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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
internet sex offender website; offenses
Purpose
Removes the age threshold under which a victim of various sexual offenses, whether completed or preparatory, must fall for a level one offender to be required to register on the internet sex offender website.
Background
The Department
of Public Safety (DPS) must establish and maintain an internet sex offender
website for the purpose of providing sex offender information to the public.
The internet sex offender website must include any offender whose risk
assessment has been determined to be a level two or level three, or any person
assessed to be a level one offender and who has been convicted of the following
offenses: 1) sexual assault; 2) sexual exploitation of a minor if the offender
is at least 21 years old and is sentenced for a dangerous crime against
children;
3) commercial sexual exploitation of a minor; 4) sexual abuse if the victim is
under 12 years old; 5) molestation of a child if the victim is under 12 years
old; 6) sexual conduct with a minor if the victim is under 12 years old; 7)
child prostitution if committed on or before August 9, 2017;
8) child sex trafficking as specified; 9) taking a child for the purpose of
prostitution if the victim is under 12 years old; 10) luring a minor for sexual
exploitation if the victim is under 12 years old; 11) aggravated luring of a
minor for sexual exploitation if the victim is under 12 years old; and
12) continuous sexual abuse of a child if the victim is under 12 years old (A.R.S.
§ 13-3827).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the internet sex offender website, regardless of the victim's age, to include any offender that is sentenced for a dangerous crime against children and who was convicted of or adjudicated guilty except insane for:
a) sexual abuse;
b) molestation of a child;
c) sexual conduct of a minor;
d) taking a child for the purpose of prostitution;
e) luring of a minor for sexual exploitation;
f) aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation; and
g) continuous sexual abuse of a child.
2. Requires the internet sex offender website to include offenders of any child sex trafficking offense committed on or after August 9, 2017, if the offender was sentenced for a dangerous crime against children.
3. Requires offenders of listed sexual offenses to be included on the internet sex offender website, whether the offense was completed or preparatory.
4. States that the reporting requirement applies to a person who is convicted or adjudicated guilty except insane of outlined offenses that were committed before, on or after the general effective date.
5. States that DPS, if the offender was convicted of an outlined offense before the effective date of this act, is not required to include the name and information of an offender on the internet sex offender website until January 1, 2024.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 7, 2023
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