SB 1338 - Under current law, certain sexual offenders who are required to register as a sexual offender are not eligible to petition the court to have his or her name removed from the sexual offender registry.

This act provides that the following people are not eligible to file a petition for removal from the sexual offender registry:

• Any tier III offender;

• Any person who is currently a resident of this state who has been convicted of a sexual offense in another state which would require him or her to register in this state or any person who has registered as a sexual offender on the federal sexual offender registry or other state sexual offender registry; or

• Any person who was required to register for a sexual offense against a minor or against an incapacitated person.

Additionally, this act changes offenses which are currently tier I and II sexual offenses to tier III offenses as provided in the act.

This act is identical to HB 1765 (2024), SB 656 (2023), and to provisions in HS/HCS/HBs 1108 & 1181 (2023).

MARY GRACE PRINGLE

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5177S.01): 589.401, 589.414

Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 1338
Sponsor: Fitzwater
Hearing Date: 3/25/2024


COMMITTEE: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

CHAIRMAN: Luetkemeyer

DATE REFERRED: 1/25/2024 DATE HEARING REQUESTED:



STAFF:
Cindy Kadlec
Katie O'Brien
Mary Grace Pringle
Harli Rhodes


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:



WITNESSES AGAINST:
Erik Diehl
Vicky Henry - Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration and Women Against Registry