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Section 15-20-22
Adult criminal sex offender - Requirements prior to release.
(a) Forty-five days prior to the release of an adult criminal sex offender, the following shall apply:
(1) The responsible agency shall require the adult criminal sex offender to declare, in writing or by electronic means approved by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the actual address at which he or she will reside or live upon release and the name and physical address of his or her employer, if any. Any failure to provide timely and accurate declarations shall constitute a Class C felony. Any adult criminal sex offender in violation of this section shall be ineligible for release on probation or parole. Any adult criminal sex offender in violation of this section who is to be released due to the expiration of his or her sentence shall be charged with violating this section and, upon release, shall immediately be remanded to the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the violation occurred. Any adult criminal sex offender charged with violating this section may only be released on bond on the condition that the offender is in compliance with this section before being released.
(2) If the adult criminal sex offender declares his or her intent to reside or be employed outside of the state, the responsible agency shall, within five business days of the declarations required by this article, notify the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General, or the designated state law enforcement agency of the state to which the adult criminal sex offender has declared his or her intent to move or in which he or she intends to be employed, and shall also notify the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency which would be necessary to identify and trace the adult criminal sex offender, including, but not limited to, the offender's declared places of residence and employment, each sex offense history or pre-sentence investigation of the sex offense, fingerprints, and a current photograph of the adult criminal sex offender.
(3) If the adult criminal sex offender declares his or her intent to reside, live, or be employed within this state, the responsible agency shall, within five business days of the written declaration, notify the Attorney General, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the district attorney and the sheriff of any county in which the adult criminal sex offender intends to reside or be employed, the chief of police of any municipality in which the adult criminal sex offender intends to reside or be employed, and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency which would be necessary to identify and trace the adult criminal sex offender, including, but not limited to, the offender's declared places of residence and employment, each sex offense history or pre-sentence investigation of the sex offense, fingerprints, and a current photograph of the criminal sex offender.
(4) The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center shall be responsible for notifying the Federal Bureau of Investigation with sex offender information upon receiving this information from the responsible agency. Measures shall be taken to ensure this information is submitted to and included in the national database of sex offenders established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 14072.
(b) If a sentencing court does not impose a sentence of incarceration upon conviction of the adult criminal sex offender for a criminal sex offense, notification shall be provided by the responsible agency in accordance with subsection (a) within 24 hours of release.
(c) Prior to release, every adult criminal sex offender convicted for a criminal sex offense shall submit to the probation officer or sheriff a DNA sample that will be sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences. An adult criminal sex offender who intentionally fails to provide a DNA sample shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(d) If an adult criminal sex offender is unable to declare a place of employment prior to release because he or she is unemployed, the offender shall declare in writing or by electronic means approved by the Director of the Department of Public Safety the name and physical address of his or her employer to the sheriff of the county and chief of police of the municipality in which the offender is employed by the end of the next business day after he or she obtains employment. Any failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration as required by this section is a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-23
Adult criminal sex offender - Transfer and establishment of legal residence.
(a) If an adult criminal sex offender intends to transfer his or her residence to a different location, he or she shall submit a notice of intent to move to the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality in which he or she resides, and to the sheriff of the county and chief of police of the municipality to which he or she plans to move, if such are different, at least 30 days prior to moving to the new location. The notice of intent to move shall be on a form developed by the Department of Public Safety provided by the sheriff and shall include all the information required by this article for community notification. Failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration shall constitute a Class C felony.
(b) Notwithstanding other provisions of law regarding establishment of residence, an adult criminal sex offender shall be deemed to have established a new residence in any of the following circumstances:
(1) Whenever that adult criminal sex offender is domiciled for three consecutive days or more.
(2) Whenever that adult criminal sex offender is domiciled following his or her release, regardless of whether that criminal sex offender has been domiciled at the same location prior to the time of conviction.
(3) Whenever an adult criminal sex offender spends 10 or more aggregate days at a location during a calendar month.
Section 15-20-23.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Notice of intent to change place of employment.
If an adult criminal sex offender intends to change his or her place of employment, he or she shall submit a notice of intent to do so to the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality in which he or she is then employed and to the sheriff of the county and chief of police of the municipality in which he or she intends to be employed, if such are different, at least seven days prior to beginning employment at the new location. An intentional failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration shall constitute a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-24
Adult criminal sex offender - Verification of residence.
