AL HB452

Adult sex offenders convicted of offenses against victims 12 years of age or younger are prohibited from utilizing post office boxes or possessing electronic media (computers, tablets, gaming systems, phones with internet access) except when approved by their probation or parole officer; violation is a Class C felony.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles or courts may require adult sex offenders, as a condition of release, to participate in sex offender treatment programs approved by the Board, which may include periodic polygraph examinations.

Polygraph examinations must be conducted by licensed Alabama polygraph examiners with advanced Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing certification, with a minimum of two examinations per calendar year, and costs must be paid by the offender unless indigent.

Sex offenders subject to treatment cannot change treatment providers without prior approval from the court or Board of Pardons and Paroles; failure to participate in required treatment is a Class C felony.

The Executive Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles is required to adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce these provisions; the act becomes effective October 1, 2024.