Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Department to give notice to committed respondent. (HB1198)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Sex offenders; registration requirements; collateral proof of conditions requiring registration; verification of residency and notice to offenders committed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; notice of escape from commitment or escape from jail. Redefines "offense for which registration is required" in Title 9.1 to include an offense under another jurisdiction for which registration is required "regardless of whether adjudication was withheld." The bill also provides that offenses for which a condition of registration is that the offense was committed against a minor, a physically helpless person or a mentally incapacitated person, the additional condition need not be alleged and proven at trial but may be adjudicated in a separate proceeding. The bill also provides that the residency of those offenders under the supervision of the Department of Corrections or Community Supervision pursuant to 37.2-919 (persons committed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services whether on conditional release or in involuntary secure inpatient treatment) shall be verified by the State Police. The bill also provides that the Department shall give notice to a sex offender committed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, prior to his release, of his requirement to register with the State Police as a sex offender; and that the Department shall give notice to the State Police within 12 hours if such an offender escapes from custody. The bill also provides that if a sex offender escapes from a jail, the jailer shall notify the State Police within 12 hours of the escape. View Full Text »