(a) Sixty days after an adult criminal sex offender's most current release and, except during ensuing periods of incarceration, thereafter on the anniversary date of an adult criminal sex offender's birthday occurring more than 90 days after the release and the date six months after the anniversary date of an adult criminal sex offender's birthday occurring more than 90 days after the release, the Department of Public Safety shall mail a non-forwardable verification form to the address of the adult criminal sex offender. The sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, where the adult criminal sex offender resides shall be notified of the pending verification and whether the verification form was received by the adult criminal sex offender.
(b) Within 10 days of the receipt of the verification form, the adult criminal sex offender shall present in person the completed verification form to the sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, who shall obtain fingerprints and a photograph of the adult criminal sex offender. The verification form shall be signed by the adult criminal sex offender and shall state that the adult criminal sex offender still resides at that address and that the adult criminal sex offender is in compliance with the residence restrictions established in this article. In the event the adult criminal sex offender does not receive a verification form from the Department of Public Safety, the offender must nonetheless report in person to the sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, to verify his or her place of residence within 90 days of his or her most recent release and thereafter each year within 30 days of the offender's birthday and the date six months after the offender's birthday.
(c) Within 30 days of an adult criminal sex offender's address verification, the Department of Public Safety shall, in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, receive from the appropriate sheriff or chief of police verification of the adult criminal sex offender's address. Such guidelines shall ensure that address verification is accomplished with respect to these individuals and shall require the submission of fingerprints and photographs of the individuals.
(d) An adult criminal sex offender who fails to verify his or her place of residence in accordance with this section, provides a false statement to law enforcement in the verification process, or knowingly fails to permit law enforcement personnel to obtain fingerprints or a photograph shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-25
Adult criminal sex offender - Community notification procedures.
(a) Within five business days after the responsible agency provides notice of a release or intent to transfer residence of any adult criminal sex offender, the following procedures shall apply:
(1) In the cities of Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, and Montgomery, the chief of police shall notify all persons who have a legal residence within 1,000 feet of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender and all schools and child care facilities within three miles of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender that the criminal sex offender will be establishing his or her residence.
(2) In all other cities in Alabama with a resident population of 5,000 or more, the chief of police, or if none then the sheriff of the county, shall notify all persons who have a legal residence within 1,500 feet of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender and all schools and child care facilities within three miles of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender, that the adult criminal sex offender will be establishing his or her residence.
(3) In all other municipalities with a resident population of less than 5,000, and in all unincorporated areas, the sheriff of the county in which the adult criminal sex offender intends to reside shall notify all persons who have a legal residence within 2,000 feet of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender, and all schools and child care facilities within three miles of the declared residence of the adult criminal sex offender, that the adult criminal sex offender will be establishing his or her residence.
(b) A community notification flyer shall be made by regular mail or hand delivered to all legal residences required by this section. In addition, any other method reasonably expected to provide notification may be utilized, including, but not limited to, posting a copy of the notice in a prominent place at the office of the sheriff and at the police station closest to the declared residence of the released criminal sex offender, publicizing the notice in a local newspaper, or posting electronically, including the Internet, or other means available.
(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of Public Safety, a sheriff, or a chief of police from providing community notification under the provisions of this article electronically or by publication or periodically to persons whose legal residence is more than the applicable distance from the residence of an adult criminal sex offender.
Section 15-20-25.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Registration by nonresident workers and students.
(a) Any adult criminal sex offender not a resident of this state shall register with law enforcement whenever the offender comes into this state to accept employment, to carry on a vocation, or to become a student. The offender shall also register any subsequent changes in his or her place of lodging, employment, or school being attended.
(b) Any adult criminal sex offender required to register under this section shall, within five days after entering this state or changing his or her place of lodging, employment, or school being attended, provide a written declaration to the sheriff of the county and chief of police of the municipality in which the offender intends to work or become a student. This written declaration shall contain all of the following:
(1) Information concerning the registrant's place of employment or the school being attended.
(2) The registrant's address in his or her state of residence.
(3) The address of any place of lodging the registrant may have in this state for purposes of employment or attendance as a student.
(4) Other information as would be necessary to complete a community notification flyer as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 15-20-21.
(c) Whenever an adult criminal sex offender registers pursuant to this section, he or she shall be subject to the community notification procedures set forth in Section 15-20-25. The adult criminal sex offender shall be treated as though he or she had transferred his or her place of residence to the place of lodging declared under subdivision (3) of subsection (b). If no place of lodging is declared or exists, the adult criminal sex offender shall be treated as though he or she had transferred his or her place of residence to the place of employment or the school being attended declared under subdivision (1) of subsection (b).
