An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1433
Committee Amendment CA_A_H607 (House)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §11203, 34-A MRSA §1, 34-A MRSA §11221, 34-A MRSA §11222, 34-A MRSA §11223, 34-A MRSA §11225, 34-A MRSA §11225-A, 34-A MRSA §11227

AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 997, L.D. 1433, Bill, "An 
the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and 
inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 34·A MRSA §11202, as repealed and replaced by PL 
2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §5 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is repealed 
and the following enacted in its place: 
§11202. 
Application 
This chapter applies to: 
1. 
Maine. 
A person sentenced in this State on or after 
January 1, 1982 for a sex offense or a sexually violent offense 
as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult; and 
2. 
Other 
jurisdictions. 
A person sentenced in another 
jurisdiction as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult: 
A. 
At any time of an offense that requires registration in 
the 
jurisdiction 
of 
conviction 
pursuant 
to 
that 
jurisdiction's sex offender registration laws or that would 
have required registration had the person remained there; or 
B. 
On or after January 1, 1982, of an offense that contains 
the essential elements of a sex offense or sexually violent 
offense. 
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Sec. 2. 34·A MRSA §1l203, sub-§l-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
711, Pt. C, §6 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended to 
read: 
1-A. 
Conditional release. 
"Conditional 
release" 
means 
supervised release of a registrant from institutional confinement 
for 
placement 
on 
probation, 
parole, 
intensive 
supervision, 
supervised 
release 
for 
sex 
offenders, 
supervised 
community 
confinement, home release monitoring or release under Title 15, 
section 104-A or Title 17-A, chapter 99 54-G. 
Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §11203, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
711, Pt. C, §10 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended to 
read: 
4-A. 
Risk 
assessment 
instrument. 
"Risk 
assessment 
instrument" means an instrument created and modified as necessary 
by reviewing and analyzing precursors to a sex offense, victim 
populations of a registrant, living conditions and environment of 
a registrant and other factors predisposing a person to become a 
registrant, for the ongoing purpose of identifying risk factors 
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Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §11203, sub-§4-E is enacted to read: 
4-E. Prior conviction. 
"Prior conviction," for purposes of 
registration 
reguirements 
pursuant 
to 
this 
chapter, 
means 
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. 
More than one prior conviction may 
have occurred on the same day.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §1l203, sub-§6, ,C, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 437, §2, is amended to read: 
C. 
A violation 9£--aa--effease 
in another 
jurisdictionr 
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~~:iaad:--~~~~T that includes the essential elements of an 
offense listed in paragraph A-SF B. 
Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §11203, sub-§7, ,8, as amended by PL 2001, 
c. 553, §4, is further amended to read: 
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B. 
A conviction for an offense or for an attempt to commit 
an offense of the law in another jurisdictionT--i-ll£.J-Y.a-:il'l9T 
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ee~F&T that includes the essential elements of an offense 
listed in paragraph A. 
Sec. 6. 34-A MRSA §1l203, sub-§8, ,8, as amended by PL 2001, 
c. 439, Pt. 000, §10, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Sex offense when the person has a prior conviction for 
or 
an 
attempt 
to 
commit 
an offense 
that 
includes 
the 
essential elements of a 
sex offense or sexually violent 
offense. 
For purposes of this paragraph, prior conviction 
means a conviction that occurred at any time.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the 
following: 
'Sec. 6. 34-A MRSA §11221, sub-§l, 1fA, as amended by PL 2003, 
c. 711, Pt. C, §17 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended 
to read: 
A. 
The registrant's name, 
aliases, date of birth, 
sex, 
race, 
height, 
weight, 
eye 
color, 
mailing 
addressT--heme 
aaa£e-6-5--eF and physical location of expected domicile and 
residence; , 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the 
following: 
'Sec. 7. 34-A MRSA §11221, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
437, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. 8. 34-A MRS A §11221, sub-§9, ,8, as amended by PL 2003, 
c. 711, Pt. C, §20 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended 
to read: 
B. 
