AN ACT relating to sex offender registration.
Summary
Amend KRS 17.500 to include various forms of identification in the definition of "registrant information"; amend KRS 17.510 to reduce the amount of time allowed for a registrant to notify probation and parole of a registrant's change of address from five days to three days; require a registrant to report to probation and parole in-person on a semiannual or quarterly basis; requires the Commonwealth to recognize offenses committed by a person in the District of Columbia or on land recognized as belonging to an Indian tribe; amend KRS 17.520 to include any degree of rape, any degree of sodomy, incest under KRS 530.020(b) or (c), sexual abuse in the first degree under KRS 510.110(1)(b)2., or felony attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation to commit any of those offenses as offenses that require lifetime registration; provide that all other registrants are required to register for 25 years; amend KRS 17.546 to provide that a registrant who is a minor may use electronic communications to communicate with or gather information about other minors under certain conditions; amend KRS 17.580 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to display information regarding a registrant's employment and vehicle information on the sex offender registry website on or before January 1, 2027; make technical corrections.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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