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H0535................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION SEXUAL OFFENDERS - Amends existing law relating to sexual offenders to revise provisions relating to the dissemination of information relating to violent sexual predators; and to provide for the deposit and use of certain fees. 02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/03 Rpt prt - to Jud 02/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart(Jacobson), Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Crow Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate 02/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud 02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Richardson Title apvd - to House 03/03 To enrol 03/06 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/07 Pres signed 03/08 To Governor 03/11 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 35 Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 535 BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS; AMENDING SECTION 18-8324, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE 3 PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO VIO- 4 LENT SEXUAL PREDATORS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSIT AND USE OF CERTAIN 5 FEES. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 18-8324, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 18-8324. DISSEMINATION OF REGISTRY INFORMATION. (1) The department shall 10 disseminate any registration information collected under this chapter, includ- 11 ing change of address notification, to criminal justice agencies through the 12 public safety and security information system established in section 19-5202, 13 Idaho Code. Registry information provided under this section shall be used 14 only for the administration of criminal justice or for the protection of the 15 public as permitted by this chapter. 16 (2) The department shall provide quarterly to the superintendent of pub- 17 lic instruction and to the director of the department of health and welfare a 18 list of all sexual offenders required to register with the central registry 19 together with the address, date of birth and crime of conviction for each 20 offender listed. The superintendent may further distribute the list or por- 21 tions thereof to school districts or to schools. 22 (3) The department shall release quarterly to the public a list of 23 offenders thirty (30) days or more delinquent in maintaining registration or 24 address verification. Offenders subject to being listed include those who have 25 failed: 26 (a) To register with a sheriff after initial registration under section 27 18-8307, Idaho Code; 28 (b) To register annually as required in section 18-8307, Idaho Code; and 29 (c) To respond to an address verification notice as required in section 30 18-8308, Idaho Code. 31 (4) The department shall include a cautionary statement relating to com- 32 pleteness, accuracy and use of registry information when releasing information 33 to the public or noncriminal justice agencies as well as a statement concern- 34 ing the penalties provided in section 18-8326, Idaho Code, for misuse of reg- 35 istry information. 36 (5) Information released pursuant to this section may be used only for 37 the protection of the public. 38 (6) Further dissemination of registry information by any person or entity 39 shall include the cautionary statements required in subsection (4) of this 40 section. 41 (7) Upon registration in a county of a person classified as a violent 42 sexual predator presenting a high risk of reoffense by the Idaho sex offender 43 classification board, or an equivalent classification in another state, the 2 1 sheriff shall publish in a newspaper in general circulation within the county 2 once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, the name, address, photograph of 3 said person and offense the offender has committed within thirty (30) days of 4 registration and within this time period shall also disseminate the name, 5 address, photograph of said person and offense the offender has committed to 6 all major local radio and television media. The sheriff shall charge a fee of 7 fifty dollars ($50.00) in addition to any other fees authorized by this chap- 8 ter to be paid by the sex offender. Fees shall be deposited in a violent sex- 9 ual predator account maintained by the sheriff to be used for the purpose of 10 public education relating to violent sexual predators and to offset the cost 11 of newspaper publication.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15504C2 Section 18-8324 (7) adds language that within 30 days of registration the sheriff shall disseminate the name, address, and photo to all major local radio and television media. Fees deposited by the sheriff, as required by present law, shall be deposited in a special violent sexual predator account. FISCAL NOTE No fiscal impact. Contact Name: Rep. Mike Mitchell Phone: 332-1131 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 535