(a)(1) Immediately upon release from incarceration, or immediately upon conviction if the adult sex offender is not incarcerated, the adult sex offender shall appear in person and register all required registration information with local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender resides or intends to reside, accepts or intends to accept employment, accepts or intends to accept a volunteer position, and begins or intends to begin school attendance.
(2) An adult sex offender who registers pursuant to subdivision (1) shall have seven days from release to comply with the residence restrictions pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 15-20A-11.
(b) Immediately upon establishing a new residence, accepting employment, accepting a volunteer position, or beginning school attendance, the adult sex offender shall appear in person to register with local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender establishes a residence, accepts employment, accepts a volunteer position, or begins school attendance.
(c)(1) Immediately upon transferring or terminating any residence, employment, or school attendance, the adult sex offender shall appear in person to notify local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender is transferring or terminating residence, employment, or school attendance.
(2) Whenever a sex offender transfers his or her residence, as provided in subdivision (1) from one county to another county, the sheriff of the county from which the sex offender is transferring his or her residence shall immediately notify local law enforcement in the county in which the sex offender intends to reside. If a sex offender transfers his or her residence, as provided in subdivision (1) from one county to another jurisdiction, the sheriff of the county from which the sex offender is transferring his or her residence shall immediately notify the chief law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the sex offender intends to reside.
(d) Immediately upon any name change, the adult sex offender shall immediately appear in person to update the information with local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender is required to register.
(e)(1) Upon changing any required registration information, including by transferring or terminating a residence the adult sex offender shall immediately appear in person and update the information with local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender resides. Provided, however, any changes in telephone numbers, email addresses, instant message addresses, or other on-line identifiers or Internet service providers may be reported to local law enforcement in person, electronically, or telephonically as required by the local law enforcement agency.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the establishment of residence, an adult sex offender has transferred or terminated his or her residence for purposes of subdivision (1) whenever the adult sex offender vacates his or her residence or fails to spend three or more consecutive days at his or her residence without previously notifying local law enforcement or completing a travel notification document pursuant to Section 15-20A-15.
(f) An adult sex offender shall appear in person to verify all required registration information during the adult sex offender’s birth month and every three months thereafter, regardless of the month of conviction, for the duration of the adult sex offender’s life with local law enforcement in each county in which the adult sex offender resides.
(g) At the time of registration, the adult sex offender shall be provided a form explaining any and all duties and restrictions placed on the adult sex offender. The adult sex offender shall read and sign this form stating that he or she understands the duties and restrictions imposed by this chapter. If the adult sex offender refuses to sign the form, the designee of the registering agency shall sign the form stating that the requirements have been explained to the adult sex offender and that the adult sex offender refused to sign.
(h) For purposes of this section, a school includes an educational institution, public or private, including a secondary school, a trade or professional school, or an institution of higher education.
(i) If an adult sex offender was convicted and required to register prior to July 1, 2011, then the adult sex offender shall begin quarterly registration after his or her next biannual required registration date.
(j) Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §10; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2017-414, §5.)
Notes of Decisions
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5 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case:
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
· cites it 5× “§ 15-20A-10. When registering, they must provide law enforcement with their home address, the name and address of their employer, their vehicle information, their phone numbers, and more.”
Vann v. State, 143 So. 3d 850 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
· cites it 19× “Vann cannot comply with Ala.Code § 15-20A-10. His lack of compliance is completely involuntary and a direct result of his status as an indigent, homeless sex offender.”
McGuire v. Strange, 83 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (M.D. Ala. 2015).
“§ 15-20A-10(f). The law also requires each registrant to “obtain, and always have in his or her possession, .”
Burt v. State, 149 So. 3d 1110 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
· cites it 3× “Moreover, this change has no adverse retroactive ef- *1117 feet implicating the ex post facto clause because the complete failure to register is conduct encompassed in both § 15-20-23(a)(repealed) and § 15-20A-10.”
Billingsley v. State, 115 So. 3d 192 (Ala. Crim. App. 2012).
· cites it 2× “The term “conviction,” as it is used in § 15-20A-10, is defined as follows: “A determination or judgment of guilt following a verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a trial, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea.”
State v. Biddle, 187 So. 3d 1122 (Ala. 2015).
· cites it 2× “Biddle moved to Alabama in January 2014! Under § 15-20A-10 of the ASORCNA, Biddle’s conviction requires that he register as a sex offender.”
United States v. Nash, 1 F. Supp. 3d 1240 (N.D. Ala. 2014).
· cites it 2× “Code § 15-20A-8; • Requiring the offender to appear in person every three months to verify registration information, Ala.Code § 15-20A-10; • Prohibiting the offender from residing or staying more than three consecutive days in a living accommodation within 2,000 feet of any…”
United States v. Jimmy Cornell Terry, 605 F. App'x 808 (11th Cir. 2015).
“§ 3583 (e)(3) (setting a two-year maximum sentence for Class C felonies and a one-year maximum for lesser felonies); Ala.Code § 15-20A-10(j) (making failure to register as a sex offender a Class C felony); id.”
Roath v. Haslam (M.D. Tenn. 2024).
“Alabama Code § 15-20A-10(b).4 The TAC asserts that Plaintiff “has turned down employment that would have required him to regularly travel to Alabama.”
Yancey v. Richie (INMATE 3) (M.D. Ala. 2022).
“§ 15-20A-10(c)(1), and maintaining a residence within 2,000 feet of a school, in violation of ALA.”
Woodruff v. Cargle (INMATE 4) (N.D. Ala. 2024).
“Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act (ASORCNA), § 15-20A-10(a), Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.”
Peterson v. Attorney Gen. of Alabama (S.D. Ala. 2024).
“§ 15-20A-10(f). A registrant…who lives in a city has a dual reporting requirement, meaning he must register each quarter both with his county sheriff and with his municipality's chief of police.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(a) — 2 cases
Vann v. State, 143 So. 3d 850 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
“Vann cannot comply with Ala.Code § 15-20A-10. His lack of compliance is completely involuntary and a direct result of his status as an indigent, homeless sex offender.”
Woodruff v. Cargle (INMATE 4) (N.D. Ala. 2024).
“Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act (ASORCNA), § 15-20A-10(a), Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(a)(2) — 1 case
Vann v. State, 143 So. 3d 850 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
“Vann cannot comply with Ala.Code § 15-20A-10. His lack of compliance is completely involuntary and a direct result of his status as an indigent, homeless sex offender.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(a)(l) — 1 case
State v. Biddle, 187 So. 3d 1122 (Ala. 2015).
“Biddle moved to Alabama in January 2014! Under § 15-20A-10 of the ASORCNA, Biddle’s conviction requires that he register as a sex offender.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(b) — 1 case
Roath v. Haslam (M.D. Tenn. 2024).
“Alabama Code § 15-20A-10(b).4 The TAC asserts that Plaintiff “has turned down employment that would have required him to regularly travel to Alabama.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(c) — 1 case
Burt v. State, 149 So. 3d 1110 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
“Moreover, this change has no adverse retroactive ef- *1117 feet implicating the ex post facto clause because the complete failure to register is conduct encompassed in both § 15-20-23(a)(repealed) and § 15-20A-10.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(c)(1) — 1 case
Yancey v. Richie (INMATE 3) (M.D. Ala. 2022).
“§ 15-20A-10(c)(1), and maintaining a residence within 2,000 feet of a school, in violation of ALA.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(c)(l) — 1 case
Burt v. State, 149 So. 3d 1110 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
“Moreover, this change has no adverse retroactive ef- *1117 feet implicating the ex post facto clause because the complete failure to register is conduct encompassed in both § 15-20-23(a)(repealed) and § 15-20A-10.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(e)(1) — 1 case
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-10. When registering, they must provide law enforcement with their home address, the name and address of their employer, their vehicle information, their phone numbers, and more.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(e)(2) — 1 case
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-10. When registering, they must provide law enforcement with their home address, the name and address of their employer, their vehicle information, their phone numbers, and more.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(f) — 2 cases
McGuire v. Strange, 83 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (M.D. Ala. 2015).
“§ 15-20A-10(f). The law also requires each registrant to “obtain, and always have in his or her possession, .”
Peterson v. Attorney Gen. of Alabama (S.D. Ala. 2024).
“§ 15-20A-10(f). A registrant…who lives in a city has a dual reporting requirement, meaning he must register each quarter both with his county sheriff and with his municipality's chief of police.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-10(j) — 1 case
United States v. Jimmy Cornell Terry, 605 F. App'x 808 (11th Cir. 2015).
“§ 3583 (e)(3) (setting a two-year maximum sentence for Class C felonies and a one-year maximum for lesser felonies); Ala.Code § 15-20A-10(j) (making failure to register as a sex offender a Class C felony); id.”
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