(d) An intentional failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration as required by this section shall constitute a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-25.2
Adult criminal sex offender - Notice of employment, enrollment, etc., at school or institution of higher education.
(a) In addition to any other requirements of this article, an adult criminal sex offender shall provide written notice to the sheriff of the county and chief of police of the municipality in which the offender resides, of the following:
(1) Each institution of higher education at which the offender is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student.
(2) Each change in enrollment or employment status of the offender at an institution of higher education.
(b) An adult criminal sex offender shall provide written notice as required under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) within five days of becoming employed, carrying on a vocation, or becoming a student at an institution of higher education.
(c) A change in status noticed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) shall be reported by the adult criminal sex offender within five days after the change becomes effective.
(d) Any written notice provided to law enforcement under this section shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, both of which shall enter the information contained in the written notice in the appropriate state records or data system.
(e) Any written notice provided to law enforcement under this section shall also be forwarded to campus police and any other security personnel of the school or institution of higher learning where the adult criminal sex offender is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student.
(f) An intentional failure to provide timely and accurate written notice as required by this section shall constitute a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-25.3
Sexually violent predator.
(a) Whenever an individual is convicted of a criminal sex offense in this state, the state, at the time of sentencing, may petition the sentencing court to enter an order adjudging the offender to be a sexually violent predator.
(b) If the state so petitions, it shall present clear and convincing evidence that the offender suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory criminal sex offenses.
(c) Any offender determined in any other state to be a sexually violent predator shall be considered a sexually violent predator in this state.
(d) Sexually violent predators shall be required, upon release, to provide to the responsible agency, in addition to the information required to complete a community notification flyer as provided in subdivision (3) of Section 15-20-21:
(1) A full history of criminal offenses committed by the offender.
(2) Documentation of any treatment received for the mental abnormality or personality disorder of the offender.
(e) A sexually violent predator shall be required to verify his or her place of residence on a quarterly basis, rather than an annual basis as is generally provided in Section 15-20-24.
(f) A sexually violent predator, as a condition of the offender's release from incarceration, shall be subject to electronic monitoring and be required to pay the costs of such monitoring, as set forth in Section 15-20-26.1, for a period of no less than 10 years from the date of the sexually violent predator's release. This requirement shall be imposed by the sentencing court as a part of the sexually violent predator's sentence, as provided in Sections 13A-5-6(c) and 15-20-26.1.
Section 15-20-26
Adult criminal sex offender - Prohibited residence locations, etc.
(a) Unless otherwise exempted by law, no adult criminal sex offender shall establish a residence or any other living accommodation or accept employment within 2,000 feet of the property on which any school or child care facility is located.
(b) Unless otherwise exempted by law, no adult criminal sex offender shall establish a residence or any other living accommodation within 1,000 feet of the property on which any of his or her former victims, or the victims' immediate family members reside.
(c) No adult criminal sex offender shall establish a residence or any other living accommodation where a minor resides. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an adult criminal sex offender may reside with a minor if the adult criminal sex offender is the parent, grandparent, or stepparent of the minor, unless one of the following conditions applies:
(1) The adult criminal sex offender's parental rights have been or are in the process of being terminated as provided by law.
(2) The adult criminal sex offender has been convicted of any criminal sex offense in which any of the offender's minor children, grandchildren, or stepchildren were the victim.
(3) The adult criminal sex offender has been convicted of any criminal sex offense in which a minor was the victim and the minor resided or lived with the offender at the time of the offense.
(4) The adult criminal sex offender has ever been convicted of any criminal sex offense involving a child, regardless of whether the offender was related to or shared a residence with the child victim.
(d) No adult criminal sex offender shall be permitted to willfully or knowingly come within 100 feet of any of his or her former victims, except as elsewhere provided by law, or make any visual or audible sexually suggestive or obscene gesture, sound, or communication at or to a former victim or a member of the victim's immediate family.
(e) Changes to property within 2,000 feet of an adult criminal sex offender's registered address which occur after an adult criminal sex offender establishes residency or accepts employment shall not form the basis for finding that a criminal sex offender is in violation of subsections (a) or (b).
