2009 Alabama Code
Title 15 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Chapter 20 — SEX OFFENDERS.
Section 15-20-31 Juvenile criminal sex offender - When treated as adult.
Section 15-20-31Juvenile criminal sex offender - When treated as adult.
For the purposes of this article, if a youthful offender criminal sex offender has not been previously adjudicated for a criminal sex offense, he or she shall be considered a juvenile criminal sex offender. If a youthful offender criminal sex offender has been previously adjudicated or convicted of a criminal sex offense, he or she shall be treated as an adult criminal sex offender. A youthful offender criminal sex offender who is treated as a juvenile criminal sex offender for purposes of this article may not be released from the jurisdiction of the sentencing court until the offender has undergone sex offender treatment and a risk assessment as required by Sections 15-20-27 and 15-20-28.
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