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SENATE BILL NO. 1077 – Sex offender, registratn clarified

SENATE BILL NO. 1077

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S1077................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
SEX OFFENDERS - REGISTRATION - Amends existing law to clarify crimes to
which requirements for sexual offender registration apply; to clarify the
number of days in which a change of address notification is required; to
provide that persons registered under the previous sexual offender
registration act must register under the current act; to clarify the number
of days in which a change of address or name must be filed; and to require
indigent offenders for whom the county has paid the cost of psychosexual
evaluation to repay the county.

02/02    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/15    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson,
      Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Thorne, Twiggs,
      Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--King, Lee, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
02/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg,
      Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
      McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner,
      Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
      Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Watson,
      Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Lake, Tippets, Trail,
      Williams, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Clark
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/22    Sp signed
03/23    To Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 302
         Effective: 07/01/99

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S1077


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1077

                             BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDER  REGISTRATION;  AMENDING  SECTION  18-8304,  IDAHO
 3        CODE,  TO  CLARIFY CRIMES TO WHICH REQUIREMENTS FOR SEXUAL OFFENDER REGIS-
 4        TRATION APPLY; AMENDING SECTION 18-8306, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE NUMBER
 5        OF DAYS IN WHICH A CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTIFICATION  IS  REQUIRED;  AMENDING
 6        SECTION  18-8307, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS REGISTERED UNDER THE
 7        PREVIOUS SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT MUST REGISTER UNDER THE  CURRENT
 8        ACT;  AMENDING  SECTION 18-8309, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE NUMBER OF DAYS
 9        IN WHICH A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR  NAME  MUST  BE  FILED;  AMENDING  SECTION
10        18-8317,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  CLARIFY  REFERENCES; AMENDING SECTION 18-8318,
11        IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE INDIGENT OFFENDERS FOR WHOM THE COUNTY HAS PAID THE
12        COST OF PSYCHOSEXUAL EVALUATION TO REPAY THE COUNTY; AND AMENDING  SECTION
13        18-8323, IDAHO CODE, TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

15        SECTION  1.  That  Section 18-8304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
16    amended to read as follows:

17        18-8304.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall
18    apply to any person who:
19        (a)  On or after July 1, 1993, is convicted of the crime, or an attempt, a
20        solicitation, or a conspiracy to commit a crime provided  for  in  section
21        18-909  (  assault  with intent to commit  rape, infamous crime
22        against nature, or lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, but excluding
23        mayhem, murder or robbery), 18-911 ( battery with  intent  to  commit
24         rape, infamous crime against nature, or lewd and lascivious conduct
25        with  a  minor,  but excluding mayhem, murder or robbery), 18-1506 (sexual
26        abuse of a child under sixteen years of age), 18-1506A  (ritualized  abuse
27        of   a   child),  18-1507  (sexual  exploitation  of  a  child),  18-1507A
28        (possession of sexually exploitative material for other than a  commercial
29        purpose), 18-1508 (lewd conduct with a minor child), 18-1508A (sexual bat-
30        tery  of  a  minor  child  sixteen  or seventeen years of age), 18-4003(d)
31        (murder committed in perpetration of rape or in perpetration of lewd  con-
32        duct  with a child less than twelve years of age), 18-4116 (indecent expo-
33        sure, but excluding a misdemeanor conviction), 18-4502 (first degree  kid-
34        napping  committed  for the purpose of rape, committing the infamous crime
35        against nature or for committing any lewd  and  lascivious  act  upon  any
36        child under the age of sixteen, or for purposes of sexual gratification or
37        arousal),  18-4503  (second degree kidnapping where the victim is an unre-
38        lated minor child), 18-6101 (rape,  but  excluding  18-6101(1)  where  the
39        defendant  is  eighteen  years  of  age  or younger), 18-6108 (male rape),
40        18-6602 (incest), 18-6605 (crime against nature), or 18-6608, Idaho  Code,
41        (forcible sexual penetration by use of a foreign object);
42        (b)  Enters the state on or after July 1, 1993, and who has been convicted
43        of any crime, an attempt, a solicitation or a conspiracy to commit a crime


