Report Title:

Sex Offenders; Registration

 

Description:

Clarifies the methods of public access to a sex offender's public information.

 


THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

155

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to sex offenders.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 846E-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

     "(d)  Public access authorized by this section shall be [accomplished by the following methods:

     (1)  Public access to the public information for each covered offender subject to subsection (c), paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be] provided by both public internet access and on-site public access [or;

     (2)  Public access to the public information for each covered offender subject to subsection (c), paragraph (5) shall be provided by on-site public access];

provided that on-site public access shall be provided for each covered offender at the Hawaii criminal justice data center and at one or more designated police stations in each county, to be designated by the attorney general, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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