SB296 Summary: Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act

• Establishes comprehensive registration and notification system for adult and juvenile sex offenders convicted of sex offenses defined in the act, with adults subject to lifetime registration requirements.

• Requires sex offenders to register with local law enforcement, provide detailed information including residence, employment, vehicles, and online identifiers, and verify registration quarterly for adults or annually for juveniles.

• Imposes residence restrictions prohibiting sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools or childcare facilities, and employment restrictions prohibiting work within 2,000 feet of schools or 500 feet of playgrounds for offenders convicted of offenses involving children.

• Establishes community notification system requiring law enforcement to notify residents, schools, and childcare facilities within specified distances of sex offender residences, with notification levels for juveniles based on risk assessment.

• Creates $250 fine for sex offenders convicted of offenses under the act, distributed to law enforcement, district attorneys, victim services, and computer forensics labs; establishes $200 filing fee for petitions seeking relief from registration requirements.