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 1        in  another  state,  territory, commonwealth, or other jurisdiction of the
 2        United States, including tribal courts and military courts, that  is  sub-
 3        stantially  equivalent to the offenses listed in subsection (1)(a) of this
 4        section.
 5        (c)  Pleads guilty to or has been found guilty of a crime covered in  this
 6        chapter prior to July 1, 1993, and the person, as a result of the offense,
 7        is  incarcerated in a county jail facility or a penal facility or is under
 8        probation or parole supervision, on or after July 1, 1993.
 9        (2)  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply  to  any  such  person
10    while  the person is incarcerated in a correctional institution of the depart-
11    ment of correction, a county jail facility or committed  to  a  mental  health
12    institution of the department of health and welfare.
13        (3)  A  conviction  for purposes of this chapter means that the person has
14    pled guilty or has been found guilty, notwithstanding the form of the judgment
15    or withheld judgment.

16        SECTION 2.  That Section 18-8306, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
17    amended to read as follows:

18        18-8306.  NOTICE  OF DUTY TO REGISTER AND INITIAL REGISTRATION. (1) When a
19    person is sentenced for an offense identified in section 18-8304, Idaho  Code,
20    the prosecuting attorney shall seek and the court shall order a designated law
21    enforcement  agency  to  immediately fingerprint that person unless the person
22    has been fingerprinted and  photographed  previously  for  the  same  offense.
23    Fingerprints and photographs may be taken at the jail or correctional facility
24    to which the person is remanded or sentenced. The fingerprints and photographs
25    taken pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to the department as pro-
26    vided in section 67-2911, Idaho Code.
27        (2)  A person convicted of an offense identified in section 18-8304, Idaho
28    Code,  and  released  on  probation  without  a sentence of incarceration in a
29    county jail or correctional facility, including release pursuant to a withheld
30    judgment or release from any mental institution, shall be notified by the sen-
31    tencing court of the duty to register pursuant to the provisions of this chap-
32    ter. The written notification shall be a form provided by the  department  and
33    approved  by  the  attorney  general and shall be signed by the defendant. The
34    court shall retain one (1) copy, provide one (1) copy  to  the  offender,  and
35    submit  one  (1) copy to the central registry within three (3) working days of
36    release.
37        (3)  With respect to an offender convicted of a sexual offense  identified
38    in  section 18-8304, Idaho Code, and sentenced to a period of incarceration in
39    a jail or correctional facility and subsequently released,  placed  on  proba-
40    tion, or paroled, the department of correction or jail shall provide, prior to
41    release  from  confinement,  written notification of the duty to register. The
42    written notification shall be a form provided by the department  and  approved
43    by the attorney general and shall be signed by the offender. The department of
44    correction  or  jail  shall  retain  one (1) copy, provide one (1) copy to the
45    offender, and submit one (1) copy  to the central registry  within  three  (3)
46    working days of release.
47        (4)  The  sheriff  of each county shall provide written notification, on a
48    form provided by the department of transportation and approved by the attorney
49    general, of the registration requirements of this chapter to  any  person  who
50    enters  this  state  from  another jurisdiction and makes an application for a
51    license to operate a motor vehicle in this state. The written notice shall  be
52    signed  by  the  person  and  one  (1) copy shall be retained by the sheriff's
53    office and one (1) copy shall be provided to the person.


