§ 15-20A-41 — Victim Assistance

(a) After a sex offender’s conviction or adjudication, and upon request of the Attorney General’s Office, the office of the prosecuting attorney or the clerk of the court shall immediately forward the victim’s name and most current address, if available, to the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance.
(b) When providing notice of a parole hearing, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall provide the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance with any victim information on victims whose offenders are subject to this chapter.
(c) Upon request of the victim, the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance shall send a notice to the victim notifying the victim of the pending release of the sex offender and the location at which the sex offender intends to reside. This request by the victim shall be made electronically or in writing to the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance.
(d) It shall be the responsibility of the victim to inform the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Assistance of any change to the victim’s address or any other pertinent information. 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.

Legislative History

(Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §41.)