HOUSE BILL NO. 381

2008 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 381<br /> – Violent sexual predator/monitoring

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H0381................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
SEXUAL PREDATORS - Amends existing law relating to probation and parole
supervision to require electronic monitoring of violent sexual predators
placed on probation or parole; and to provide a penalty for unlawful
interference with any electronic monitoring equipment.

01/22    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/23    Rpt prt - to Jud
01/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/06    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
      Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
      Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
      Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
      Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black, Eskridge
    Floor Sponsor - Clark
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/07    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/21    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsors - Richardson & Jorgenson
    Title apvd - to House
02/28    To enrol
02/29    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/03    Pres signed
03/04    To Governor
03/05    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 65
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 381

                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPERVISION; AMENDING SECTION  20-219,  IDAHO
  3        CODE,  TO REQUIRE ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF VIOLENT SEXUAL PREDATORS PLACED
  4        ON PROBATION OR PAROLE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR UNLAWFUL  INTERFERENCE
  5        WITH ANY ELECTRONIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT.

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

  7        SECTION  1.  That  Section  20-219, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:

  9        20-219.  PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPERVISION. (1)  The state board of correc-
 10    tion shall be charged with the duty of supervising all persons convicted of  a
 11    felony  placed on probation or released from the state penitentiary on parole,
 12    and all persons convicted of a felony released on  parole  or  probation  from
 13    other states and residing in the state of Idaho; of making such investigations
 14    as may be necessary; of reporting alleged violations of parole or probation in
 15    specific  cases  to the commission or the courts to aid in determining whether
 16    the parole or probation should be continued or revoked and of preparing a case
 17    history record of the prisoners to assist the  commission  or  the  courts  in
 18    determining if they should be paroled or should be released on probation.
 19        (2)  Any  person placed on probation or parole and who has been designated
 20    as a violent sexual predator pursuant to chapter 83,  title  18,  Idaho  Code,
 21    shall  be  monitored with electronic monitoring technology for the duration of
 22    the person's probation or parole period. Any person  who,  without  authority,
 23    intentionally  alters, tampers with, damages, or destroys any electronic moni-
 24    toring equipment shall be guilty of a felony.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 17595

Violent sexual predators pose a high risk of reoffense or
engaging in predatory sexual conduct.  The purpose of this act is
to increase public safety by providing for the electronic
monitoring of violent sexual predators who are placed on
probation or parole.


                           FISCAL NOTE

None.



Contact
Name: Representative Jim Clark 
Phone: 332-1127
Name: Senator Denton Darrington
Phone: 332-1317


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 381