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 1        (5)  Notification of the duty to register as set forth in subsections  (2)
 2    and  (3) of this section shall constitute an initial registration for the pur-
 3    pose of establishing a record in the central registry.
 4        (6)  The notification form provided by the department and approved by  the
 5    attorney general shall:
 6        (a)  Explain the duty to register, the procedure for registration and pen-
 7        alty for failure to comply with registration requirements;
 8        (b)  Inform  the  offender  of  the  requirement  to provide notice of any
 9        change of address within Idaho or to another state within five  (5)  
10        working  days of such change;
11        (c)  Inform  the  offender  of  the requirement to register in a new state
12        within ten (10) days of changing residence to that state; and
13        (d)  Obtain from the offender and agency or  court,  information  required
14        for  initial  registration in the central registry, as prescribed by rules
15        promulgated by the department.
16        (7)  The official conducting the notice  and  initial  registration  shall
17    ensure  that the notification form is complete, that the offender has read and
18    signed the form, and that a copy is forwarded to the central repository within
19    the required time period.
20        (8)  Information required for initial registration in the central registry
21    shall include, but is not limited to: name and aliases of the offender; social
22    security number; physical descriptors; current address or physical description
23    of current residence; offense for which convicted, sentence and conditions  of
24    release; treatment or counseling received; and risk assessment or special cat-
25    egory of offender.
26        (9)  No  person  subject  to registration shall willfully furnish false or
27    misleading information  when  complying  with  registration  and  notification
28    requirements of this chapter.

29        SECTION  3.  That  Section 18-8307, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
30    amended to read as follows:

31        18-8307.  LOCAL AND ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) Within ten (10) days of  com-
32    ing  into any county to establish residence or temporary domicile, an offender
33    shall register with the sheriff of the county.    Individuals  registered
34    under  the  prior  sex  offender  registration act, including those registered
35    within twelve (12) months of the effective date of this  act,  shall  register
36    with the sheriff of the county of residence within ten (10) days of the effec-
37    tive  date of this act.  The offender thereafter shall update the regis-
38    tration annually. If the offender intends to  reside  in  another  state,  the
39    offender  shall  register in the other state within ten (10) days of moving to
40    that state.
41        (2)  Annual registration shall be conducted as follows:
42        (a)  On or about the first day of the  month  containing  the  anniversary
43        date  of  the  initial  registration,  the  department  shall  mail a non-
44        forwardable notice of annual registration to the offender's last  reported
45        address;
46        (b)  Within  ten (10) days of the mailing date of the notice, the offender
47        shall appear in person at the office of the sheriff with jurisdiction  for
48        the purpose of completing the registration process;
49        (c)  If  the  notice  is  returned to the department as not delivered, the
50        department shall inform the sheriff with whom the offender last registered
51        of the returned notice.
52        (3)  Registration, whether initial or annual, shall consist of a form pro-
53    vided by the department and approved by the attorney general, which  shall  be


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 1    signed  by  the offender and shall require the following information about the
 2    offender:
 3        (a)  Name and all aliases which the person has used  or  under  which  the
 4        person has been known;
 5        (b)  A  complete description of the person including the date of birth and
 6        social security number;
 7        (c)  Name of each offense enumerated in section 18-8304,  Idaho  Code,  of
 8        which  the  person  was convicted, where each offense was committed, where
 9        the person was convicted of each offense, and the  name  under  which  the
10        person was convicted of each offense;
11        (d)  The  name and location of each hospital, jail or penal institution to
12        which the person was committed for each offense covered under  this  chap-
13        ter;
14        (e)  School or college enrollment; and
15        (f)  Address  or  physical  description  of current residence and place of
16        employment.
17        (4)  At the time of registration, the sheriff shall  obtain  a  photograph
18    and  fingerprints, in a manner approved by the department, and may require the
19    offender to provide full palm print impressions  of  each  hand.  An  offender
20    shall  pay  a  fee  of ten dollars ($10.00) to the sheriff at the time of each
21    registration. The sheriff may waive  the  registration  fee  if  the  offender
22    demonstrates indigency. The fees collected under this section shall be used by
23    the sheriff to defray the costs of sexual offender registration.
24        (5)  The  sheriff  shall forward the completed and signed form, photograph
25    and fingerprints to the department within three (3) working days of the regis-
26    tration.
27        (a)  The official conducting the initial registration  shall  ensure  that
28        the  notification  form  is  complete  and  that the offender has read and
29        signed the form.
30        (b)  No person subject to registration shall furnish false  or  misleading
31        information when complying with registration and notification requirements
32        of this chapter.
33        (6)  The sheriff, or appointed deputies, may visit the residence of a reg-
34    istered sexual offender within the county at any reasonable time to verify the
35    address provided at the time of registration.

