HB683 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy OdenAlabama Public Service Commission

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Sex offenders and violent crime offenders, prohibitions on residency near a long-term facility, notification procedures to Health Department, Senior Services Department, long-term care facility, and its residents under certain conditions, Secs. 15-20-22, 15-20-26 am'd.; Act 2009-558, 2009 Reg. Sess.; Act 2009-619, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

HB683 tightens residency, notification, and admission/employment rules for sex offenders and violent crime offenders near long-term care facilities and other places involving minors or vulnerable groups.

What This Bill Does

It imposes new residency limits for sex offenders and violent crime offenders near long-term care facilities and places where children gather, with several distance-based restrictions. It requires extensive notification to the Department of Public Health, long-term care facilities, residents, and the Department of Senior Services about where offenders will live or work, and it requires offenders to disclose their criminal history when applying to LTC facilities. It adds procedures for pre-release address verification, DNA sampling, and enforcement, including penalties for noncompliance and coordination with state and federal agencies to update records.

Who It Affects

• Adult sex offenders and violent crime offenders: face new residency restrictions, disclosure requirements, notification duties, and potential felony penalties for noncompliance.
• Long-term care facilities: must verify offender addresses, require disclosures on admissions or employment, notify residents and the Department of Senior Services about offender involvement, and cooperate with health and safety notifications.
• Residents of long-term care facilities: will be informed when a sex offender or violent crime offender intends to live or work in the facility's county or municipality.
• Department of Public Health, Department of Senior Services, Department of Corrections, ACJIC, and local law enforcement: responsible for notifications, address verification, and enforcement actions.
• Former victims and their families: face stricter proximity rules intended to reduce contact with offenders.
• Other state and federal authorities: notified if offenders plan to move to another state and information may be included in national sex offender databases.

Key Provisions

• Residency and proximity restrictions: prohibits establishing residence within 1,000 feet of a long-term care facility; 2,000 feet of schools (including colleges/universities and child care facilities); and 1,000 feet of victims or their immediate family; and restricts residing where a minor resides with limited exceptions.
• Notification requirements: requires notification to the Department of Public Health about an offender's residency and employment plans; LTC facilities and residents must be notified of intent to reside or work in the area; additional notifications to Senior Services and other agencies are required.
• Disclosure on admissions/employment: offenders must disclose their criminal history on applications to admission or employment at a long-term care facility; facilities must notify residents and Senior Services of such admissions or employment.
• Pre-release address verification and enforcement: 180 days before release, addresses and employment must be verified by local law enforcement; if noncompliant, offender is notified and may face Class C felony penalties; offenders may be deemed ineligible for probation or parole for failure to comply.
• DNA testing: before release, offenders must provide a DNA sample for the forensic sciences department; failure to provide a sample is a Class C felony.
• Loitering and contact prohibitions: offenders convicted of offenses involving a minor face loitering prohibitions within 500 feet of places serving minors and restrictions on contact with former victims; other related prohibitions apply.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses