SB 6143-S.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Requires newspapers to have a policy to print all statutorily required legal notices and to hold a periodical class mailing permit.

     Provides that the county sheriff with whom an offender classified as risk level III is registered shall cause to be published by legal notice, advertising, or news release a sex offender community notification that conforms to the guidelines established under RCW 4.24.5501 in at least one legal newspaper with general circulation in the area of the sex offender's registered address or location.  The county sheriff shall also cause to be published consistent with this act a current list of level III registered sex offenders, twice yearly.  This list shall be maintained by the county sheriff on a publicly accessible web site and shall be updated at least once per month.