| SB 1228 | Increases the penalty for certain sexual offenders when they fail to register |
| Sponsor: | Gibbons | |||
| LR Number: | 4417S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4417-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 03/02/04 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 1228 - This act requires the Highway Patrol to maintain a website with the names, addresses, and offenses of individuals required to be on the sexual offender registry. The state will not be civilly or criminally liable for the erroneous placement of an individual's name or address on the website unless there is evidence that the action was performed maliciously.
This act makes it a Class D felony for an individual who committed a sexual offense that is an unclassified felony, Class A felony, Class B felony, or a felony involving a child under the age of fourteen, to fail to register as a sexual offender. A second or subsequent offense by such individuals is a Class C felony. Currently, any individual who is required to register as a sexual offense and fails to do so, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Portions of this act passed in CCS/SS/HCS/HB 1055 (TAT).
SUSAN HENDERSON