UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 12/17/1806 REG. SESS.06 RS HB 199/GA
AN ACT relating to public safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
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UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 12/17/1806 REG. SESS.06 RS HB 199/GA
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 17 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(1)(a)As used in this section, "murder" means a violation of KRS 507.020(1)(a) or a statute penalizing intentional murder in another state of the United States, under federal law, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or of a territory under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b)As used in this section, "registrant" means a person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a violation of KRS 507.020(1)(a) or an intentional murder statute of another jurisdiction specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2)The cabinet shall develop and implement a registration system for registrants that includes creating a computerized information file to be accessed through the Law Information Network of Kentucky, and which also includes a public Web site providing the name, address, age, gender, jurisdiction of conviction, and date of the registrant's conviction.
(3)Any person convicted, pleading guilty, or entering an Alford plea in a court in Kentucky who is required to register pursuant to this subsection shall be informed of the duty to register by the court at the time of the conviction and by the official in charge of the place of confinement at the time of release.
(4)(a)Within five (5) working days of release on probation or conditional discharge, or from confinement either by parole or shock probation, the registrant shall register with the local probation and parole office in the county of the registrant's place of residence, have a photograph taken, have a set of fingerprints taken, and provide all other information required by administrative regulation.
(b)The probation and parole office shall forward the photograph, fingerprints, and other required information to the Department of State Police for inclusion in the Law Enforcement Network of Kentucky and posting on the public Web site of the Department of State Police.
(5)A person who was convicted of an offense specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section, other than in a state court in Kentucky, shall register as required by subsection (4) of this section within five (5) working days of entering Kentucky for any reason.
(6)Each time a registrant moves his or her residence to a different location within Kentucky, he or she shall notify the local probation and parole office in the new county of residence and provide the updated residence information within five (5) working days after the change of residence.
(7)If a registrant moves his or her residence outside of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, he or she shall notify the local probation and parole office in the county of most recent residence of his or her new residence address within five (5) working days after the change of residence.
(8)A registrant shall continue to register, comply with the provisions of this section, and remain on the Law Information Network of Kentucky and the Department of State Police's public Web site for a period of ten (10) years.
(9)(a)The Department of State Police shall operate and update the murder registrant Web site in the same manner as the sex offender Web site, and the Web site shall contain a similar warning against using information on the Web site for harassment or other unlawful purposes as required by KRS 17.580.
(b)The Department of State Police shall verify each registrant's address and information annually, or at such lesser interval as may be deemed necessary by the Department of State Police.
(10)The Justice Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations for the proper administration of this section.
(11) Any person who knowingly fails to register, fails to provide notification of change of address or other information required by this section, or provides false, incomplete, or misleading information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense.
(12)The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons convicted of, pleading guilty to, or entering an Alford plea to an offense specified in subsection (1) of this section after the effective date of this Act, and shall not apply to a person whose sentence for murder has expired and who is not subject to parole, probation, or other form of conditional release imposed as a result of the murder.
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