This bill amends provisions related to the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.
This bill:
- clarifies that the Department of Corrections is the agency that supervises sex offenders who are placed on probation;
- amends when the Department of Corrections or a county sheriff is required to register an offender on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry;
- requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a risk assessment for every individual convicted of a sex offense that would require the individual to register on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry;
- requires the Department of Corrections, until January 1, 2030, to submit the results of risk assessments for sex offenders to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 63I-2-277, 64-13-21, 77-41-104