SB195 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Sex offenders, public notice, Sec. 15-20A-21 am'd.

Summary

This bill would allow local law enforcement to post public notices about adult sex offenders on the offenders' own property as part of community notification.

What This Bill Does

It adds posting a public notice on the offender's residence as an approved notification method. It keeps existing methods like mail, hand delivery, and other reasonable methods (including posting at sheriff/police offices, newspaper publication, and electronic posting) as options. It also maintains the existing distance-based notification requirements by city type and includes provisions for homeless offenders to be notified by posting notices in public places or through other means.

Who It Affects

• Adult sex offenders who are subject to community notification, because posting notices on their property would be an additional notification method.
• Local law enforcement and the communities they serve, because they would have an additional, property-based method to provide public notice.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes local law enforcement to post public notices on the property where an adult sex offender who is subject to community notification resides.
• Preserves existing notification methods such as regular mail, hand delivery, and other reasonable methods (including posting at the sheriff’s or police station, newspaper publication, and electronic posting).
• Maintains the current, district-based notification distance rules for different municipalities (e.g., various feet radii around the offender’s fixed residence based on city size).
• Specifies the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval (or when it becomes law otherwise).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Sex Offenders