BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1978: Sex offender dangerousness

Requiring an additional examination of offenders to determine sexual dangerousness.

Summary

Where an offender has been convicted of a sex offense and as part of the end of sentence review process, adds the requirement that the examination of the offender include a prediction of whether the offender has a congenital or acquired condition affecting his or her emotional or volitional capacity that predisposes the offender to commit criminal sexual acts such that the offender is deemed a menace to the health and safety of others.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to examination of offenders to determine sexual dangerousness;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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