shall immediately report to the sheriff in each county of residence.
(g) All completed travel notification documents shall be included with the adult sex offender's required registration information.
(h) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §15; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-16 - Adult Sex Offender - Contact With Former Victims.

Section 15-20A-16
Adult sex offender - Contact with former victims.
(a) No adult sex offender shall contact, directly or indirectly, in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic means, any former victim.
(b) No adult sex offender shall knowingly come within 100 feet of a former victim.
(c) No sex offender shall make any harassing communication, directly or indirectly, in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic means to the victim or any immediate family member of the victim.
(d) A petition to exclude an adult sex offender from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and Section 15-20A-11(b) may be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 15-20A-24(c). The court shall conduct a hearing and shall exclude an adult sex offender from the provisions of this section provided that:
(1) The victim appears in court at the time of the hearing and requests the exemption in writing in open court.
(2) The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the victim's court appearance and written request pursuant to subdivision (1) were made voluntarily.
(3) The victim is over the age of 19 at the time of the request.
(4) The district attorney or prosecuting attorney shall be notified of the hearing and shall have the right to be present and heard.
(e) Notwithstanding any state or local law or rule assigning costs and fees for filing and processing civil and criminal cases a petition filed shall be assessed a filing fee in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) to be distributed as provided in Section 15-20A-46.
(f) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §16; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-26 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Treatment; Risk Assessment.

Section 15-20A-26
Juvenile sex offender - Treatment; risk assessment.
(a) Upon adjudication of delinquency for a sex offense, a juvenile sex offender shall be required to receive sex offender treatment by a sex offender treatment program or provider approved by the Department of Youth Services.
(b) Upon completion of sex offender treatment, the juvenile sex offender shall be required to undergo a sex offender risk assessment. The treatment provider shall provide a copy of the risk assessment to the sentencing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the juvenile probation office not less than 60 days prior to the projected release of the juvenile sex offender from a facility where the juvenile sex offender does not have unsupervised access to the public or immediately upon completion of the risk assessment if the juvenile sex offender is not in a facility where the juvenile sex offender does not have unsupervised access to the public.
(c) Upon receiving the risk assessment, the juvenile probation office shall provide a copy of the risk assessment to the state and either the attorney for the juvenile sex offender or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender. In addition, the juvenile probation office shall immediately notify the attorney for the juvenile sex offender and either the parent, guardian, or custodian of the pending release of the juvenile sex offender from a facility where the juvenile sex offender does not have unsupervised access to the public.
(d) Within 60 days of receiving the risk assessment, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine the risk of the juvenile sex offender to the community and the level of notification that shall apply.
(e) No juvenile sex offender shall be removed from the supervision of the juvenile court until such time as the juvenile sex offender has completed treatment, the treatment provider has filed a risk assessment with the sentencing court, and the sentencing court has conducted a hearing to determine the risk of the juvenile sex offender to the community and the level of notification that shall apply.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §26; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-28 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Lifetime Registration and Notification.

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.
(2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63.
(3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66.
(4) Sexual torture, as provided by Section 13A-6-65.1.
(5) Any offense committed in any other jurisdiction which, if had been committed in this state under the current provisions of law, would constitute an offense listed in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive.
(6) Any offense, committed in this state or any other jurisdiction, comparable to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a) or (b).
(7) Any attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive.
(b) A juvenile sex offender subject to lifetime registration may petition the sentencing juvenile court for relief from registration and notification, if notification was ordered, 25 years after the juvenile sex offender is released from the offense subjecting the juvenile sex offender to registration in accordance with this chapter, pursuant to Section 15-20A-34.
(c) A juvenile sex offender who is not subject to lifetime registration pursuant to subsection (a), shall be subject to this chapter for a period of 10 years from the date of first registration.
(d) The sentencing court or the juvenile court where the juvenile sex offender resides, if the juvenile sex offender's adjudication of delinquency occurred in another jurisdiction, may give a juvenile sex offender credit for the time the juvenile sex offender was registered in another jurisdiction.
(e) A juvenile sex offender who is subsequently adjudicated as a youthful offender sex offender or convicted of another sex offense during his or her registration period shall be considered solely an adult sex offender.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §28; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-29 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Requirements Prior to Release.

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 offender or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender declares a residence outside of the state, the responsible agency shall immediately notify the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the designated state law enforcement agency of the state to which the juvenile sex offender or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender has declared the residence. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency that would be necessary to identify and trace the juvenile sex offender, including, but not limited to, the risk assessment and a current photograph of the juvenile sex offender.
(3) If the juvenile sex offender or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender declares a residence within this state, the responsible agency shall immediately notify the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, and local law enforcement in each county, in which the juvenile sex offender or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender has declared the residence. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency that would be necessary to identify and trace the juvenile sex offender, including, but not limited to, the risk assessment and a current photograph of the juvenile sex offender.
(b) When a juvenile sex offender becomes the age of majority, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile sex offender shall no longer be subject to this section and the juvenile sex offender shall instead be solely responsible for all requirements pursuant to this section.
(c) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §29; Act 2015-463, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-31 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Employment Restrictions.

