ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: MAPS DP 6-0-1-0 | 3^rd Read 29-0-1-0 House: MAPS DP 12-0-0-3

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SB 1404: sex offender registration; school notification

Sponsor: Senator Shamp, LD 29

Caucus & COW

Overview

Requires registered sex offenders (Sex Offenders) with legal custody of a child to provide name and enrollment information on the child and expands mandatory community notifications to include level-one Sex Offenders convicted of a dangerous crime against children.

History

Sex Offenders are required to provide, to the Department of Public Safety (DPS), identifying information including: 1) any names they are known by; 2) any required online identifier and the name of any website or internet communication service where the identifier is used; 3) identification information regarding owned motor vehicles; and 4) information identifying their residence. Level-two and level-three registered Sex Offenders are required to have notifications disseminated by a local law enforcement agency to the surrounding neighborhood, schools, community groups and prospective employers with the notification including their picture, address and a summary of their status and criminal background; for level-one offenders, the same may, but need not, be done (A.R.S. 13-3825).

Sex Offenders are not allowed to have sole or joint legal decision-making of a child or unsupervised parenting time with a child unless a court finds that there is no significant risk to the child (A.R.S. § 25-403.05).

Provisions

1. Expands the information required to be sent to the Director of DPS from a person registering as a Sex Offender, to include the name and enrollment information of any child enrolled in school if said offender has legal custody of the child. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires a Sex Offender with legal custody of a child to notify the sheriff within 72 hours of making any enrollment status changes to the child's school enrollment. (Sec. 2)

3. Expands the types of crimes required to have community notifications disseminated to include level-one Sex Offenders convicted of a dangerous crime against children; if said offenders have legal custody of a child, the notification must include the child's school. (Sec. 3)

4. Provides that law enforcement agencies are required to maintain information on level-one Sex Offenders who have not been convicted of a dangerous crime against children; said agencies may disseminate community notifications regarding them. (Sec. 3)

5. Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)

6. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

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