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to participate, including the hearing process, appeal
rights, and submission of information to the Board.
SEC. 11. EXPUNGEMENT OF OUTDATED INFORMATION.
In accordance with section 170101 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the de-
partment required to coordinate the sex offender registra-
tion program shall compile and update information re-
garding the offenders. Any offender whose duty to register
has expired or who has been relieved of the duty to register
shall be removed from any public database.
SEC. 12. EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent law
enforcement officers from notifying members of the public
exposed to danger of individuals that pose a danger under
circumstances that are not described in section 170101
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 or under this Act.
SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘criminal offense against a victim
who is a minor’’ means any criminal offense that
consists of—
(A) kidnapping of a minor, except by a
parent;
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(B) false imprisonment of a minor, except
by a parent;
(C) criminal sexual conduct toward a
minor;
(D) solicitation of a minor to engage in
sexual conduct;
(E) use of a minor in a sexual perform-
ance;
(F) solicitation of a minor to practice pros-
titution;
(G) any conduct that by its nature is a
sexual offense against a minor; and
(H) an attempt to commit an offense de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(H) if the State—
(i) makes such an attempt a criminal
offense; or
(ii) chooses to include such an offense
in those which are criminal offenses
against a victim who is a minor for pur-
poses of this section.
For purposes of this paragraph, conduct which is
criminal only because of the age of the victim shall
not be considered a criminal offense if the perpetra-
tor is 18 years of age or younger.
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(2) The term ‘‘sexually violent offense’’ means
any criminal offense that consists of aggravated sex-
ual abuse or sexual abuse (as described in sections
2241 and 2242 of title 18, United States Code, or
as described in the State criminal code) or an of-
fense that has as its elements engaging in physical
contact with another person with intent to commit
aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse (as de-
scribed in such sections of title 18, United States
Code, or as described in the State criminal code).
(3) The term ‘‘sexually violent predator’’ means
a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent
offense and who suffers from a mental abnormality
or personality disorder that makes the person likely
to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses.
(4) The term ‘‘mental abnormality’’ means a
congenital or acquired condition of a person that af-
fects the emotional or volitional capacity of the per-
son in a manner that predisposes that person to the
commission of criminal sexual acts to a degree that
makes the person a menace to the health and safety
of other persons.
(5) The term ‘‘predatory’’ means an act di-
rected at a stranger, or a person with whom a rela-
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tionship has been established or promoted for the
primary purpose of victimization.
Any offense committed in another State, which if commit-
ted in the State at issue would be one of the above enu-
merated offenses, is considered a sexual offense for the
purposes of this Act.
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