Improving the administration and efficiency of sex and kidnapping offender registration.
Summary
Specifies the time frames within which persons convicted of sex and kidnapping offenses must register with law enforcement.
Specifies the circumstances under which adults and juveniles may be relieved of the duty to register for a sex or kidnapping offense; and provides factors that the court may consider when a petition has been filed.
Designates the offense of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Failure to Register) where the offender has at least one prior conviction.
Requires a county sheriff, upon the request of a person listed in the Washington State Patrol central registry of sex and kidnapping offenders to investigate whether a person's duty to register has ended, pursuant to statute.
Grants immunity to appointed or elected officials, public employees, and units of local government from civil liability for removing or requesting the removal of a person from the central registry of sex and kidnapping offenders or for the failure to remove such person from the central registry.
Includes offenders convicted of Failure to Register in the group of offenders that must be supervised by the Department of Corrections.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6414), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