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This bill requires all sex offender registration information to be published on the Internet registry. Current law permits the public to obtain all information on the registry concerning sex offenders who are at high risk to re-offend (Tier Three); who have been determined to be at moderate (Tier Two) or low (Tier One) risk to re-offend and whose conduct was found to be characterized by a pattern of repetitive and compulsive behavior; or for whom the court has ordered Tier Three community notification. With certain exceptions, current law also permits the public to access information concerning offenders who are a moderate risk to re-offend (Tier Two) or for whom the court has ordered Tier Two notification. Information about an offender who falls within the exceptions may be made available to the public on the Internet registry if the State establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, that the risk to the general public posed by the offender is substantially similar to that posed by other moderate risk offenders who do not fall under the exceptions. Under the bill, the public is permitted to access information concerning all sex offenders, regardless of their risk of re-offense.

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Christopher Bateman (R)*,  Robert Andrews (D),  Kristin Corrado (R),  Brian Stack (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 02/26/2018)