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1998 SESSION
SB 369 Megan's law; community notification.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Megan's law; community notification. Adds to the offenses for which registration is required: marital sexual assault; aggravated sexual battery where the victim is 13 or 14 years old, serious bodily or mental injury results or a dangerous weapon is used or threatened to be used; and breaking and entering of a dwelling if done with intent to commit rape. Attempts to commit the Registry offenses involving minors or to commit sexually violent offenses will also require registration. The bill adds a reference to the statute which specifically governs attempted rape, forcible sodomy or object penetration to the list of sexually violent offenses and adds attempt to commit aggravated sexual battery to the list of offenses for which registration is required. Attempts were apparently inadvertently not included in these two categories last year, although they were included in the other Registry offenses.
Jurisdiction over the offense of failing to register is specifically granted to the State Police and jurisdiction for a prosecution is specified in the county or city in which the offender last registered or, if he never registered, in the jurisdiction where he was last convicted of an offense for which registration or reregistration is required.
The bill allows persons convicted of two offenses for which registration is required to be treated as sexually violent offenders, subject to the more stringent reregistration requirements and inclusion on the web page.
The State Police are required to develop an Internet-accessible site ("web page") for public access to Registry information on violent sexual offenders. For other offenders subject to registration, individual-specific requests can be made of the State Police, either directly or through local law enforcement. The Department may charge a fee to cover the costs of maintaining the Registry and developing and maintaining the Internet site. Additionally, the Department is to establish an automatic notification system which would allow certain entities providing care services to children to receive notice whenever a sex offender who lives in the zip code area in which the entity is located, or in a contiguous zip code area, registers with the State Police.
Dissemination of Registry information with the intent to intimidate or harass is made punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The bill is recommended by the Crime Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982922825 pdf
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988425687-S1 pdf
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB369ER) pdf
- 04/23/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB369ER) pdf
- 05/11/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982922825
- 01/22/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988425687-S1
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 988425687-S1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 988425687-S1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/98 House: Read first time
- 02/19/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/06/98 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (24-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 House: Read second time
- 03/10/98 House: Read third time
- 03/10/98 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/10/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/10/98 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/12/98 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB369ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/98 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/98 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/23/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB369ER)
- 05/11/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)