HCS SCS SB 1070 -- SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; APPEAL BONDS

This bill:

(1)  Requires convicted sex offenders to register with the chief
law enforcement officer of the county in which the sex offender
resides within 10 days of his or her conviction, release from
incarceration, or being placed on probation;

(2)  Requires individuals subject to registration requirements
who have not yet registered to do so within 10 days of the bill's
effective date. Current law requires registration within 10 days
of "coming into any county";

(3)  Requires individuals to register who have been convicted of
a sex offense in another state or under federal jurisdiction
since July 1, 1979;

(4)  Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to inform providers
whether an applicant for employment is a registered sex offender;

(5)  Requires the information from the offender registry to be
made available to other entities, as provided by law; and

(6)  Adds statutory rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy,
statutory sodomy, deviate sexual assault, and sexual abuse to the
list of crimes for which an appeal bond can be denied.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:04 am