§15-20A-14. Adult sex offender - Requirements upon entering state.

(a) Any adult sex offender who enters this state and establishes a residence shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information with local law enforcement in the county of residence.

(b) Any adult sex offender who enters this state to accept employment, carry on a vocation, or become a student and who has not established a residence in this state shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information with local law enforcement in the county where the adult sex offender accepts employment, carries on a vocation, or becomes a student.

(c) Whenever an adult sex offender registers pursuant to this section, he or she shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.

(d) Within 30 days of initial registration, the adult sex offender shall provide each registering agency with a certified copy of his or her conviction; however, an adult sex offender shall be exempt from this subsection if the adult sex offender provides adequate documentation that the certified record is no longer available or has been destroyed.

(e) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §14.)