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SB 918 Sex offender registration; verification.

Introduced by: Jennifer T. Wexton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration verification. Provides that the Department of Corrections or other supervisory personnel may cause to be physically verified by the Department of State Police the registration information on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry that is required of registrants over whom the Department or the supervisory personnel exercise control. Under current law, physical verification must be carried out by the Department or the supervisory personnel. This bill is identical to HB 2228.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Sex offender registration; verification. Allows the Department of Corrections and community supervision agencies to cause the registration information to be physically verified by the Department of State Police as an alternative to physically verifying the registration information, for persons required to register as sex offenders for whom the Department or community supervision agency is currently statutorily required to verify.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Sex offender registration; verification. Allows the Department of Corrections and community supervision agencies to cause the registration information to be physically verified, as an alternative to physically verifying the registration information, for persons required to register as sex offenders for whom the Department or community supervision agency is currently statutorily required to verify. The State Police currently has this authority for persons whose registration information it is required to verify.