General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 654
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2129
*02129*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 654
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2129
*02129*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING LOW-RISK SEX OFFENDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 969 of the general statutes be amended to (1) provide that low-risk sex offenders not be placed on the publicly available sex offender registry, (2) give judges discretion, within certain parameters, for medium and high-risk offenders concerning the amount of time such person is required to maintain such registration, (3) provide that an individualized risk assessment be performed prior to sentencing and that such assessment be made available to the sentencing judge, (4) permit the judge to consider mitigating factors, and (5) allow for a petition process for the review of placement on the registry.
Statement of Purpose:
To enhance public safety through sex offender registry reform.