(a) Except as provided in Sections 15-20A-5, 15-20A-16, 15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, 15-20A-34 or the former 15-20-21(4)(a), the requirements of this chapter are mandatory and shall not be altered, amended, waived, or suspended by any court. Any court order altering, amending, waiving, or suspending sex offender registration and notification requirements, except as provided in Sections 15-20A-5, 15-20A-16, 15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, 15-20A-34 or the former 15-20-21(4)(a), shall be null, void, and of no effect.
(b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall not grant relief from any provisions of this chapter to any sex offender unless all three of the following conditions are met:
(1) At the time of the commission of the sex offense, the sex offender was less than five years older than the victim.
(2) At the time of the commission of the sex offense, the victim was 13 years of age or older.
(3) The sex offense did not involve force and was only a crime due to the age of the victim.
Structure 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-2 - Legislative Findings.
Section 15-20A-3 - Applicability.
Section 15-20A-4 - Definitions.
Section 15-20A-5 - Sex Offenses.
Section 15-20A-6 - Allegation of Sexual Motivation.
Section 15-20A-7 - Registration Information - Required.
Section 15-20A-8 - Registration Information - Public Registry Website.
Section 15-20A-9 - Adult Sex Offender - Requirements Prior to Release.
Section 15-20A-11 - Adult Sex Offender - Prohibited Residence Locations, Etc.
Section 15-20A-12 - Adult Sex Offender - Homelessness.
Section 15-20A-13 - Adult Sex Offender - Employment Restrictions.
Section 15-20A-14 - Adult Sex Offender - Requirements Upon Entering State.
Section 15-20A-15 - Adult Sex Offender - Travel.
Section 15-20A-16 - Adult Sex Offender - Contact With Former Victims.
Section 15-20A-18 - Adult Sex Offender - Identification Requirements.
Section 15-20A-19 - Adult Sex Offender - Sexually Violent Predator.
Section 15-20A-20 - Adult Sex Offender - Electronic Monitoring.
Section 15-20A-21 - Adult Sex Offender - Community Notification.
Section 15-20A-22 - Adult Sex Offender - Registration Fee.
Section 15-20A-23 - Adult Sex Offender - Relief From Residency Restriction.
Section 15-20A-24 - Adult Sex Offender - Relief From Registration and Notification.
Section 15-20A-25 - Adult Sex Offender - Relief From Employment Restriction.
Section 15-20A-26 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Treatment; Risk Assessment.
Section 15-20A-27 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Community Notification.
Section 15-20A-28 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Lifetime Registration and Notification.
Section 15-20A-29 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Requirements Prior to Release.
Section 15-20A-31 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Employment Restrictions.
Section 15-20A-32 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Requirements Upon Entering State.
Section 15-20A-33 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Retention of Court Records.
Section 15-20A-34 - Juvenile Sex Offender - Relief From Lifetime Registration Requirements.
Section 15-20A-35 - Youthful Offender Treated as Juvenile or Adult.
Section 15-20A-36 - Name Change of Offender.
Section 15-20A-37 - Failure to Register; Absconding.
Section 15-20A-38 - Escape From Correctional Facility.
Section 15-20A-40 - Public Records - Certified Copies of Adjudication or Conviction.
Section 15-20A-41 - Victim Assistance.
Section 15-20A-43 - Registration and Notification Requirements Mandatory.
Section 15-20A-44 - Rulemaking Authority.
Section 15-20A-45 - Penalties.
Section 15-20A-46 - Disposition of Funds.