C. For a person convicted of a Class C crime, a period of probation not to exceed 6 years.

4. It allows the court to have the option to impose a sentence of probation of up to 18 years based upon the fact that the defendant was convicted of gross sexual assault after having been previously convicted and sentenced for a Class B crime or Class C crime of unlawful sexual contact.

5. It renames "dangerous sexual offender," defined in Title 17-A, section 1252, subsection 4-B, as "repeat sexual assault offender."

6. It allows courts to have the option to impose a sentence of imprisonment in excess of 20 years, based upon the fact that the defendant was convicted of gross sexual assault after having been previously convicted and sentenced for a Class B crime or Class C crime of unlawful sexual contact.

7. It changes the names of registration categories in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999, also known as the "SORNA," from "sexually violent predators" and "sex offenders" to "lifetime registrants" and "10-year registrants," respectively.

8. It moves Class D or Class E offenses that currently require lifetime registration as "sexually violent predators" under the SORNA of 1999 to 10-year registration for "sex offenders."

9. It makes technical drafting changes to the SORNA of 1999, including:

A. Adding to the list of registerable offenses the former crime of rape, restoring the former crimes of unlawful sexual contact and solicitation of a child by computer to commit a prohibited act and moving from the definition of "sex offense" to "sexually violent offense" the crimes of unlawful sexual contact that involve penetration;

B. Making registration requirements consistent by removing from the crime of "kidnapping" the defense that the actor is a parent, which is consistent with the crime of criminal restraint for purposes of sex offender registration; and