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AL SB377
Bill
Status
4/13/2010
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
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Applies only to Jefferson County and prohibits more than one adult or unrelated juvenile criminal sex offender from residing in the same residence.
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Restricts apartment complexes to no more than one adult criminal sex offender unless residents are at least 100 yards apart.
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Property owners or lessees who knowingly permit violations face a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation, with collected penalties split equally between Birmingham Police Department Sex Offender Unit and Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Sex Offender Unit.
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Exempts violations where the sex offender is the spouse or child of the property owner or lessee.
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Exempts property owners from liability if the lease applicant provided a signed statement stating they are not a convicted sex offender.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Jefferson Co., criminal sex offenders, only one adult or juvenile sex offender may reside in a residence, only one adult may reside in an apartment complex under certain conditions, civil penalties, exceptions
Jefferson County
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Jefferson County Legislation
4/13/2010