ND: Senate passes bill studying length of time on sex offender registry
People who are considered “low-risk” sex offenders are required to be registered for at least 15 years. A House bill looks to see if that’s too long.
Originally, House Bill 1231 called for the minimum to be at seven years before you could petition for removal. Senators amended the bill to make it a study to figure out if any lowering is appropriate.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee say there was too much debate to be confident in enacting immediate change.
“We have some issues to look at. That’s why we proposed this as a shall study [bill]. It’s that important of an issue,” said Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinberg.
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You know many say the registry is outdated. After hearing that, what kind of Dinosaur is the registry.
The dinosaur that is the registry was named by me. It is called the Regisaurus because the registry has become a dinosaur. The same ole thing is not working. The registry needs to die, just like the dinos did.
It’s not outdated and greatly needed. But I do think if its a 1-time event and if it wasn’t by force than a person should be placed on it for 1 year and removed after probation is finished.
@ Mr D:
What specifically has the registry ever accomplished in the past 30 years? It never has and cannot prevent sex crime. It has never contributed anything meaningful to a criminal investigation, outside of registry violations. And it has cost millions (if not billions) over the past 30 years or so.
Why, exactly, is the registry “greatly needed”?
Awareness to the neighborhood that a known pedophile is in the neighborhood so be careful if you spot them.
I feel if this is a person first time he should be on the list for 1 year, 2nd offense 15 years and 3rd or more lifetime. Also, if later if more victims come forward then the length of time on the registry will extend that time. It should be retroactive as well in all states.
Also, getting off the registry should be automatic, not having to come up with thousands of dollars to pay an attorney. (No disrespect to the lawyers). The law should grant relief at a certain point. When we are sentenced to probation, we get off automatically once the sentence is successfully completed. However, in Florida, the registry is for life, unless a judge approves your removal and that involves hiring an attorney.
I do not want to be 90 years old when I finally get removed, and for sure do not want to die on the registry but many have, and those who died, many are still on the registry, which is insane. If the family cannot afford to get their deceased loved one removed, it is just too bad.