36        SECTION  4.  That  Section 18-8309, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        18-8309.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME. (1) If an offender changes address or
39    actual residence, the offender shall provide written notice of the new address
40    within five (5)  working  days after the change to the  sheriff  of
41    the  county where the offender is required to register. The notice shall be on
42    a form provided by the department. Within three (3) working days after receipt
43    of the notice, the sheriff shall forward a copy of the notice to  the  depart-
44    ment.
45        (2)  If  an  offender changes address to another state, the offender shall
46    provide written notice of the new address within five (5)  working 
47    days after the change to the department.
48        (3)  An offender whose legal name is changed by marriage,  judicial  order
49    or  any  other  means  shall  provide written notice of the name change to the
50    sheriff and the department within five (5)  working   days  of  the
51    order, event or other occurrence.

52        SECTION  5.  That  Section 18-8317, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby


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 1    amended to read as follows:

 2        18-8317.  REQUIREMENT FOR PSYCHOSEXUAL  EVALUATIONS  UPON  RELEASE.  Every
 3    offender convicted and incarcerated for any offense listed in section 18-8314,
 4    Idaho  Code,  and  either  referred    to  the  board    for  
 5    psychosexual  evaluation by the department  of correction  or
 6    whose  evaluation  under section 18-8316, Idaho Code, states that the offender
 7    is a probable violent sexual predator, shall submit to a psychosexual  evalua-
 8    tion.  The  evaluation  is to be performed prior to release from incarceration
 9    for the purpose of assessing risk of reoffense and to  determine  whether  the
10    offender  should be designated as a violent sexual predator. These evaluations
11    shall be performed either by a  board-certified  psychiatrist  or  a  licensed
12    master's  or  doctoral level mental health professional licensed by this state
13    pursuant to chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code, and chapter 23, title 54,  Idaho
14    Code,  respectively, who has, by education, experience and training, expertise
15    in the assessment and treatment  of  sexual  offenders.  The  psychiatrist  or
16    licensed  master's  or doctoral level mental health professional performing an
17    evaluation under this section shall not be a member  of  the  sexual  offender
18    classification  board  at the time the evaluation is performed. The individual
19    performing the evaluation shall be disqualified from providing  any  treatment
20    ordered  or attached as a condition of parole, unless waived by the department
21    of correction. An evaluation conducted pursuant to this section shall be  done
22    in  accordance with the standards established by the board pursuant to section
23    18-8314, Idaho Code.

24        SECTION 6.  That Section 18-8318, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
25    amended to read as follows:

26        18-8318.  OFFENDER  REQUIRED  TO  PAY  FOR  PSYCHOSEXUAL  EVALUATION.  The
27    offender shall be required to pay for the cost of the psychosexual evaluations
28    performed  under  this chapter, unless the offender demonstrates indigency. In
29    such case, the psychosexual evaluation performed pursuant to section  18-8316,
30    Idaho  Code,  shall  be  paid for by the county, and  the evaluation performed
31    pursuant to section 18-8317, Idaho Code, shall be paid for by  the  department
32    of  correction.   As a condition of sentence, indigent offenders for whom
33    the county has paid the cost  of  evaluation  performed  pursuant  to  section
34    18-8316,  Idaho  Code,  shall  be  required  to repay the county for the cost.
35    

