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2008 SESSION
HB 964 Sex offender registry; penalty for failure to register.
Introduced by: Stephen C. Shannon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sex offender registry; penalties. Provides that any failure to register is a Class 6 felony; under current law failure to register for an offense other than a sexually violent offence or murder is a Class 1 misdemeanor and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 6 felony. The bill requires the revocation of probation or parole if a person is convicted of failure to register and is on probation or parole for a sex offense or for failure to register. The bill specifies that similar offenses in other countries and states require registration, whether they are under existing or former laws.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086228724
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/08 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations