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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY DISCUSSION

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY DISCUSSION. SEARCH Membership Group Meeting St. Louis, Missouri July 19, 2006 . FEDERAL SEX OFFENDER LAWS. Wetterling Act (1994) – Registration Megan’s Law (1996) – Notification Lychner Act (1996) – National sex offender registry. FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6.

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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY DISCUSSION

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  1. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY DISCUSSION SEARCH Membership Group Meeting St. Louis, Missouri July 19, 2006

  2. FEDERAL SEX OFFENDER LAWS Wetterling Act (1994) – Registration Megan’s Law (1996) – Notification Lychner Act (1996) – National sex offender registry

  3. FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6 HR 4472, The Children’s Safety & Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006 Tiered classification Registry ID data Residence verification Notification expanded Penalties for non-compliance Failure-to-register punishment National registry Public access DOJ role Grant assistance program Demonstration of monitoring devices

  4. FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6 SB 1086, The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Similar to House bill except for … Tier structure Registry ID data Duration Re-registration Punishment Registry updates Verification No funding penalties Notification

  5. FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6 Differences in House, Senate bills not yet resolved

  6. STATES ALSO ACTIVE IN ‘06 ‘States get tougher with sex offenders’ May 23, 2006 14 governors signed sex offender bills 10 bills approved and waiting governor’s signature 8 governors sign bills authorizing GPS use

  7. STATES ALSO ACTIVE IN ‘06 Let’s look at a few …

  8. SOR DISCUSSION PANEL Paul Heppner, Deputy Director, Georgia Crime Information Center Brad Truitt, Assistant Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Lt. Tom Turner, Assistant Records Officer, Criminal Justice Information Services, Virginia State Police

  9. COMMONALITIES Reporting requirements – Usually before release from incarceration or placement on supervision

  10. COMMONALITIES Registration information – Can include complete name; aliases; SSN; age; race; DOB; hair & eye color; fingerprints; photograph; residence; employer’s name, address & phone number; vehicle make, description & plate number; driver’s license number.

  11. COMMONALITIES Annual re-registration – Photographed & fingerprinted. More frequent re-registration for predators/violent offenders

  12. COMMONALITIES Release from registration requirements – Five to 10 years after conviction if complies with all registration requirements. No release for some violent offenders.

  13. COMMONALITIES Living restrictions – 500 ft. to 1,000 ft. from schools, school bus stops, day care facilities, places where children congregate.

  14. OTHER PROVISIONS Georgia Post SOR list in sheriffs’ offices, any county administration building, municipalities’ main administrative buildings, superior court clerk offices and on the Web Collect annual $250 registration fee

  15. OTHER PROVISIONS Tennessee Offender pays up to $100 annual fee to defray monitoring costs Press releases, public service announcements, other appropriate means used to notify offenders of registration requirements

  16. OTHER PROVISIONS Virginia Names of accepted college applicants, DL applications/ renewals sent to VSP, matched against SOR Electronic monitoring when crimes against younger victims

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