Upon receiving a written request that includes the name 
and date of birth of a registrant, the bureau shall provide 
the following information concerning a 
registrant to the 
requestor: 
(1) 
The registrant's 
name, aliases, date of birth, 
sex, race, height, weight, eye color, mailing address 
and heme--a(kk-€-&6--eF physical location of domicile and 
residence; 
(2) 
The registrant's 
place of employment and college 
or 
school 
being 
attended, 
if 
applicable, 
and 
the 
corresponding address and location; 
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(3) 
A 
description 
of 
registrant was convicted, 
the sentence imposed; and 
the 
offense 
the date of 
(4) 
The registrant's photograph.' 
for 
which 
conviction 
the 
and 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 8 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 8. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§1-A, 1[A, 
as 
2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §2l and affected by Pt. D, 
amended to read: 
amended by PL 
§2, is further 
A. 
If the registrant is sentenced to a wholly suspended 
sentence with probation or administrative release, or to a 
punishment alternative not involving imprisonment, the duty 
to register is triggered at the time the person commences an 
actual execution of the wholly suspended sentence or at the 
time of sentence imposition when no punishment alternative 
involving imprisonment is imposed, unless the court orders a 
stay of execution, in which event the duty is triggered by 
the termination of the stay. 
Sec. 9. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§1-B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
711, Pt. C, §2l and affected by Pt. D, §2, is amended to read: 
1-B. 
Duty to notify l.aw enforcement agency. 
A registrant 
who has 
a duty to register pursuant to this subchapter shall 
notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in those 
areas 
where 
the 
registrant is domiciled, 
resides, 
works 
or 
attends school within 24 hours of becoming a domiciliary or a 
resident or beginning work or attending school. 
If the location 
is a municipality with an organized municipal police department, 
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction is the municipal 
police 
department. 
If 
the 
location 
is 
a 
school 
having 
an 
organized police department, the law enforcement agency having 
jurisdiction is the campus police department. 
If the location is 
neither a municipality nor 
a 
school with an organized police 
department, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction is the 
sheriff's department. 
Sec. 10. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C. 
DutY' of registrant sentenced from JanuarY' L 
1982 to 
June 
29, 
1992 
to register. 
Notwithstanding 
subsection 1, 
a 
person who meets the definition of a 
10-year registrant or a 
lifetime registrant who has been sentenced on or after January 1, 
1982 but before June 30, 1992 for a sex offense or a sexually 
violent offense shall register either as a 10-year registrant or 
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a lifetime registrant, whichever is applicable, with the bureau 
by October 15, 2005 if the duty to register has been triggered 
under subsection I-A, paragraph A, B or C, unless sooner notified 
in writing of a duty to register under subsection I-A, paragraph 
A, 
B or C by the bureau, the department or a law enforcement 
officer, in which case the person shall register with the bureau 
within 5 days of notice. 
2003, 
Sec. 11. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§§3 and 4, as amended by PL 
c. 711, Pt. C, §21 and affected by Pt. D, §2, are further 
amended to read: 
3. 
Transfer of initial registration information to bureau 
and 
FBI. 
The 
department, 
county jail, 
state mental 
health 
ins ti tute or court wi thin 3 days of receipt of the information 
described in subsection 2 shall forward the information to the 
bureau. 
If the court orders the registrant to submit to the 
taking of fingerprints 
and 
a 
photograph at 
a 
specified law 
enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall submit the 
fingerprints and photograph to the bureau within 3 days. 
The 
bureau 
shall 
immediately 
enter 
the 
information 
into 
the 
registration system, notify the law enforcement 
a~eBey agencies 
having jurisdiction where the registrant expects to be domiciled 
and reside and transmit the information to the FBI for inclusion 
in the national FBI sex offender database. 
4. 
Verification. 
During 
the 
period 
a 
registrant 
is 
required to register, 
the bureau shall 
yeFify-~-~e~i~~:aB~~6 
Qemiei*e 
require 
the 
registrant 
to 
verify 
registration 
information including domicile, residence, place of employment 
and college or school being attended. 
The bureau shall verify 
the Qemiei±e registration information of a 10-year registrant on 
each anniversary of the 10-year registrant's initial registration 
date 
and 
shall 
verify 
a 
lifetime 
registrant's 
Q9H1iei±e 
registration 
information 
every 
days 
after 
that 
lifetime 
registrant's initial registration date. 
Verification of 
the 
QeHliei*e 
registration information of 
a 
lO-year registrant or 
lifetime registrant occurs as set out in this subsection. 
A. 
At least 10 days prior to the required verification 
date, the bureau shall mail a nonforwardable verification 
form 
to 
the 
last 
reported 
mailing 
address 
of 
the 
registrant. 
The verification form is deemed received 3 days 
after mailing unless returned by postal authorities. 