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 children.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any childcare facility or any other organization that provides services primarily to children to knowingly provide employment or a volunteer position to a juvenile sex offender.
(c) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §31; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-32 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Requirements Upon Entering State.

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 school attendance in this state with local law enforcement in each county where the juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender resides or intends to reside, accepts employment or a volunteer position, or begins school attendance.
(b) Within 30 days of initial registration, the juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender shall provide each registering agency with a certified copy of his or her sex offense adjudication; however, a juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender shall be exempt under this subsection if the court of adjudication seals the records and refuses to provide a certified copy or the records have been destroyed by the court.
(c) Whenever a juvenile sex offender enters this state to establish a residence, he or she shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter as it applies to juvenile sex offenders in this state.
(d) Whenever a youthful offender sex offender, or equivalent thereto, enters this state to establish a residence, he or she shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter as it applies to youthful offender sex offenders in this state.
(e) A juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender entering this state to accept employment or a volunteer position or to begin school attendance, but not to establish a residence, must immediately appear in person and register any subsequent changes to the required registration information with local law enforcement in each county where he or she is required to register.
(f) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §32; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-33 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Retention of Court Records.

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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › 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. A youthful offender sex offender who has been previously adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense as a juvenile sex offender, youthful offender sex offender, or adult sex offender, or who has attained the age of 18 at the time of the offense shall be treated as an adult sex offender convicted of a sex offense. A youthful offender sex offender who is treated as a juvenile sex offender for purposes of this chapter may not be released from the jurisdiction of the sentencing court until the youthful offender sex offender has undergone sex offender treatment and a risk assessment as required by Section 15-20A-26.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §35; Act 2015-463, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › 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 law enforcement in each county in which the sex offender is required to register. If the sex offender is subject to the notification provisions of this chapter, the reporting of a name change under this section shall invoke notification.
(b) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §36; Act 2015-463, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › 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 sheriff of the county that provided the notice that the sex offender failed to appear for registration.
(b) When a sex offender fails to register or cannot be located, an effort shall immediately be made by the sheriff in the county in which the sex offender failed to register or is unable to be located to determine whether the sex offender has absconded.
(c) If no determination can be made as to whether the sex offender has absconded, the sheriff of the county in which the sex offender failed to appear for registration shall immediately notify the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the United States Marshals Service that the sex offender cannot be located and provide any information available to determine whether the sex offender absconded to the United States Marshals Service.
(d) Once a determination is made that the sex offender has absconded, the following shall occur:
(1) The sheriff of the county in which the sex offender has absconded shall immediately obtain a warrant for the arrest of the sex offender.
(2) The sheriff of the county in which the sex offender has absconded shall immediately notify the United States Marshals Service and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
(3) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall immediately update its public registry website to reflect that the sex offender has absconded.
(4) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice Information Center, who shall immediately notify the National Criminal Information Center.
(5) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall immediately notify the National Sex Offender Registry to reflect that the sex offender has absconded and enter the information into the National Crime Center Wanted Person File.
(e) A sex offender who knowingly fails to appear for registration after declaring his or her intent to reside, be employed, or attend school in a county without notifying local law enforcement in that county that he or she will no longer establish a residence, maintain employment or a volunteer position, or attend school, shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §37; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-38 - Escape From Correctional Facility.

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 at the time of adjudication or conviction of the sex offense, the sheriff of the county and each chief of police of every municipality in the county where the sex offender escaped, and the United States Marshals Service.
(b) The responsible agency shall provide each law enforcement agency listed in subsection (a) with the following information:
(1) The name and aliases of the sex offender.
(2) The amount of time remaining to be served by the sex offender.
(3) The nature of the crime for which the sex offender was incarcerated.
(4) A copy of the fingerprints and current photograph of the sex offender and a summary of the criminal record of the sex offender.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §38; Act 2015-463, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. › Chapter 20A - Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. › Section 15-20A-39 - Harboring, Assisting, Concealing, or Withholding Information About a Sex Offender.

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 in avoiding a law enforcement agency that is seeking to find the sex offender to question the sex offender about, or to arrest the sex offender for, noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter if the person does any of the following:
(1) Harbors, attempts to harbor, or assists another person in harboring or attempting to harbor the sex offender.
(2) Allows a sex offender to reside at his or her residence to avoid registration if the address is not the address the sex offender listed as his or her residence address.
(3) Warns a sex offender that a law enforcement agency is attempting to locate the sex offender.
(4) Provides the sex offender with money, transportation, weapon, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension.
(5) Conceals, attempts to conceal, or assists another in concealing or attempting to conceal the sex offender.
(6) Provides information to a law enforcement agency regarding a sex offender which the person knows to be false.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term law enforcement agency includes, but is not limited to, the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
(c) Knowingly harboring, assisting, or concealing a sex offender is a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §39; Act 2015-463, §1.)