| SB 1244 | Revises the sexual offender registration law and the statute of limitations where the victim is eighteen or younger |
| Sponsor: | Coleman | |||
| LR Number: | 4512S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4512-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 03/08/04 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 1244 - The act extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses from ten to twenty years after the victim reaches the age of eighteen.
The act adds the crime of promoting child pornography to the list of crimes for which an individual must register as a sexual offender. It also requires individuals convicted of sexual offenses in a foreign country or in a military jurisdiction to register as sexual offenders.
The act is identical to HB 1287 (2004).
Similar provisions are contained in TAT CCS/SS/HCS/HB 1055.
SUSAN HENDERSON