AL HB251

Parole or probation officers may restrict adult sex offenders convicted of offenses involving children from using post office boxes or possessing electronic media (computers, tablets, gaming systems, internet-capable phones); violating such restrictions is a Class C felony.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles or courts may require adult sex offenders on parole, probation, or other community-based release to participate in sex offender treatment programs approved by the Board.

Sex offenders subject to treatment may not change treatment providers without court or Board approval, and non-indigent offenders must pay treatment costs and polygraph examination fees based on their financial ability.

Polygraph examinations must be conducted by licensed Alabama examiners with advanced Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing certification, with a minimum of two examinations per calendar year; failing to participate in required treatment is a Class C felony.

The Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized to adopt rules implementing these provisions; the bill becomes effective October 1, 2025.