§11224. Duty of person employed or attending school to register

A person who is required under another jurisdiction to register as a sex offender or sexually violent predator because the person is domiciled in another state or who is convicted of a similar sex offense or sexually violent offense in another jurisdiction shall register as a sex offender within 10 days 48 hours of beginning full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation, for more than 14 consecutive days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year or beginning school on a full-time or part- time basis in this State. The person shall contact the bureau, which shall provide the person with a registration form and direct the person to take the form and a photograph of the person to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall supervise the completion of the form, take the person's fingerprints and immediately forward the form, photograph and fingerprints to the bureau.

SUMMARY

This bill reduces from 10 days to 48 hours the time within which a sex offender or sexually violent predator must register with the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999.