(a) For the purposes of Sections 13A-5-2, 13A-5-6, 14-9-41, 15-18-8, 15-22-27.3, or any other section of the Code of Alabama 1975, a criminal sex offense involving a child shall mean a conviction for any sex offense in which the victim was a child under the age of 12 or any offense involving child pornography.
(b) For the purpose of Section 12-15-107(a)(7), a juvenile probation officer shall notify the state and either the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a juvenile sex offender, or the child's attorney for the juvenile sex offender, of the pending release of the sex offender and provide them with a copy of the risk assessment pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 15-20A-26.
(c) For the purpose of Section 12-15-116(a)(5), a juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to try any individual who is 18 years of age or older and violates any of the juvenile criminal sex offender provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of Section 15-20A-27.
(d) For the purpose of Section 13A-5-6(c), an offender is designated a sexually violent predator pursuant to Section 15-20A-19.
(e) For the purpose of Sections 36-18-24(b)(6) and 36-18-25(c)(1), sexual offenses shall include, but not be limited to, those offenses pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
(f) For the purpose of Section 32-6-49.24, a person who is registered as a sex offender or convicted of a crime that requires registration as a sex offender is a person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to this chapter. A crime or offense that requires registration as a sex offender shall include, but not be limited to, those offenses pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
(g) For the purpose of Sections 38-13-2 and 38-13-4, a sex crime shall also include any offense listed in this chapter pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
Last modified: May 3, 2021