Impact Assessment for HB1004a
Sponsored by Representative Ray
Subtitle TO AMEND THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 TO INCLUDE DISCLOSURE
OF A SEX OFFENDER’S ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Impact Summary 1 Cannot be determined. The proposed bill amends the Sex Offender Registration Act of
1997 to include additional public disclosures of sex offender registrant information, the potential impact of
which cannot be ascertained from available data.
Change from Current Law 2 Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, specifically, various
provisions of Arkansas Code Annotated § 12-12-913, concerning disclosures within the Sex Offender
Registration Act of 1997. The proposed bill amends A.C.A. § 12-12-913(j)(1)(A) and (B). Under the proposed
bill, A.C.A. § 12-12-913(j)(1)(A)(iv) and A.C.A. § 12-12-913(j)(1)(B)(iv) are amended to include the physical
address of the sex offender, including without limitation the street name, house number, apartment or unit
number, county, city, and zip code where the sex offender resides. Current language requires disclosure of the
block number for addresses. [New language is indicated by italics.] A.C.A. § 12-12-913(j)(1)(A) concerns sex
offenders classified as Level 3 or Level 4 offenders by the Community Notification Assessment. A.C.A. § 12-
12-913(j)(1)(B) concerns sex offenders registered who were eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of
the commission of the sex offense that required registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997
and the victim of the sex offense was fourteen (14) years of age or younger and the sex offender is classified as
a Level 2 offender by the Community Notification Assessment.
Impact Information The proposed bill increases the amount of information disclosed to the public about
certain offenders required to submit to the registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997. The is
proposed bill affects all sex offenders assessed as Level 3 or Level 4, and sex offenders assessed as Level 2 with
a victim who was less than fourteen (14) years of age. Data for the Sex Offender Registry is compiled and made
available to the public by the Arkansas Department of Public Safety through the Arkansas Crime Information
Center (ACIC).
ACIC reports that as of January 19, 2023, there are 18,418 sex offenders registered in Arkansas. Of those
registered, 486 are assessed as Level 4, 5,230 are assessed Level 3, and 7,523 are assessed as Level 2. An
additional 4,119 offenders are not yet assessed. The increased public disclosure of personal information may
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1 This impact assessment was prepared 2/3/2023 6:08 AM by the staff of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission pursuant to A. C. A. § 16-90-
802(d)(6) with data supplied by the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the Administrative Office of the Courts. A micro-simulation
model may be used for bills which have the potential for significant impact on correctional resources. The following designations will be
used: “minimal” = less than 10 offenders per year will be affected; “medium” = would require budgetary increases for ADC inmate costs;
and “major” = would require budgetary increases for ADC inmate costs and construction costs for additional beds.
2
Standard punishment ranges: Misdemeanors
Class Y 10-40 years or life Class C 3-10 years; up to $10,000 Class A Up to 1 year; up to $2,500
Class A 6-30 years; up to $15,000 Class D 0-6 years; up to $10,000 Class B Up to 90 days; up to $1,000
Class B 5-20 years; up to $15,000 Unclassified As specified in statute Class C Up to 30 days; up to $500
have a potential impact on the housing opportunities for impacted offender, which could result in longer prison
stays while awaiting an approved parole plan. Since the proposed bill amends the amount of information made
available to the public, the impact on correctional resources cannot be determined.


Statutes affected:
Old version HB1004 Original - 11-17-2022 02:37 PM: 12-12-913(j)
Old version HB1004 V2 - 1-10-2023 10:01 AM: 12-12-913(j)
Old version HB1004 V3 - 1-23-2023 10:05 AM: 12-12-913(j)
Old version HB1004 V4 - 1-23-2023 10:38 AM: 12-12-913(j)
Old version HB1004 V5 - 1-30-2023 09:35 AM: 12-12-913(j)
HB 1004: 12-12-913(j)
Act 37: 12-12-913(j)