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.
(Act 99-572, p. 1283, 3.)
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