West Virginia Senate Bill 348 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-26 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

This bill provides that at least 90 days before a sex offender is to be released, a committee that includes a licensed sex offender treatment provider, a law-enforcement official, and a caseworker who handles sex offenders, convenes to determine the risk that a particular sex offender will reoffend. They take into consideration a wide range of factors, including the circumstances of the sex offense which produced the conviction. The panel decides the level a which an offender will be subject to community notification. The extent of the information disclosed and the community to whom disclosure is made must relate to the level of danger posed by the offender, to the offender's pattern of offending behavior, and to the need of community members for information to enhance their individual and collective safety. Low-risk offenders' information is given to law-enforcement officials in the jurisdiction where the offender will reside, as well as to the victims of and any witnesses to the individual's offense. Moderate- to high-level risk offenders' information may also be given, as appropriate, to area schools, daycares, and healthcare centers, and the police may hold a community meeting to explain the risks a particular sex offender poses for the community. A convicted sex offenders may appeal their registration status every two years to a panel of experts that includes law enforcement and treatment providers. The panel has the authority to reassess the convicted sex offender's level of dangerousness and adjust his or her risk level accordingly.

Revising certain Sex Offender Registration Act provisions

Sen. Clark Barnes [R]	Sen. Richard Browning [D]	Del. Frank Deem [R]	Sen. Dan Foster [D]
Sen. Jeffrey Kessler [D]	Sen. Robert Plymale [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-26		To Judiciary
2010-01-26		To Judiciary
2010-01-26		Introduced in Senate
2010-01-26		To Judiciary
2010-01-26		Filed for introduction

HB4175 (Same As) 2010-01-26 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	12	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
15	12	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
62	12	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=348&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill