(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 the 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)(1) No adult sex offender shall accept or maintain employment or a volunteer position as a first responder.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a “first responder” means a paramedic, firefighter, rescue squad member, emergency medical technician, or other individual who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies, whether compensated or not.
(h) 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, p. 1337, §5; Act 2025-201, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · 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 4× “§ 15-20A-13(a). These employment restrictions apply to everyone, even if their offense did not involve a minor.”
McGuire v. Strange, 83 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (M.D. Ala. 2015).
“§ 15-20A-13(c). The employment provisions — -like most of the residency restrictions outlined above— apply with equal force regardless of whether the registrant’s former victim was a minor.”
United States v. Nash, 1 F. Supp. 3d 1240 (N.D. Ala. 2014).
· cites it 2× “Code § 15-20A-11; • Prohibiting the offender from working or volunteering in a school or other facility or business that provides services primarily to children, Ala.Code § 15-20A-13; and • Requiring the offender to report in person and procure a travel permit before leaving his…”
McGuire v. Marshall (M.D. Ala. 2022).
· cites it 2× “Is work by a sex offender at remote, intermittent work sites subject to the restrictions of Alabama Code § 15-20A-13? 4. Can a sex offender petition for relief under Alabama Code § 15- 20A-24 where registration is required under Alabama Code §§ 15-20A- 5(37)-(39) for an…”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-13(a) — 1 case
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-13(a). These employment restrictions apply to everyone, even if their offense did not involve a minor.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-13(b) — 1 case
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-13(a). These employment restrictions apply to everyone, even if their offense did not involve a minor.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-13(c) — 2 cases
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-13(a). These employment restrictions apply to everyone, even if their offense did not involve a minor.”
McGuire v. Strange, 83 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (M.D. Ala. 2015).
“§ 15-20A-13(c). The employment provisions — -like most of the residency restrictions outlined above— apply with equal force regardless of whether the registrant’s former victim was a minor.”
— Ala. Code § 15-20A-13(f) — 1 case
Doe v. Marshall, 367 F. Supp. 3d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
“§ 15-20A-13(a). These employment restrictions apply to everyone, even if their offense did not involve a minor.”
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