CSC WITH MINOR:  INCLUDE PHOTO OF OFFENDER ON SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

House Bill 5195

Sponsor:  Rep. Matt Milosch

Committee:  Criminal Justice

Complete to 11-3-03

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5195 AS INTRODUCED 10-22-03

         The Department of State Police is required under the Sex Offenders Registration Act to maintain a computerized data base of registrations of sex offenders and notices required under the act.  This data base is accessible only by law enforcement officers and officials.  The department also has to maintain a separate computerized data base that is accessible by the general public.  This data base consists of a compilation of individuals registered under the act but excludes some juvenile dispositions; a juvenile found responsible for first- or third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) is excluded, but only until he or she reaches the age of 18.  The compilation has to be indexed numerically by zip code area.  Within each zip code area, the compilation has to include the name and aliases, address, physical description, and birth date of each registered individual in that zip code along with any listed offense he or she had been convicted of.  The compilation must also include the name and campus location of each institution of higher education to which the individual is required to report.

         House Bill 5195 would amend the Sex Offenders Registration Act to require that the compilation also include the photograph of the individual that the act requires to be provided to the department if the individual had been convicted of a first-, second-, or third-degree CSC or assault with intent to commit CSC involving penetration and the victim was less than 16 years of age when the offense was committed.

         MCL 28.728

Analyst:  S. Stutzky

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.