Section 15-20-36 Name change of offender.
Section 15-20-36
Name change of offender.
No criminal sex offender shall be allowed to change his or her name unless the change is incident to a change in the marital status of the criminal sex offender or is necessary to effect the exercise of religion of the criminal sex offender. Such a change must be reported to the sheriff of the county in which the criminal sex offender resides within 30 days of the effective date of the change. If the criminal sex offender is subject to the notification provision of this article, the reporting of a name change under this section shall invoke notification.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, §3.)