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The registrant shall take the completed 
form 
and 
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photograph 
of 
the 
registrant 
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enforcement 
agency having jurisdiction within 
days 
of 
receipt of the form. 
D. 
The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall 
verify the registrant' s identity, have the registrant sign 
the verification form, take the registrant' s 
fingerprints, 
complete the 
law enforcement portion of the verification 
form and immediately forward the fingerprints, 
photograph 
and form to the bureau.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 10 to 
and inserting in their place the following: 
·Sec. 10. 34-A MRSA §11223, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, 
Pt. C, §22 and affected by Pt. 0, §2, is further amended to read: 
§11223. Duty of person establishing domicile or residence to 
register 
A person 
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jurisdiction other 
than this State 
who 
is required under that jurisdiction to 
register 
pursuant 
to 
that 
jurisdiction's 
sex 
offender 
registration statute or would have been required to register if 
the person had 
remained 
in the 
jurisdiction or, 
if not 
so 
required, who has been sentenced on or after January 1, 1982 for 
an offense that includes the essential elements of a sex offense 
or 
a 
sexually violent offense 
shall 
register 
as 
a 
IO-year 
registrant 
or 
lifetime 
registrant, 
whichever 
is 
applicable, 
within 5 days and shall notify the law enforcement agency having 
jurisdiction wi-loR within 24 hours of establishing domicile or 
residence in this State. 
The person shall contact the bureau, 
which shall provide the person with the registration form and 
direct the person to take the form and a photograph of the person 
to the 
law enforcement agency 
having jurisdiction. 
The 
law 
enforcement agency shall supervise the completion of the form, 
take the person' s fingerprints and immediately forward the form, 
photograph and fingerprints to the bureau. 
Sec. 11. 34-A MRSA §1l224, 
as amended by PL 2003, 
Pt. 
C, 
§22 
and affected by Pt. 
D, 
§2, 
is repealed 
following enacted in its place: 
c. 
and 
711, 
the 
§11224. 
Duty of person employed or attending college or school 
The following provisions govern registration duties for a 
person not domiciled or 
residing in this State but 
who 
is 
employed or attending college or school in this State. 
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1. Time. 
A person who has been sentenced in a jurisdiction 
other than this State and who is required under that jurisdiction 
to 
register 
pursuant 
to 
that 
jurisdiction I s 
sex 
offender 
registration statute or would have been required to register if 
the person had 
remained in that jurisdiction or, if not 
so 
required, who has been sentenced on or after January 1, 1982 for 
an offense that includes the essential elements of a sex offense 
or 
a 
sexually violent offense 
shall 
register 
as 
a 
10-year 
registrant 
or 
lifetime 
registrant, 
whichever 
is 
applicable, 
within 5 days and shall notify the law enforcement agency having 
jurisdiction: 
A. 
Within 24 hours of beginning full-time or part-time 
employment, with or without compensation, for more than 14 
consecutive days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 
days in a calendar year in this State; or 
B. 
Within 24 hours of beginning college or school on a 
full-time or part-time basis in this State. 
2. 
Process 
for 
notifying 
bureau. 
The 
person 
under 
subsection 1 shall contact the bureau, which shall provide the 
person with a registration form and direct the person to take the 
form and a photograph of the person to the law enforcement agency 
having jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall supervise 
the completion of the form, take the person I s 
fingerprints and 
immediately forward the form, photograph and fingerprints to the 
bureau. 
Sec. 12. 34-A MRSA §11225, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. 
C, §23 and affected by Pt. 0, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. 13. 34-A MRSA §11225-A is enacted to read: 
§11225-A. 
Duration of registration 
1. 
Ten-year registrant convicted and sentenced in State. 
The following provisions apply to a lO-year registrant convicted 
and sentenced in this State. 
A. 
A 10-year registrant sentenced in this State on or after 
January L 
1982 whose duty to register must be exercised 
pursuant to section 11222, subsection I-A shall register for 
a period of 10 years. 
The 10-year period commences from the 
date the person in fact initially registers once the legal 
duty arises under section 11222, subsection l-AL 
B. 
A 10-year registrant sentenced in this State on or after 
June 
30, 
1992 
whose duty to register must be exercised 
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pursuant 
to 
section 11222, 
subsection 
2-A or 
2-B or 
q 
10-year registrant sentenced in this State on or after 
January L 
1982 whose duty to register must be exercised 
pursuant to section 11222, subsection 2-C shall register for 
a period of 10 years. 
The 10-year period is calculated as 
follows. 
(1) 
If the 10-year registrant was 
sentenced to 
a 
wholly 
suspended 
sentence 
with 
probation 
or 
administrative release or to a punishment alternative 
not 
involving 
imprisonment, 
the 
10-year 
period 
is 
treated 
as 
having 
begun 
at 
the 
time 
the 
person 
commenced an actual execution of the wholly suspended 
sentence or at the time of sentence imposition when no 
punishment 
alternative 
involving 
imprisonment 
was 
impQsed, unless the cQurt ordered a stay of execution, 
in which event the la-year periQd is treated as having 
begun at the termination Qf the stay. 
(2) 
If the la-year registrant was 
sentenced to 
a 
straight term of imprisonment or to a split sentence, 
the la-year period is treated as having begun at the 
time of discharge or conditional release. 
(3) 
If the 10-year registrant was 
committed under 
Title 15, section 1a3, the 10-year period is treated as 
having begun at the time of discharge or conditional 
release under Title 15, section 104-A. 
(4) 
If the lO-year registrant's duty tQ register has 
not yet been triggered, the 10-year period cQmmences 
upQn 
registration by the person in compliance with 
section 11222, subsection 'l-A, paragraph A, B or C. 
2. 
Ten-year registrant convicted and sentenced in another 
jurisdiction. 
The 
following 
provisions 
apply 
to 
a 
10-year 
registrant convicted and sentenced in another jurisdiction and 
reguired to register in this State pursuant to section 11223, 
section 11224 or both. 
A. 
A 10-year registrant shall register in this State for a 
period of 10 years if, pursuant to the other jurisdiction's 
sex offender registration statute, the registration period 
is for a period of years rather than for a lifetime. 
The 
la-year period commences from the date the person in fact 
initially registers in this State once the legal duty to 
register arises under section 11223, section 11224 or both. 
However, 
the 
la-year 
registrant may 
receive 
day-for-day 
credit for 
the time actually registered pursuant to the 
other 
jurisdiction's 
sex 
offender 
registration 
statutes 
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prior to registering in this State upon applying to the 
bureau for credit. 
The bureau may grant credit if the 
registrant provides sufficient documentation in accordance 
with any rules adopted by the bureau. 
B. 
A 10-year registrant shall register for a period of lQ 
years 
if 
registration 
was 
not 
reguired 
in 
that 
other 
jurisdiction and 
the 
person 
was 
sentenced 
on 
or 
after 
January I. 
1982 
in that jurisdiction for 
a 
crime that 
includes 
the essential elements of 
a 
sex offense. 
The 
10-year 
period is 
calculated by 
applying 
subsection I. 
paragraph B. subparagraphs (1) to (4) but interpreted and 
applied 
to 
take 
into 
account 
substantially 
similar 
sentencing alternatives imposed in the other jurisdiction. 
3. 
Lifetime registrant convicted and sentenced in this 
State. 
A lifetime registrant sentenced on or after January L 
1982 
in this State shall register for 
the duration of that 
registrant's life. 
4. 
Lifetime registrant convicted and sentenced in another 
jurisdiction. 
The 
following 
provisions 
apply 
to 
a 
lifetime 
registrant convicted and sentenced in another jurisdiction and 
required to register in this State pursuant to section 11223. 
section 11224 or both. 
A. 
A person shall register in this State for the duration 
of 
that 
person's 
life 
if. 
pursuant 
to 
that 
other 
jurisdiction's 
sex 
offender 
registration 
statute. 
the 
registration period is for a lifetime. 
B. 
A person shall register in this State for the duration 
of that person's life if . no registration was reguired in 
that other jurisdiction and the person was sentenced on or 
after January I. 1982 in that jurisdiction for a crime that 
includes 
the 
essential 
elements 
of 
a 
sexually 
violent 
offense or the person has 2 or more prior convictions in 
that or any other jurisdiction for an offense or for an, 
attempted offense that includes the essential elements of a 
sex offense or a sexually violent offense. 
5. 
Periods 
when 
domiciled or 
residing outside 
State. 
Notwithstanding sUbsections 1 and 3. during any period in which 
the lO-year registrant or lifetime registrant leaves this State. 
establishes a domicile or residence in another state and remains 
physically absent from this State. the bureau. pursuant to any 
rules the bureau may adopt. may suspend the requirement that the 
10-year registrant or lifetime registrant verify 
registratiQ~ 
information. 