(f) No adult criminal sex offender, after having been convicted of a criminal sex offense involving a child, shall loiter on or within 500 feet of any property on which there is a school, child care facility, playground, park, athletic field or facility, or any other business or facility having a principal purpose of caring for, educating, or entertaining minors. Under this subsection, "loiter" means to enter or remain on property while having no legitimate purpose therefor or, if a legitimate purpose exists, remaining on that property beyond the time necessary to fulfill that purpose. An offender does not violate this subsection unless he or she has first been asked to leave a prohibited location by a person authorized to exclude the offender from the premises. An authorized person includes, but is not limited to, any law enforcement officer, any owner or manager of the premises, a principal or teacher if the premises is a school or child care facility, or a coach if the premises is an athletic field or facility.
(g) No adult criminal sex offender, after having been convicted of a criminal sex offense involving a child, shall accept, maintain, or carry on any employment or vocation at or within 500 feet of a school, child care facility, playground, park, athletic field or facility, or any other business or facility having a principal purpose of caring for, educating, or entertaining minors.
(h) An adult criminal sex offender who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-26.1
Adult criminal sex offender - Electronic monitoring.
(a) The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center 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, the person's departure from specified geographic limitations, or curfew violations by the offender. The Director of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center may promulgate any rules as are necessary to implement and administer this system of active electronic monitoring including establishing policies and procedures to notify the person's probation and parole officer or other court appointed supervising authority when a violation of his or her electronic monitoring restrictions has occurred.
(b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles or a court may require, as a condition of release on parole, probation, community corrections, court referral officer supervision, pretrial release, or any other community based punishment option, that any person charged or convicted of a criminal sex offense be subject to electronic monitoring as provided in subsection (a).
(c) Any person designated a sexually violent predator pursuant to Section 15-20-25.3 shall, upon release from incarceration, be subject to electronic monitoring supervised by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, as provided in subsection (a), for a period of no less than 10 years from the date of the sexually violent predator's release. This requirement shall be imposed by the sentencing court as a part of the sexually violent predator's sentence in accord with Section 13A-5-6(c).
(d) Any person convicted of a Class A felony criminal sex offense involving a child as defined in Section 15-20-21(5), upon release from incarceration, shall be subject to electronic monitoring supervised by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, as provided in subsection (a), for a period of no less than 10 years from the date of the offender's release. This requirement shall be imposed by the sentencing court as a part of the offender's sentence in accord with Section 13A-5-6(c).
(e) Anyone subject to electronic monitoring pursuant to this section, unless he or she is indigent, shall be required to reimburse the supervising entity a reasonable fee to defray supervision costs. The Board of Pardons and Paroles, the sentencing court, or other supervising entity shall determine the amount to be paid based on the person's financial means and ability to pay, but such amount shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15) per day.
(f) The supervising entity shall pay the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center a fee, to be determined by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center but not exceeding ten dollars ($10) per day, to defray monitoring equipment and telecommunications costs.
(g) It shall constitute a Class C felony for any person to willfully or knowingly alter, disable, deactivate, tamper with, remove, damage, or destroy any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring under this section.
(h) The procurement of any product or services necessary for compliance with Act 2005-301, including any system of electronic monitoring, any equipment, and the building of a website, shall be subject to the competitive bid process.
Section 15-20-26.2
(Effective September 1, 2006) Adult criminal sex offender - Documentation of identity.
(a) Every adult criminal sex offender who is a resident of this state shall obtain and always have in his or her possession either a valid driver's license or identification card issued by the Alabama Department of Public Safety. If any offender is ineligible to be issued a driver's license or official identification card, the Department of Public Safety shall provide the offender some other form of identification card or documentation that, if it is kept in the offender's possession, shall satisfy the requirements of this section. If any adult criminal sex offender is determined to be indigent, an identification card or other documentation in lieu thereof shall be issued to the offender at no cost. An adult criminal sex offender who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(b) Whenever the Department of Public Safety issues or renews a driver's license or identification card to an adult criminal sex offender, the driver's license or identification card shall bear a designation that enables law enforcement officers to identify the licensee as a criminal sex offender.
Section 15-20-27
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Treatment; DNA sample.
Upon adjudication of delinquency for a criminal sex offense, a juvenile criminal sex offender shall be required to receive sex offender treatment by a licensed sex offender treatment program and submit to the probation officer or sheriff a DNA sample that shall be sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences.
Section 15-20-28
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Risk assessment; notification.
(a) Sixty days prior to the projected release of a juvenile criminal sex offender, the treatment provider shall provide a risk assessment of the juvenile to the sentencing court and the juvenile probation officer.
(b) Upon receiving the risk assessment, the juvenile probation officer shall immediately notify the state, and either the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender, or attorney for the juvenile criminal sex offender, of the pending release and provide them with the risk assessment.
