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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON
SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY: Provides relative to sex offender notification requirements
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 15:542.1(D), relative to sex offender registration and notification; to provide2
relative to sex offender notification requirements; to require sex offenders to provide3
notification for certain networking websites; to provide for the contents of such4
notification; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 15:542.1(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง542.1. Notification of sex offenders and child predators8
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D.(1) Any person who is required to register pursuant to the provisions of10
this Chapter and who creates a profile or who uses the functionality of a networking11
website to contact or attempt to contact other networking website users shall include12
in his profile for the networking website an indication that he is a sex offender and13
shall include notice of the crime for which he was convicted, the jurisdiction of14
conviction, a description of his physical characteristics as required by this Section,15
and his residential address. The person shall ensure that this information is displayed16
in his profile for the networking website and that such information is visible to, or17
is able to be viewed by, other users and visitors of the networking website.18
(2) For purposes of this Subsection, "networking website" means an Internet19
website, the purpose of which is social interaction with other networking website20 HLS 12RS-953 ORIGINAL
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users, which contains profile web pages of the members of the website that include1
the names or nicknames of such members, that allow photographs and any other2
personal or personally identifying information to be placed on the profile web pages3
by such members, and which provides links to other profile web pages on the4
networking website of friends or associates of such members that can be accessed5
by other members or visitors to the website. A networking website provides6
members of, or visitors to, such website the ability to leave messages or comments7
on the profile web page that are visible to all or some visitors to the profile web page8
and may also include a form of electronic mail for members of the networking9
website.10
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thompson HB No. 249
Abstract: Requires sex offenders to provide notification on certain networking websites of
their status as sex offenders.
Present law provides that sex offenders and child predators are required to provide certain
notifications to local law enforcement and the community.
Present law provides certain penalties for the failure to comply with sex offender registration
and notification requirements.
Proposed law retains present law and adds notification on a networking website for any sex
offender who creates a profile or who uses the functionality of the networking website to
contact other networking website users to the list of present law notification requirements.
Provides for the contents of proposed law notification.
Proposed law defines "networking website".
(Adds R.S. 15:542.1(D))