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Sex Offender Registry Review (language only)

Item 381 #3c

Item 381 #3c

Public Safety and Homeland Security
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security

Language

Page 416, after line 34, insert:

"E. The Secretary shall convene a workgroup to review the effectiveness of Virginia's Sex Offender Registry requirements. The workgroup shall examine and report on: (1) the feasibility of implementing a multi-tiered risk-based classification system; (2) the feasibility and public safety considerations of implementing differentiated registration requirements for juvenile and/or misdemeanor offenders; (3) the feasibility and public safety considerations of implementing an automatic removal process for meeting certain criteria; (4) an evaluation of the requirements to post employer information on the registry; and (5) the feasibility of implementing a multi-disciplinary Sex Offender Management Board that would provide evidence-based input on proposed changes to sex offender laws in the Commonwealth. The workgroup shall identify and compare the requirements for registration imposed by the federal government, by the other 49 states and the Commonwealth, and include this information as context in the report. The workgroup shall report on its work by November 15, 2020."



Explanation

(This amendment requires the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a workgroup to study the Sex Offender Registry process and recommend best practices.)