An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999, and clarifies what prior conviction means for purposes of determining who is a lifetime registrant under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999. This correction is necessary for the State Bureau of Identification and other criminal justice officials to accurately identify lifetime registrants. This amendment also specifies that the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice may meet once during the interim, instead of at least 3 times, to review the criminal sentencing laws for sex offenses and the public safety issues related to registration and notification. SPONSORED BY: (Senator GAGNON) COUNTY: Kennebec
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1433
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S387 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 
1433, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Amend 
the 
Registration and Notification Act of 1999" 
"A" to H.P. 
Sex 
Offender 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by striking out all of 
the first 
occurrence of section 4 (page 2, lines 26 to 34 in amendment) 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in the first occurrence of 
section 6 in paragraph B in the last line (page 3, line 14 in 
amendment) 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
following: 
"~" the 
following: 
'More than one conviction may occur on the same day. 
Multiple convictions that result from or are connected with the 
Same act or that result from offenses committed at the same time 
are considered one conviction unless the offenses were committed 
against more than one victim.' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 
(page 11, lines 6 to 17 in amendment) and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'Sec. 15. Interim meetings authorized. 
The 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety is authorized to 
meet once, in addition to any other authorized meetings, during 
the 2005 legislative interim to review the criminal sentencing 
laws for sex offenses and the public safety issues related to the 
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999. 
At this 
meeting the committee shall seek information and data from public 
and private entities as 
necessary to 
examine 
and 
recommend 
changes 
to 
the 
current 
laws 
governing 
the 
sentencing, 
registration, 
release and supervision of sex offenders. 
The 
committee may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of 
the 122nd Legislature regarding the criminal sentencing laws for 
sex offenses and the public safety issues related to the Sex 
Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999.' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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.. 
SENATE AMENDMENT ·A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1433 
997, 
Further amend 
any 
nonconsecutive 
consecut-ively. 
the amendment by 
Part 
letter 
or 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects an error in Committee Amendment "A" 
to L.D. 1433, An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification Act of 1999, 
and clarifies what prior conviction 
means for purposes of determining who is a lifetime registrant 
under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999. 
This 
correction 
is 
necessary 
for 
the 
State 
Bureau 
of 
Identification and other criminal justice officials to accurately 
identify lifetime registrants. 
This 
amendment also specifies 
that the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice may meet 
once during the interim, instead of at least 3 times, to review 
the criminal sentencing laws for sex offenses and the public 
safety issues related to registration and notification. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Legislative Study 
Approved: 06/16/05 ~ac 
LD 1433 
LR0377(04) 
An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment A, to Committee Amendment ,A, 
Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Reduced Cost - Legislative Study 
This amendment decreases the cost of the study by $3,250 in fiscal year 2005-06. As amended, the total cost of this 
study is $1,625 in fiscal year 2005-06 and will be funded within the Legislature's current study budget. 
LR0377(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1