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HB 2836 Sex offenders; registration procedures.

Introduced by: Beverly J. Sherwood | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; registration; enforcement. Amends the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act to add murder of a child under 18 to the list of crimes for which registration and internet posting is required, and sexual battery against a child under six by a perpetrator 18 or older to those crimes classified as sexually violent offenses. The bill requires that a sex offender who must register in his home state register in Virginia when he moves here, regardless of whether the underlying criminal offense is similar to a Virginia offense. The bill also requires the registration of a nonresident in Virginia for an extended visit (30 days or more). Finally, the bill clarifies that local law-enforcement agencies have the authority to enforce the provisions of the Act.


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