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2009 SESSION

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HB 1862 Sex offender registry; failure to register is Class 6 felony.

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 offense 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.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097784724  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097784724
• 01/12/09  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/09  House: Left in Courts of Justice