HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2224 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to sex offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 846E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Sex offender against minors" means:
(1) A person who is
or has been convicted at any time, whether before or after May 9, 2005, of a
"sexual offense" and a "crime against minors", as defined
in this section, and who was at least eighteen years of age at the time one or
more of the sexual offenses was committed; provided that the sexual offense and
the crime against minors pertain to the same victim and the same set of circumstances;
or
(2) A person who is or has been charged at any time, whether before or after May 9, 2005, with a "sexual offense" and a "crime against minors", as defined in this section, and is or has been found unfit to proceed and is or has been released into the community or who is acquitted due to a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect pursuant to chapter 704 and is released into the community, and who was at least eighteen years of age at the time one or more of the sexual offenses with which the person has been charged occurred; provided that the sexual offense and the crime against minors pertain to the same victim and the same set of circumstances."
SECTION 2. Section 846E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "covered offender" to read as follows:
""Covered offender"
means a "sex offender" [or], an "offender against
minors", or a "sex offender against minors", as defined
in this section."
SECTION 3. Section 846E-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§846E-2 Registration requirements.
(a)
A covered offender shall register with the attorney general and comply
with the provisions of this chapter for life or for a shorter period of time as
provided in this chapter. Registration
under this subsection is required whenever the covered offender, whether or not
a resident of this State, remains in this State for more than ten days or for
an aggregate period exceeding thirty days in one calendar year. A covered offender shall be eligible to
petition the court in a civil proceeding for an order that the covered
offender's registration requirements under this chapter be terminated, as
provided in section 846E-10.
(b)
A person who establishes or maintains a residence in this State and who
has not been designated as a covered offender by a court of this State but who
has been designated as a covered offender, sex offender, offender against
minors, repeat covered offender, sexually violent predator, or any other sexual
offender designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a result of [such]
the designation, subjected to registration or community or public
notification, or both, or would be if the person was a resident of that state
or jurisdiction, without regard to whether the person otherwise meets the
criteria for registration as a covered offender, shall register in the manner
provided in this section and shall be subject to community and public
notification as provided in section 846E-3.
A person who meets the criteria of this subsection is subject to the
requirements and penalty provisions of section 846E-9 until the person
successfully petitions the attorney general for termination of registration
requirements by:
(1) Providing an order
issued by the court that designated the person as a covered offender, sex
offender, offender against minors, repeat covered offender, sexually violent
predator, or any other sexual offender designation in the state or jurisdiction
in which the order was issued, which states that [such] the
designation has been removed or demonstrates to the attorney general that [such]
the designation, if not imposed by a court, has been removed by
operation of law or court order in the state or jurisdiction in which the
designation was made, and [such] the person does not meet the
criteria for registration as a covered offender under the laws of this State;
or
(2) Demonstrating that
the out-of-state convictions upon which the sexual offender designation was
established are not covered offenses under section 846E-1, thereby showing that
[such] the person does not meet the criteria for registration as
a covered offender under the laws of this State.
If
the covered offender is not satisfied with the decision of the attorney general
on the request for termination of registration requirements, the covered
offender may appeal the decision pursuant to chapter 91.
(c)
Each provision of this chapter applicable to sex offenders shall also be
applicable to offenders against minors, unless offenders against minors are
specifically excluded. Whenever a
covered offender's public information is made publicly accessible, separate
registries shall be maintained for:
(1) Sex offenders; and
(2) Offenders against minors.
(d) Registration information for each covered offender shall include a signed statement by the covered offender containing:
(1) The name, all prior names, nicknames and pseudonyms, and all aliases used by the covered offender or under which the covered offender has been known and other identifying information, including date of birth and any alias date of birth, social security number and any alias social security number, sex, race, height, weight, and hair and eye color;
(2) The actual address and telephone number of the covered offender's permanent residence or the address of the covered offender's current temporary residence, or if an address is not available, a description of the place or area in which the covered offender resides for at least thirty nonconsecutive days within a sixty-day period, and for each address or place where the covered offender resides, how long the covered offender has resided there;
(3) The actual address or description of the place or area, the actual length of time of the stay, and telephone number where the covered offender is staying for a period of more than ten days, if other than the stated residence;
(4) If known, the future address and telephone number of the place where the covered offender is planning to reside, if other than the stated residence;
(5) Any electronic mail address, any instant message name, any internet designation or moniker, and any internet address used for routing or self-identification;
(6) Any cell phone number and other designations used for routing or self-identification in telephonic communications;
(7) Names and, if
known, actual business addresses of current and known future employers,
including information for any place where the covered offender works as a
volunteer or otherwise works without remuneration, and the starting and ending
dates of any [such] employment;
(8) For covered
offenders who may not have a fixed place of employment, a description of the
places where [such a] the covered offender works, such as
information about normal travel routes or the general area or areas in which
the covered offender works;
(9) Professional licenses held by the covered offender;
(10) Names and actual
addresses of current and known future educational institutions with which the
covered offender is affiliated in any way, whether or not compensated,
including but not limited to affiliation as a faculty member, an employee, or a
student, and the starting and ending dates of any [such] affiliation;
(11) The year, make, model, color, and license or registration or other identifying number of all vehicles, including automobiles, watercrafts, and aircrafts, currently owned or operated by the covered offender and the address or description of the place or places where the covered offender's vehicle or vehicles are habitually parked, docked, or otherwise kept;
(12) Passports and information about the passports, if the covered offender has passports, and documents establishing immigration status and information about these documents, if the covered offender is an alien;
(13) A statement listing all covered offenses for which the covered offender has been convicted or found unfit to proceed or acquitted pursuant to chapter 704;
(14) A statement indicating whether the covered offender has received or is currently receiving treatment ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Hawaii paroling authority;
(15) A statement indicating whether the covered offender is a United States citizen; and
(16) Any additional identifying information about the covered offender.