36        SECTION 7.  That Section 18-8323, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        18-8323.  PUBLIC  ACCESS TO SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION. Informa-
39    tion within the sexual offender registry collected pursuant to this chapter is
40    subject to release only as provided by this section.
41        (1)  The department or sheriff shall provide public access to  information
42    contained  in  the  central  sexual offender registry by written request only.
43    The department shall promulgate rules defining  the  processes  for  providing
44    information  to  the  public  and  the  requirements  for retention of inquiry
45    records by the department and sheriff.
46        (2)  The department and  sheriff  will  respond  to  requests  for  sexual
47    offender  registry  information within ten (10) working days of receipt of the
48    written request.
49        (a)  Any person may inquire about a  named  individual  by  submitting  an
50        information  request  form  obtained  from the department or sheriff.  The


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 1        department shall promulgate rules outlining the methods and means of  sub-
 2        mitting  requests.  Information  required  for  inquiry  shall include the
 3        individual's full name and address, or full name and date  of  birth.  The
 4        requester shall provide his full name, street address and driver's license
 5        or social security number.
 6        (b)  Any  person may request a list of registered sexual offenders by geo-
 7        graphic area, such as by county or by zip  code  area,  as  determined  by
 8        rule,  by submitting an information request form obtained from the depart-
 9        ment or sheriff. The requester shall provide his full name, street address
10        and driver's license, social security number, or state identification num-
11        ber.
12        (c)  Schools, organizations working with youth, women or other  vulnerable
13        populations  may  request  a  statewide  list  or lists by geographic area
14        within the state.
15        (d)  The department and sheriff may collect a fee of five dollars  ($5.00)
16        for each inquiry response.
17        (e)  Information to be provided includes the offender's name, address, any
18        aliases  or  prior  names, date of birth, the crime of conviction, and the
19        place of conviction. The information provided shall also state whether the
20        offender is a violent sexual predator.
21        (f)  Identity of the offender's employer or educational  institution  cur-
22        rently attended will not be provided for any registered sexual offender.
23        (g)  Where  a crime category such as "incest" may serve to identify a vic-
24        tim, that crime will be reported as  section  18-  1  5  6
25        06, Idaho Code.
26        (h)  Any information identifying any person related to, living with, work-
27        ing  for,  employing  or  otherwise  associated  with  a registered sexual
28        offender shall be excluded from release.
29        (3)  The department shall provide to any person, upon written request  and
30    at a reasonable cost, determined by the department, a photograph of any regis-
31    tered  sexual  offender  which  the department maintains in its central sexual
32    offender registry. The department  shall respond to requests  for  photographs
33    within ten (10) working days of receipt.
34        (4)  Fees  received  by  the  department pursuant to this section shall be
35    deposited in the department's miscellaneous revenue fund and used  to  support
36    the  operation  of the central registry. Fees received by the sheriff pursuant
37    to this section shall be used to defray the cost of sexual offender  registra-
38    tion.
39        (5)  The  department shall include a cautionary statement relating to com-
40    pleteness, accuracy and use of registry information when releasing information
41    to the public or noncriminal justice agencies as well as a statement  concern-
42    ing  the penalties provided in section 18-8326, Idaho Code, for misuse of reg-
43    istry information.
44        (6)  Information released pursuant to this section may be  used  only  for
45    the protection of the public.
46        (7)  Further dissemination of registry information by any person or entity
47    shall  include  the  cautionary  statements required in subsection (5) of this
48    section.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 08518CI

This legislation makes technical corrections to the Sexual Offender Registration
Notification and Community Right-to-i'Cnow Act passed last year. The bill inserts
clarifying language in the list of crimes so that the crimes requiring registration are
accurately described. It also clarifies the length of time an offender has to register, the
duty to register and corrects a typographical error conceming a code reference. More
substantive changes include an amendment to Idaho Code  18-8307 clarifying language
concerning the applicability of the law to those registered under the prior act. Finally,
amendrnents to Idaho Code  18-8318 are included to lessen financial impact on counties
who may be called upon to pay for evaluations of indigent sex offenders.

                            FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact on the state general fund.









        CONTACT: William A. von Tagen, Deputy Attorney General Division Chief,  
         Intergovernmental and Fiscal Law Division 334-4140
        
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE           S 1077