GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 185 2019 Regular Session Hilferty
CRIME: Provides relative to the registration of persons convicted of terrorism offenses
and offenses against peace officers
DIGEST
Present law requires any adult residing in this state who has been convicted for the
perpetration or attempted perpetration of the crime of disarming of a peace officer, the crime
of aggravated assault upon a peace officer, or certain other enumerated crimes, when
committed against a peace officer, to register with the sheriff of the parish of the person's
residence and with the chief of police if the address of the residence is located in an
incorporated area which has a police department.
Present law requires the La. Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to establish
and maintain a central registry to collect and disseminate information regarding those
offenders who are required to register in accordance with present law. Present law further
requires the bureau to provide the information to all law enforcement agencies in this state
who request such information in an effort to assist in the prevention of violence and
protection of peace officers.
Proposed law expands present law to require registration of persons who commit terrorism
offenses which include the crime of terrorism as defined by present law (R.S. 14:128.1), the
crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by present law (R.S. 14:128.2), and any offense
under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal
law, that is equivalent to the present law crime of terrorism or aiding others in terrorism.
Proposed law also expands the application of present law to require registration of any person
convicted for the conspiracy to commit any of the offenses provided in present law and
proposed law.
Proposed law further requires the bureau to establish an alert flag on the criminal history
record information of each person who is required to register pursuant to present law and
proposed law that would be visible and accessible to law enforcement agencies and peace
officers while in the performance of their duties.
Provides an effective date of August 19, 2019, but makes implementation contingent on
available funding.
(Amends R.S. 15:642(2)(c) and (d), 643(A), and 645(A); adds R.S. 15:642(4))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
engrossed bill
1. Add effective date with conditions.
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