(c) Unless otherwise ordered by the sentencing court, the juvenile criminal sex offender shall not be subject to notification upon release.
(d) Within thirty days of receiving the risk assessment, the state may petition the court to apply notification.
(e) No juvenile criminal sex offender shall be removed from the supervision of the court until such time as the juvenile criminal sex offender has completed treatment, the treatment provider has filed a risk assessment with the court, and the state has had an opportunity to file a petition to apply notification.
(f) Upon receiving a petition to apply notification, the sentencing court shall conduct a hearing on the risk of the juvenile criminal sex offender to the community. The sentencing court may deny the petition or grant the petition based upon, but not limited to, the following factors relevant to the risk of re-offense:
(1) Conditions of release that minimize risk of re-offense, including, but not limited to, whether the offender is under supervision of probation or parole; receiving counseling, therapy, or treatment; or residing in a home situation that provides guidance and supervision.
(2) Physical conditions that minimize risk of re-offense, including, but not limited to, advanced age or debilitating illness.
(3) Criminal history factors indicative of high risk of re-offense, including whether the offender's conduct was found to be characterized by repetitive and compulsive behavior.
(4) Other criminal history factors to be considered in determining risk, including:
a. The relationship between the offender and the victim.
b. Whether the offense involved the use of a weapon, violence, or infliction of serious bodily injury.
c. The number, date, and nature of prior offenses.
(5) Whether psychological or psychiatric profiles indicate a risk of recidivism.
(6) The offender's response to treatment.
(7) Recent behavior, including behavior while confined or while under supervision in the community as well as behavior in the community following service of sentence.
(8) Recent threats against persons or expressions of intent to commit additional crimes.
(g) If the court determines there is a need for notification, the level of notification to be applied shall be as follows:
(1) If the risk of re-offense is low, notification that the juvenile criminal sex offender will be establishing his or her residence shall be provided to the principal of the school where the juvenile criminal sex offender will attend after release. This notification shall include the offender's name, actual living address, date of birth, and a statement of the criminal sex offense for which he or she has been adjudicated delinquent, including the age and gender of the victim. This information shall be considered confidential by the school and be shared only with the teachers and staff with supervision over the juvenile criminal sex offender. Whomever, except as specifically provided herein, directly or indirectly discloses or makes use of or knowingly permits the use of information concerning a child described in these subsections, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(2) If the risk of re-offense is moderate, notification that the criminal sex offender will be establishing his or her residence shall be provided to all schools and child care facilities within three miles of the declared residence of the juvenile criminal sex offender. A community notification flyer shall be made by regular mail or hand delivered to all schools or child care facilities as required by this subsection. A flyer shall also be on file with the sheriff in the county of residence and made available for public inspection. No other method may be used to disseminate this information.
(3) If the risk of re-offense is high, the public shall receive notification as though the juvenile criminal sex offender were an adult in accordance with Section 15-20-25.
(h) The determination of notification by the sentencing court shall not be subject to appeal.
Section 15-20-29
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Requirements prior to release.
(a) Prior to release of the juvenile criminal sex offender, the following shall apply:
(1) The responsible agency shall require the parent, custodian, or guardian of the juvenile criminal sex offender to declare in writing the actual living address at which the juvenile criminal sex offender will reside upon release. An intentional failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) If the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender declares an address outside of the state, the responsible agency shall, within five business days of the written declaration required by this article, notify the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General, or the designated state law enforcement agency of the state to which the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender has declared the actual living address. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency that would be necessary to identify and trace the juvenile criminal sex offender, including, but not limited to, the risk assessment and a current photograph of the juvenile criminal sex offender.
(3) If the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender declares an address within this state, the responsible agency shall, within five business days of the written declaration, notify the Attorney General, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the district attorney and the sheriff of the county in which the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender has declared the actual living address, and the chief of police of any municipality in which the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender has declared the actual living address. The notification shall include all information available to the responsible agency that would be necessary to identify and trace the juvenile criminal sex offender, including, but not limited to, the risk assessment and a current photograph of the juvenile criminal sex offender.
