S.B. 959: COMMITTEE SUMMARY SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION
Senate Bill 959 (as introduced 4-17-96) Sponsor: Senator Michael J. Bouchard
Committee: Families, Mental Health and Human Services Date Completed: 4-25-96
The bill would amend the Sex Offenders Registration Act to require the Department of State Police annually to publish a compilation of registered sex offenders, which would be available for public inspection; require the Department to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency or sheriff’s department if an individual notified the Department of an address change or if the Department received a registration or notification under the Act; and require an individual registered under the Act before the effective date of the bill to provide the Department of State Police with his or her date of birth, if the Department requested it.
Under the bill, the Department annually would have to prepare and publish a compilation of registered sex offenders that was indexed numerically by zip code area. Within each zip code area, the compilation could contain only the physical description and birth date of each registered offender who resided in that zip code area and any listed offense of which the individual had been convicted. The Department would have to provide a copy of the compilation to each local law enforcement agency and sheriff’s department. The Department also would have to provide each local law enforcement agency and sheriff’s department with a monthly update, in the same format as the compilation, of new individuals registered or deleted from registration or who had changed address to a new zip code area. The compilation and updates would have to be available for public inspection at a local law enforcement agency or sheriff’s department during regular business hours.
Currently, the Act specifies that if an individual registers at a Michigan State Police post, the Department must forward a copy of the registration within seven days to the local law enforcement agency in the municipality in which the individual’s address is located or to the sheriff’s department if the municipality does not have a local law enforcement agency. The bill specifies that if an individual registered or provided notice of an address change at a Michigan State Police post or if the Department received a registration or notification under the Act, the Department would have to forward a copy of the registration or notification with seven days to the local law enforcement agency or to the sheriff’s department.
MCL 28.726 et al. Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the State. The bill would require the Department of State Police annually to publish a compilation of individuals registered under the Act and provide a copy to each of the several hundred law enforcement agencies in the State. According to the Department, this would require the State Police to hire additional FTEs and incur printing and other costs at an amount that cannot be determined at this time.
Fiscal Analyst: B. Baker
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.