Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Latest action. Held at the desk.
Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Grant Act, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, or Jetseta Gage Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005 - Title I: Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Grant Program - (Sec. 101) Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for states' sex offender registration programs to be known collectively as the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.
(Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General to carry out a Sex Offender Management Assistance program of grants to offset costs of implementing this title. Requires each grant to be distributed directly to the participating state for distribution to public entities, including local governments and law enforcement agencies. Allows up to 10% of a grant to be used to participate in databases that identify individuals in custody.
Directs a state to submit a grant application assuring that it has substantially implemented this title and has made the failure of a covered individual to register as required a felony.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) study the feasibility of incorporating into the program the activities of any technical assistance or training program established as a result of provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) regarding assistance to victims of sexual assault; and (2) submit to Congress an annual report identifying the extent to which each participating state has implemented this title.
Makes a participating state that has substantially implemented this title within two years eligible for a bonus payment.
(Sec. 104) Requires adults or juveniles who are convicted as adults of sexually violent offenses, certain offenses against minors, or other specified crimes (covered individuals) to provide specified information to designated persons in their domicile, work, or school states for the rest of their lives (with specified exceptions). Requires such an individual, initially and thereafter as specified, to register with and appear before such designated persons to provide identification, home, work, school, and vehicle information and to have a photograph and fingerprints taken. Authorizes the Attorney General to specify the applicability of such requirements to individuals who were convicted of such offenses before enactment of this Act. Requires such individuals to keep registration information current. Sets penalties for violations.
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ORRIN HATCH (R-UT) introduced it on May 19, 2005, and 42 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
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