(b) If the parent, custodian, or guardian of a juvenile criminal sex offender intends to transfer the residence of the juvenile criminal sex offender, or the custody of the juvenile criminal sex offender is changed to a different parent or guardian resulting in a transfer of residence, the original parent or guardian in custody shall declare in writing the actual living address of the intended new residence for the juvenile criminal sex offender and provide this information to the sheriff for the current residence at least 14 days prior to moving to the new location. The sheriff shall transfer the information to the Department of Public Safety and the sheriff of the county to which the juvenile criminal sex offender intends to move or the chief of police. An intentional failure to provide a timely and accurate written declaration shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) When a juvenile criminal sex offender becomes the age of majority, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender shall no longer be subject to the requirements under subsections (a) and (b), and the juvenile criminal sex offender shall instead be subject to Section 15-20-22 or Section 15-20-23 as though he or she were an adult criminal sex offender. Community notification, however, shall not be allowed, unless so ordered by the sentencing court.
Section 15-20-30
Juvenile criminal sex offender - Verification of residence.
(a) Sixty days after a juvenile criminal sex offender's most current release and, except during ensuing periods of incarceration, thereafter on the anniversary date of a juvenile criminal sex offender's birthday occurring more than 90 days after the release, the Department of Public Safety shall mail a non-forwardable verification form to the address of the juvenile criminal sex offender addressed to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender. The sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, where the juvenile criminal sex offender resides shall be notified of the pending verification and whether the verification form was received by the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender.
(b) Within 10 days of the receipt of the verification form, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender, accompanied by the juvenile criminal sex offender, shall present in person the completed verification form to the sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, who shall obtain fingerprints and a photograph of the juvenile criminal sex offender. The verification form shall be signed by the parent, guardian, or custodian of the juvenile criminal sex offender and shall state that the juvenile criminal sex offender still resides at that address.
(c) Within 30 days of the annual date of the juvenile criminal sex offender's address verification, the Department of Public Safety shall, in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, receive from the appropriate sheriff or chief of police verification of the juvenile criminal sex offender's address. Such guidelines shall ensure that address verification is accomplished with respect to these individuals and shall require the submission of fingerprints and photographs of the individuals.
(d) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a juvenile criminal sex offender who fails to present in person a completed verification form to the sheriff, or chief of police where applicable, within 10 days, or knowingly fails to permit law enforcement personnel to obtain fingerprints or a photograph of the juvenile criminal sex offender shall have committed a Class C felony.
Section 15-20-31
Juvenile criminal sex offender - When treated as adult.
For the purposes of this article, if a youthful offender criminal sex offender has not been previously adjudicated for a criminal sex offense, he or she shall be considered a juvenile criminal sex offender. If a youthful offender criminal sex offender has been previously adjudicated or convicted of a criminal sex offense, he or she shall be treated as an adult criminal sex offender. A youthful offender criminal sex offender who is treated as a juvenile criminal sex offender for purposes of this article may not be released from the jurisdiction of the sentencing court until the offender has undergone sex offender treatment and a risk assessment as required by Sections 15-20-27 and 15-20-28.
Section 15-20-32
Procedures upon escape of criminal sex offender.
In the case in which any criminal sex offender escapes from a state or local correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or any other facility that would permit unsupervised access to the public, the responsible agency shall, within 24 hours, notify the Department of Public Safety, the sheriff and the chief of police having had jurisdiction at the time of the criminal sex offense conviction or adjudication, informing such of the name and aliases of the criminal sex offender, of time remaining to be served, if any, on the full term for which the criminal sex offender was incarcerated, and the nature of the crime for which he or she was sentenced, transmitting at the same time a copy of such criminal sex offender's fingerprints and current photograph and a summary of his or her criminal record.
Section 15-20-35
Disclosure of information.
(a) The responsible agency shall cooperate with the Director of the Department of Public Safety in a reasonable manner that enables the Department of Public Safety to prepare a criminal sex offender release notification form, designed by the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The information collected or maintained by the Department of Public Safety, sheriff, or police department under this article shall be used to track the locations and movements of criminal sex offenders in this state and shall be disclosed to any of the following:
(1) Federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies for law enforcement purposes and community notification in accordance with Section 15-20-22 or another state's similar provision.
(2) Federal, state, and local governmental agencies responsible for conducting employment-related confidential background checks.
(c) The information in this section may be made available through the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center information systems and the National Crime Information Center network for criminal justice purposes or any other purpose authorized by law.
(d) No existing state laws, including, but not limited to, statutes that would otherwise make juvenile and youthful offender records confidential, shall preclude the disclosure of any information requested by a responsible agency, a law enforcement officer, a criminal justice agency, the Attorney General's Office, or a district attorney for purposes of administering, implementing, or enforcing this article.
