HB260 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve Hurst Representative

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Criminal sex offenders over age 21, sex offenses against child 12 years of age or younger, surgical castration required prior to release from custody of Corrections Department

Description

Existing law does not provide for the castration of certain convicted sex offenders.

This bill would provide that any person over the age of 21 years who is convicted of certain sex offenses against a child 12 years of age or younger would be surgically castrated before his or her release from the custody of the Department of Corrections. This bill would require that the cost of the procedure be paid by the adult criminal sex offender.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses