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Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
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Title15 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. |
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Chapter20A. ALABAMA SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION ACT. |
§15-20A-37. Failure to register; absconding.
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(a) When a county is notified that a sex offender intends to reside, be employed, or attend school in the county and the sex offender fails to appear for registration upon entering that county as required, the county that received the notice shall immediately inform the sheriff of the county that provided the notice that the sex offender failed to appear for registration as required.
(b) When a sex offender fails to register or cannot be located, an effort shall immediately be made by the sheriff in the county in which the sex offender failed to register or is unable to be located to determine whether the sex offender has absconded.
(c) If no determination can be made as to whether the sex offender has absconded, the sheriff of the county in which the sex offender failed to appear for registration shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety and the United States Marshals Service that the sex offender cannot be located and provide any information available to determine whether the sex offender absconded to the United States Marshals Service.
(d) Once a determination is made that the sex offender has absconded, the following shall occur:
(1) The sheriff of the county in which the sex offender has absconded shall immediately obtain a warrant for the arrest of the sex offender.
(2) The sheriff of the county in which the sex offender has absconded shall immediately notify the United States Marshals Service and the Department of Public Safety.
(3) The Department of Public Safety shall immediately update its public registry website to reflect that the sex offender has absconded.
(4) The Department of Public Safety shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice Information Center, who shall immediately notify the National Criminal Information Center.
(5) The Department of Public Safety shall immediately notify the National Sex Offender Registry to reflect that the sex offender has absconded and enter the information into the National Crime Center Wanted Person File.