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Ala. Code § 15-20A-36 (2026)

Name Change of Offender.

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(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.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2014 · leading case: Jim Windwalker v. Governor of Alabama, 579 F. App'x 769 (11th Cir. 2014).
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Jim Windwalker v. Governor of Alabama, 579 F. App'x 769 (11th Cir. 2014). “See Ala.Code § 15-20A-36(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.”
Windwalker v. Bentley, 925 F. Supp. 2d 1265 (N.D. Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Ala.Code § 15-20A-36(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 ór is necessary to effect the exercise of the religion of the sex offender.”
Ala. Code § 15-20A-36(a): 2 cases
Jim Windwalker v. Governor of Alabama, 579 F. App'x 769 (11th Cir. 2014). “See Ala.Code § 15-20A-36(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.”
Windwalker v. Bentley, 925 F. Supp. 2d 1265 (N.D. Ala. 2013). “See Ala.Code § 15-20A-36(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 ór is necessary to effect the exercise of the religion of the sex offender.”
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