HB 1233 - DIGEST


Provides that luring offenders who on or after August 1, 2005, are in custody of the state department of corrections, the state department of social and health services, a local division of youth services, or a local jail or juvenile detention facility, must register at the time of release from custody with an official designated by the agency that has jurisdiction over the offender.

Provides that luring offenders who, on August 1, 2005, are not in custody but are under the jurisdiction of the indeterminate sentence review board or under the department of corrections' active supervision, as defined by the department of corrections, the state department of social and health services, or a local division of youth services, for luring offenses committed before, on, or after August 1, 2005, must register within ten days of August 1, 2005.

Provides that luring offenders who, on August 1, 2005, are not in custody but are under the jurisdiction of the United States bureau of prisons, United States courts, United States parole commission, or military parole board for luring offenses committed before, on, or after August 1, 2005, must register within ten days of August 1, 2005.

Provides that any adult or juvenile who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of committing a luring offense but who was released before August 1, 2005, shall be required to register within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of this registration requirement.

Declares that "luring" means any offense as defined under RCW 9A.40.090.

Provides that a person who knowingly fails to register or who moves within the state without notifying the county sheriff as required by this act is guilty of a class C felony if the crime for which the individual was convicted was a felony luring offense as defined in this act or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony luring offense as defined in this act.

Provides that, if the crime for which the individual was convicted was other than a felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be other than a felony, violation of this act is a gross misdemeanor.