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Ala. Code § 15-20A-44

Rulemaking Authority. (Amended by Acts 2026-375 and 2026-544)

Known as the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act

The act spans §§ 15-20A-1 to 15-20A-9 (50 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McGuire v. Strange (2015)

Most recently applied in McGuire v. Strange (February 2015)

(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §44; Act 2015-463, p. 1506, §1; Act 2018-528, §4; Act 2019-465, §1.)

AMENDED BY ACTS 2026-375 AND 2026-544, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules establishing an administrative hearing for persons who are only made subject to this chapter pursuant to subdivision (35) of Section 15-20A-5.

(b) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules setting forth a listing of offenses from other jurisdictions that are to be considered criminal sex offenses under subdivision (35) of Section 15-20A-5. Thereafter, any individual convicted of any offense set forth in the listing shall immediately be subject to this chapter and shall not be entitled to an administrative hearing as provided in subsection (a).

(c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt any rules as are necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.