Section 15-20-34 Victim assistance. - Alabama Statutes

Section 15-20-34

Victim assistance.

(a) Any notice provided to the community pursuant to this article shall not contain the name or any other information identifying the victim.

(b) If the last known address of a victim is in the State of Alabama, the responsible agency shall notify the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance and they shall send a notice to the victim that the criminal sex offender will be released and the location at which the criminal sex offender intends to reside.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall furnish the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance with any victim information for victims whose offenders are subject to this article. The Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance shall notify the victims who file a written request to be notified of a criminal sex offender's pending release. This request may be made on a form provided by the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance. The Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance shall send a notice to the address provided on the form notifying the victim that the criminal sex offender will be released and the location at which the criminal sex offender will reside. It shall be the responsibility of the victim to inform the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance if the victim's address or any other pertinent information on the notice request changes. If the notice sent by the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance is returned as undeliverable, no further action shall be required of the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance.

(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3; Act 2001-1127, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1199, §1.)