FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2368

                         C 139 L 98

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Registering sex offenders and kidnappers, and regulating firearms, on campuses of institutions of higher education.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlson, Kenney, Radcliff, Gardner, Anderson, Constantine and Mason).

House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections

Background:  Convicted sex offenders and kidnappers are required to register with the sheriff of the county in which they reside.  Failure to register is a class C felony or a gross misdemeanor, depending on the underlying conviction. 

Summary: An adult or juvenile convicted of a sex or kidnapping offense, or found not guilty by reason of insanity of such an offense, who is admitted to a public or private institution of higher education must notify the sheriff of the person's county of residence of the person's intent to attend the institution of higher education.  The notification must occur within 10 days of enrolling or the first business day after arriving at the institution of higher education, whichever is earlier.  The county sheriff must notify the institution of higher education's department of public safety and provide the department with same information provided to the sheriff by a registering offender, which includes:  (1) name, (2) address, (3) date and place of birth, (4) place of employment, (5) crime for which convicted, (6) date and place of conviction, (7) aliases used, and (8) social security number. 

Votes on Final Passage:

House960

Senate470(Senate amended)

House960(House concurred)

Effective:June 11, 1998