HB823 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve HurstRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Calhoun Co., sex offenders registry, registration fee required, distrib. for sheriff's office

Summary

HB823 would require Calhoun County sex offenders to pay a registration fee at initial registration and when moving, plus a yearly residence verification fee, with possible indigent waivers, and directs the fees to the county sheriff's office.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill would impose a $25 registration fee when a sex offender initially registers with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and each time the offender changes residence. It would also require a $25 annual residence verification fee on the first date of each year the offender must verify residence. Indigent offenders could request a waiver, and the sheriff would waive the fee if the offender is indigent. Fees collected would go to the county general fund to support the sheriff's office operations, including registration of sex offenders.

Who It Affects

• Calhoun County criminal sex offenders: must pay the registration and annual verification fees, with possible indigent waivers.
• Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and county government: will receive and use the collected fees to fund sheriff's office operations, including sex-offender registration.

Key Provisions

• Apply only to Calhoun County.
• Requires a $25 registration fee at initial registration and each time the offender changes residence.
• Requires a $25 annual residence verification fee, due on the first date of each year the offender must verify residence.
• Indigent offenders may file for a waiver; the sheriff shall waive the fee if the offender is indigent.
• Offenders may not be prevented from registering for failure to pay the fee.
• Fees collected are deposited into the county general fund and used for the operation of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, including registration of sex offenders.
• Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Calhoun County