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6. 
Relief from duty to register. 
The following proV1s1ons 
apply to a la-year registrant's or lifetime registrant's duty to 
register. 
A. 
A la-year registrant's duty to register for a period of 
years pursuant to subsection 2 is not required if the 
circumstances triggering the registration requirements under 
section 11223, section 11224 or both no longer exist. 
B. 
A 
lifetime 
registrant's 
duty 
to 
register 
for 
the 
duration of that person's life pursuant to subsection 4 is 
not 
required 
if 
the 
circumstances 
triggering 
the 
registration requirements under section 11223, section 11224 
Qr both no lQuger exist. 
C. 
If the underlying conviction in this State or in another 
jurisdiction that triggers the registration requirement is 
reversed, vacated or set aside, or if the registrant is 
pardoued for the crime, registration is no longer required. 
Sec. 14. 34-A MRSA §11227, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. 
C, §25 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
§11221. 
Violation 
1. 
Failure to comply; first offense. 
A person to whom this 
QhaptU-aPJ?l..ies pursuant to section 11202 who in fact fails to 
Qomply with any duty imposed uuder this chapter or a rule adQpted 
pursuant tQ this chapter commits a Class D crime. 
2. 
Failure to comply; 2nd offense. 
A person who has Qne 
prior conviction under this section and who in fact fails to 
comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted 
pursuant tQ this chapter commits a Class C crime. 
3. 
Failure to comply; 3rd offense. 
A person who has 2 or 
more prior convictions under this section and who in fact fails 
to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule 
adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class B crime. 
4. 
Strict liability. 
ViQlation of this section is a strict 
liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 
4-A. 
5. 
Prior convictions. 
Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the 
use of prior convictions when determining a sentence. 
6. 
Affirmative defense. 
It is an affirmative defense that 
the failure to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter or a 
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rule adopted pursuant to this chapter resulted from just cause, 
except that a person to whom section 11222, subsection 2-A, 2-B 
or 2-C applies may not raise a defense under just cause that the 
person was not aware of the registration requirement. 
Sec. 15. 
Interim meetings authorized. 
The 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety is authorized to 
meet as needed, but at least 3 times, 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 these meetings 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 based on these meetings.' 
Further amend the 
noncon:,;ecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering 
number 
to 
any 
read 
This 
amendment 
makes 
the 
following 
changes 
to 
the 
Sex 
Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999. 
1. 
It 
amends 
the 
application 
section 
to 
honor 
other 
jurisdictions' determinations with respect to the obligation of 
offenders to register. 
2. 
It 
makes 
registration 
persons sentenced for sex offenses 
on or after January 1, 
1982 
and 
implement this change. 
requirements 
retroactive 
to 
or sexually violent offenses 
adds 
language necessary to 
3. 
It adds references 
administrative release, which 
chapter 711. 
to the sentencing alternative of 
was authorized by Public Law 2003, 
4. 
It clarifies the definition of "prior conviction" and 
references to jurisdiction. 
5. 
It removes 
language regarding the purpose of 
a 
risk 
assessment instrument to clarify that other agencies besides the 
Department of Corrections use the tool. 
6. 
It clarifies that a registrant' s home address must be 
the physical location of domicile or residence. 
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7. 
It clarifies 
the 
registration process 
for 
persons 
convicted and sentenced in the State and those convicted and 
sentenced 
in 
another 
jurisdiction, 
including 
registration 
requirements for persons required to register in the State who 
are domiciled or residing outside the State. 
8. 
It amends the violation and penalty section to specify 
that failure to comply with a duty imposed under the Sex Offender 
Registration 
and 
Notification 
Act 
of 
1999 
or 
rule 
adopted 
pursuant to it is a Class D crime for a 1st offense, a Class C 
crime for 
a 
2nd offense and 
a 
Class 
B crime for 
a 
3rd or 
subsequent offense. 
9. 
It adds a provision that authorizes the Joint Standing 
Committee 
on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety to meet 
as 
needed, but at least 3 times, during the 2005 legislative interim 
to review current laws governing the sentencing, registration, 
release 
and 
supervision 
of 
sex 
offenders 
and 
report 
out 
legislation 
to 
the 
Second 
Regular 
Session 
of 
the 
l22nd 
Legislature. 
FISCAL \OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
Page l2-LR0377(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27/05 ~ac. 
LD 1433 
LR 0377(02) 
An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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