Searching the Alabama Sex Offender Registry With Ease

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Check the Alabama Sex Offender Registry With DoNotPay and Stay Informed

The thought of having a sex predator near your loved ones is disturbing. There are more than 16,000 sex offenders on the Alabama Sex Offender Registry, but are any of them in your proximity?

We will show you how to search the Alabama sexual offender list and make sure you stay protected. If you want to receive weekly reports and timely alerts, you can and have peace of mind knowing that you’re informed at all times!

Searching the Alabama Sex Offender Registry

Thanks to Megan’s Law, all states are required to update their sex offender registries regularly and make the information public. OffenderWatch is the nation’s leading registered sex offender management tool, and Alabama relies on its efficiency to monitor the perpetrators’ whereabouts, conduct, and compliance status.

You can search for sex offenders in Alabama by:

  1. Area
  2. Name
  3. City
  4. Compliant status
  5. Internet names or email

How To Search the Alabama Sex Offender List by Area

If you want to see all registered sex offenders within a specific radius of your home, workplace, school, or some other address, you can rely on the area search. Note that searches based on geographical location don’t show offenders whose addresses cannot be electronically mapped.

To discover the registered sex offenders in Alabama by area, you have to:

  1. Access the Alabama Sex Offender Registry
  2. Accept the disclosure agreement
  3. Enter the address, city, state, and ZIP code in the dedicated fields
  4. Select the offender address type—home, work/volunteer, or some other address
  5. Click on Search

Searching for Alabama Sex Offenders by Name, City, Compliant Status, Internet Names, and Email

Although the map search shows the most accurate results, you can also search for predators by other parameters. If you know the offender’s first and last name, use the name search. You can also enter known aliases or partial names.

Alternatively, you can enter the city where you reside and see a full list of predators working, attending school, or living in your vicinity. Searching by city may not produce a reliable list of all offenders near you because the results are too broad.

To locate non-compliant offenders, select the Non-compliant tab from the Registry and press Click Here. You can’t filter the results, but you will see a full list of offenders who don’t report to the police regularly.

If you know the offender’s internet name or email address, you can make good use of the internet name/email search. Keep in mind that the predator may change this info and not notify the authorities.

Alabama Sex Offender Laws

When someone is convicted of a sex crime, they are ordered by the judge to register as a sex offender. Aside from this, they are subject to other laws and restrictions they must abide by. If you’re wondering what sex offenders are not allowed to do, we’ll address all questions below.

Which Sex Crimes Require Registration?

The following crimes require registration:

  • Rape
  • Sodomy
  • Sexual misconduct
  • Indecent exposure
  • Promoting prostitution
  • Obscenity
  • Incest
  • Any act of sexual perversion

No sex offender in Alabama goes unregistered, except those who were never reported. Depending on the severity of their crimes, sex offenders are categorized into three levels or tiers. Sex offenders in Alabama have to register each year during their birth month and every three months thereafter.

What Information Does the Alabama Sex Offender Registry Provide?

When looking up sex offenders using the Registry, you can see their:

  • Name, including any aliases or nicknames
  • Address of residence
  • School address
  • Workplace address
  • License plate number
  • Current photograph
  • Physical description
  • Any prior sex offense
  • Status (including whether the sex offender has been absconded)

Are There Any Employment, Travel, or Residency Restrictions?

Yes, sex offenders in Alabama face certain restrictions, as shown in the table below:

EmploymentTravelResidency
Sex offenders can’t work or volunteer at:
  • Any school
  • Childcare facility
  • Amusement or water park
  • Mobile vending business that provides service to children
  • 2,000 feet radius of schools or childcare facilities

If registered as Alabama pedophiles, they can’t accept jobs within 500 feet of a playground, park, athletic fields or facilities, or any other business that looks after, educates, or entertains minors

Sex offenders can travel freely, but if they:
  • Leave the county of residence temporarily for three or more consecutive days, they must report in person to the sheriff in their county of residence
  • Travel to another country, they need to report in person to the sheriff at least 21 days prior to travel
Sex offenders can’t reside within 2,000 feet of any:
  • School
  • Childcare facility
  • Resident camp facility

They are also not allowed to live in their former victim’s proximity

Will You Receive a Notice When an Alabama Sex Offender Moves Into Your Neighborhood?

By default, no. You can sign up for email alerts, though. To receive updates, you have to:

  1. Navigate to the Register for Email Alerts tab on the Sex Offender Registry website
  2. Enter your address, city, state, and ZIP code
  3. Provide your email address
  4. Accept the Notification Contract
  5. Click on Submit

The Alabama law enforcement agency that’s in charge of registering offenders doesn’t guarantee that you will receive alerts at all costs. It can’t be held responsible if the system fails to send out an email, the email gets stuck in your bulk or junk folder, or you block the law enforcement office’s email address by accident.

Run a Quick Scan of Your Neighborhood With DoNotPay

If you care about your family’s safety, you must stay informed about sex predators lurking in your neighborhood. You can always check the Alabama Sex Offender Registry, but the task is time-consuming and somewhat complicated.

In comes DoNotPay! We will check the database for you and keep you updated on sex offenders in your proximity. All you have to do is:

  1. and locate our Sex Offender Search product
  2. Choose whether you’d like to see a specific offender or all of the registered ones near your home
  3. Select the proximity you want to check—one, two, or three miles

DoNotPay’s efficiency knows no limits—we will send out weekly reports and timely alerts so you never miss out on crucial information!

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