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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 692A.3, Code Supplement 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 692A.3 REGISTRATION PROCESS. 1 4 1. A person required to register under this chapter shall 1 5 register with the sheriff of the county of the person's 1 6 residence withintenfive days of establishment of residence 1 7 in this state or withintenfive days of any conviction for 1 8 which the person is not incarcerated, a release from custody, 1 9 or placement on probation, parole, or work release. A sheriff 1 10 shall accept the registration of a nonresident of the county 1 11 if the person required to register is a full-time or part-time 1 12 student or is employed on a full-time or part-time basis in 1 13 the county. 1 14 2. A person required to register under this chapter shall, 1 15 withintenfive days of changing residence within a county in 1 16 this state or withintenfive days of a change in the person's 1 17 name as a result of marriage, dissolution of marriage, or a 1 18 legal name change, notify the sheriff of the county in which 1 19 the person is registered of the change of address, name, and 1 20 any changes in the person's telephone number in writing on a 1 21 form provided by the sheriff. The sheriff shall send a copy 1 22 of the change of information to the department within three 1 23 working days of receipt of notice of the change. The sex 1 24 offender registry shall maintain and make available 1 25 information from the registry cross-referenced by name at the 1 26 time of conviction and by name subsequent to any change. 1 27 3. A person required to register under this chapter shall 1 28 register with the sheriff of a county in which residence has 1 29 been newly established and notify the sheriff of the county in 1 30 which the person was registered, withintenfive days of 1 31 changing residence to a location outside the county in which 1 32 the person was registered. Registration shall be in writing 1 33 on a form provided by the sheriff and shall include the 1 34 person's change of address and any changes to the person's 1 35 telephone number or name. The sheriff shall send a copy of 2 1 the change of information to the department within three 2 2 working days of receipt of notice of the change. 2 3 4. A person required to register under this chapter shall 2 4 notify the sheriff of the county in which the person is 2 5 registered, withintenfive days of changing residence to a 2 6 location outside this state, of the new residence address and 2 7 any changes in telephone number or name. The sheriff shall 2 8 send a copy of the change to the department within three 2 9 working days of receipt of notice of the change. The person 2 10 must register with the registering agency of the other state 2 11 withintenfive days of changing residency, if persons are 2 12 required to register under the laws of the other state. The 2 13 department shall notify the registering agency in the other 2 14 state of the registrant's new address, telephone number, or 2 15 name. 2 16 5. The collection of information by a court or releasing 2 17 agency under section 692A.5 shall serve as the person's 2 18 initial registration for purposes of this section. The court 2 19 or releasing agency shall forward a copy of the registration 2 20 to the department within three working days of completion of 2 21 registration. 2 22 Sec. 2. Section 692A.5, subsection 1, paragraphs c and d, 2 23 Code Supplement 1999, are amended to read as follows: 2 24 c. Inform the person that, withintenfive days of 2 25 changing residence, registration with the sheriff in the 2 26 county in which residence is established is required, if the 2 27 residence is within the state. 2 28 d. Inform the person that if the person moves the person's 2 29 residence to another state, the person must give the person's 2 30 new address to the sheriff's department in the county of the 2 31 person's old residence withintenfive days of changing 2 32 addresses, and that, if the other state has a registration 2 33 requirement, the person is also required to register in the 2 34 new state of residence, not later thantenfive days after 2 35 establishing residence in the other state and to verify the 3 1 address at least annually. 3 2 EXPLANATION 3 3 This bill relates to the registration and notification 3 4 process of the sex offender registry. 3 5 The bill reduces the length of time for a sex offender to 3 6 register with a county sheriff or to notify the sheriff of an 3 7 address or name change from 10 days to five days. 3 8 An offender who intentionally fails to register commits an 3 9 aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" 3 10 felony for a second or subsequent offense. If an offender 3 11 intentionally fails to register and subsequently commits an 3 12 offense against a minor or certain sexual criminal offenses, 3 13 the offender commits a class "C" felony. 3 14 An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for 3 15 no more than two years and a fine of at least $500 but not 3 16 more than $5,000. A class "D" felony is punishable by 3 17 confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least 3 18 $750 but not more than $7,500. A class "C" felony is 3 19 punishable by confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine 3 20 of at least $1,000 but not more than $10,000 3 21 LSB 6039HH 78 3 22 jm/cf/24.1
Text: HF02174 Text: HF02176 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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