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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY DISCUSSION
SEARCH Membership Group MeetingSt. Louis, Missouri
July 19, 2006
2006 SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics | www.search.org2
FEDERAL SEX OFFENDER LAWS
Wetterling Act (1994) – RegistrationMegan’s Law (1996) – NotificationLychner Act (1996) – National sex offender registry
2006 SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics | www.search.org3
FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6HR 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
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FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6SB 1086, The Sex Offender Registration and Notification ActSimilar to House bill except for
…
Tier structure
Registry ID data
Duration
Re-registration
Punishment
Registry updates
Verification
No funding penalties
Notification
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FEDERAL LAWS UPDATED IN ‘O6
Differences in House, Senate bills notyet resolved
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STATES ALSO ACTIVE IN ‘06
‘States get tougher with sex offenders’
14 governors signed sex offender bills10 bills approved and waiting governor’s signature8 governors sign bills authorizing GPS use
May 23, 2006
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STATES ALSO ACTIVE IN ‘06
Let’s look at a few …
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SOR DISCUSSION PANEL
Paul Heppner, Deputy Director, Georgia Crime Information CenterBrad Truitt, Assistant Director, Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationLt. Tom Turner, Assistant Records Officer, Criminal Justice Information Services, Virginia State Police
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COMMONALITIES
Reporting requirements – Usually before release from incarceration or placement on supervision
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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.
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COMMONALITIES
Annual re-registration – Photographed & fingerprinted. More frequent re-registration for predators/violent offenders
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COMMONALITIES
Release from registration requirements – Five to 10 years after conviction if complies with all registration requirements. No release for some violent offenders.
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COMMONALITIES
Living restrictions – 500 ft. to 1,000 ft. from schools, school bus stops, day care facilities, places where children congregate.
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OTHER PROVISIONS
Georgia
Post SOR list in sheriffs’ offices, any county administration building, municipalities’ main administrative buildings, superior court clerk offices and on the WebCollect annual $250 registration fee
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OTHER PROVISIONS
TennesseeOffender pays up to $100 annual fee to defray monitoring costsPress releases, public service announcements, other appropriate means used to notify offenders of registration requirements
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OTHER PROVISIONS
Virginia
Names of accepted college applicants, DL applications/ renewals sent to VSP, matched against SORElectronic monitoring when crimes against younger victims
