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Senator · Senate District 42
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1213
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Relates to the residence and domicile of sex offender registrants
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6202
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the sex offender registry
Purpose or general idea of bill
Defines "residence" or "domicile" for clarification in the sex offender registry law and directs the division to develop a notification procedure for mandatory reporting by offenders who have multiple residences or domiciles.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends the sex offender registry law by adding a new section defining "residence" or "domicile" to mean any place where an offender intends to reside on either full time or part time. Nothing will prohibit an offender from having multiple residences or domiciles.
Section 2: Amends the sex offender registry law by adding a new section which requires offenders with multiple residences or domiciles to report their second domicile or residence within ten days of establishing an additional domicile or residence in a manner directed by the division.
Section 3: Effective date.
Justification
The purpose of this bill is to define "domicile" or "residence" in the sex offender registry law. It also requires offender's to register with the division any additional domiciles or residences within ten days of establishing additional domiciles or residences as defined by the statute, The division will determine the manner in which an offender reports such additional domicile or residence.
Under current law, offenders are only required to register their primary residence with the division There is a section on the sex offender registry for optional reporting of a secondary residence or domicile, however there is no requirement to report such residence or domicile. This has caused issues when offenders spend significant amounts of time at a place other than their registered primary domicile or residence. Local law enforcement and residents are not informed of the presence of an offender in their secondary residence or domicile, which renders them unable to properly put protective measures in place.
This legislation leaves the manner of reporting to be established by the division Nothing about this legislation will prohibit a person from having multiple residences or domiciles for the purpose of this article.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
Minimal to State
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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