1. Department; county jail; state mental health institute. Upon the conditional release or discharge of a sex offender or sexually violent predator from a state correctional institution, county jail or state mental health institute, the department releasing or discharging entity shall give notice of the information under section 11254, subsection 1 to members of the public the department releasing or discharging entity determines appropriate to ensure public safety.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the notification provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 as follows.

1. It includes county jails and state mental health institutes with the Department of Corrections as required parties to give notice of conditional release or discharge of a sex offender or sexually violent predator to the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification and all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in those areas where the sex offender or sexually violent predator may reside, work or attend college or school if the sex offender or sexually violent predator is being conditionally released or discharged from a county jail or state mental health institute.

2. It also includes county jails and state mental health institutes with the Department of Corrections as entities required to give notice of conditional release or discharge of a sex offender or sexually violent predator from a county jail or state mental health institute to members of the public the county jail or state mental health institute determine appropriate to ensure public safety.