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Act 362 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 393 3
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By: Senator D. Wallace 5
By: Representative Gazaway 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO CREATE MAIGHEN'S LAW; TO AMEND THE SEX 9
OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997; AND FOR OTHER 10
PURPOSES. 11
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TO AMEND THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION 15
ACT OF 1997. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18
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SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. This act shall be known and may be cited as 20
"Maighen's Law". 21
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 12 -12-919(a), concerning lifetime 23
registration for certain sex offenders, is amended to read as follows: 24
(a) Lifetime registration is required for a sex offender who: 25
(1) Was found to have committed an aggravated sex offense; 26
(2) Was determined by the court to be or assessed as a Level 4 27
sexually dangerous person; 28
(3) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found 29
guilty of a second or subsequent sex offense under a separate case number, 30
not multiple counts on the same charge; 31
(4) Was convicted of rape by forcible compulsion, § 5 -14-32
103(a)(1), or other substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction; or 33
(5) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found 34
guilty of failing to comply with registration and reporting requirements 35
under § 12-12-904 three (3) or more times ; or 36 SB393
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(6) At the time of the offense was more than twenty -four (24) 1
years of age and the victim of the offense was less than fifteen (15) years 2
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APPROVED: 3/20/25 6
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