6519-S AMH STRO MORI 070

SSB 6519 - H AMD 1179

By Representative Strow

ADOPTED 3/7/2006

   On page 9, line 9, after "level" insert "II or"

   On page 9, line 10, after "registered" strike ", for a period of five years"

   On page 9, line 14, after "period of" insert "at least"

   On page 9, line 14, after "community" strike "is no longer subject to" and insert "may petition the superior court to be relieved of"

   On page 9, line 15, after "days." insert "The petition shall be made to the superior court in the county where the offender resides or reports under this section. The prosecuting attorney of the county shall be named and served as respondent in any such petition. The court shall relieve the petitioner of the duty to report if the petitioner shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the petitioner has complied with the reporting requirement for a period of at least five years and that the offender has not been convicted of a criminal violation of this section for a period of at least five years, and the court determines that the reporting no longer serves a public safety purpose."

   On page 20, line 3, after "level" insert "II or"

   On page 20, line 4, after "registered" strike ", for a period of five years"

   On page 20, line 8, after "period of" insert "at least"

   On page 20, line 8, after "community" strike "is no longer subject to" and insert "may petition the superior court to be relieved of"

   On page 20, line 9, after "days." insert "The petition shall be made to the superior court in the county where the offender resides or reports under this section. The prosecuting attorney of the county shall be named and served as respondent in any such petition. The court shall relieve the petitioner of the duty to report if the petitioner shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the petitioner has complied with the reporting requirement for a period of at least five years and that the offender has not been convicted of a criminal violation of this section for a period of at least five years, and the court determines that the reporting no longer serves a public safety purpose."

EFFECT: Expands the re-registration requirement to include level II offenders. Removes the provisions that allow the re-registration requirement to automatically end after five years. Instead, allows an offender to petition the superior court to be relieved of the duty to re-register. Requires the court to remove the re-registration requirement if (1) the petitioner shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she has complied with the re-registration requirement for at least five years and that he or she has not been convicted of failure to register as a sex or kidnapping offender for at least five years, and (2) the court determines that the reporting requirement no longer serves a public safety purpose.