3277 AMH ALEX MORI 030

HB 3277 - H AMD 687

By Representatives Alexander, McCune, Ahern, Schindler, Serben, Woods, Roach, Shabro and Orcutt

SCOPE AND OBJECT 2/1/2006

   On page 30, after line 34, insert:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

   (1) A public employee who, in the course of his or her employment, becomes aware that a person is not in compliance with RCW 9A.44.130 shall report the person's non-compliance to the appropriate law enforcement official within five working days of discovering the person's non-compliance.

   (2) Failure to meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor.

   (3) For purposes of this section:

   (a) "Public employee" means a full-time or part-time employee of the state or one of its political subdivisions.

   (b) "Appropriate law enforcement official" means the sheriff of the county where the person in non-compliance with RCW 9A.33.130 resides, if the person's residence is known to the public employee. If the person's residence is not known to the public employee, "appropriate law enforcement official" means the sheriff of the county of the public employee's residence."

   Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

   On page 31, line 3, after "4" strike "and 6" and insert ", 6, and 8"

Correct the title.

EFFECT: Requires state and local employees to report an unregistered sex or kidnapping offender to the county sheriff within five working days of becoming aware that the offender is unregistered. Makes it a misdemeanor to fail to make a report in this manner.