(e)
The following information shall also be included in the registry for
each covered offender:
(1) A current photograph of the covered offender;
(2) A physical description of the covered offender, including a description of particular identifying characteristics such as scars or tattoos;
(3) Confirmation that the covered offender has provided digitized fingerprints and palm prints of the covered offender;
(4) Judgment of conviction, judgment of acquittal, or judicial determination of unfitness to proceed documenting the criminal offense or offenses for which the covered offender is registered;
(5) The text, or an electronic link to the text, of the provision
of law defining the criminal offense or offenses for which the covered offender
is registered;
(6) The criminal history of the covered offender, or an
electronic link to the criminal history, including the date of all arrests and
convictions, the status of parole, probation, or supervised release,
registration status, and the existence of any outstanding arrest warrants for the
covered offender;
(7) Confirmation that the covered offender has provided a DNA
buccal swab sample as required by chapter 844D;
(8) Digitized copies of a valid driver's license or
identification card issued to the covered offender, or an electronic link to [such]
the records; and
(9) Digitized copies
of passports and
documents establishing immigration status, or an electronic link to [such]
the records.
(f)
Whenever a covered offender provides registration information, during
initial registration as a covered offender or when providing notice of a change
in registration information, the covered offender also shall sign a statement
verifying that all of the registration information is accurate and current.
(g)
In addition to the requirement under subsection (a) to register with the
attorney general and comply with the provisions of this chapter until a court
relieves the covered offender of the registration requirements of this chapter,
each covered offender shall also register in person with the chief of police
where the covered offender resides or is present. Registration under this
subsection is for the purpose of providing the covered offender's photograph,
fingerprints, and registration information.
Registration under this subsection is required whenever the covered
offender, whether or not a resident of this State, remains in this State for
more than ten days or for an aggregate period exceeding thirty days in one
calendar year. Covered offenders
required to register in person with the chief of police under this subsection
shall register no later than three working days after the earliest of:
(1) Arrival in this State;
(2) Release from incarceration;
(3) Release from commitment;
(4) Release on furlough;
(5) Conviction for a covered offense, unless incarcerated;
(6) Release on probation;
(7) Placement on parole; or
(8) Arrival in a county in which the covered offender resides or expects to be present for a period exceeding ten days.
In
addition to any other requirement to register under this subsection or
subsection (a), each covered offender shall report in person every five years
until June 30, 2009, and beginning on July 1, 2009, every year, within the
thirty-day period following the offender's date of birth, to the chief of
police where the covered offender resides, or to [such other] another
department or agency that may be designated by the attorney general in rules
adopted pursuant to chapter 91 for purposes of the administration of this
subsection, and shall review the existing information in the registry that is
within the offender's knowledge, correct any information that has changed or is
inaccurate, provide any new information that may be required, and allow the
police and [such] other department or agency designated by the attorney
general to take a current photograph of the offender.
(h) The registration provisions of this section
shall apply to all covered offenders without regard to:
(1) The date of the covered offender's conviction;
(2) The date of finding, pursuant to chapter 704, of the covered offender's unfitness to proceed; or
(3) The date of the covered offender's acquittal due to mental disease, disorder, or defect, pursuant to chapter 704.
(i) It shall be unlawful for any sex offender against minors, for whom registration under this section is required, to reside, permanently or temporarily, within one thousand feet of any public or private school."
SECTION 4. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Sex Offender Against Minors; Registration Requirement; Residence Restriction
Description:
Establishes a definition for "sex offender against minors". Amends the definition of "covered offender" to include a sex offender against minors. Prohibits a sex offender against minors, for whom registration with the attorney general is required, from residing, permanently or temporarily, within one thousand feet of any public or private school.
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