Senate Bill No. 479–Committee on Judiciary

 

March 23, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Provides public with access to information on Internet concerning certain offenders. (BDR 14‑1304)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to offenders; providing the public with access to information on the Internet concerning sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 179B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2  a new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  The department shall, in a manner prescribed by the director,

1-4  establish within the central repository a program to provide the public

1-5  with access to certain information contained in the statewide registry.

1-6  The program must include, without limitation, the use of a secure website

1-7  on the Internet or other electronic means of communication to provide

1-8  the public with access to certain information contained in the statewide

1-9  registry if such information is made available and disclosed in

1-10  accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.

1-11    2.  The program must include the disclosure of the following

1-12  information with respect to each sex offender and offender convicted of a

1-13  crime against a child who is listed in the statewide registry:

1-14    (a) Name, including any aliases;

1-15    (b) Street name of residence;

1-16    (c) Date and place of birth;

1-17    (d) Any vehicles driven;

1-18    (e) Occupation and street name of place of employment;

1-19    (f) Physical characteristics, including race, sex, height, weight, and

1-20  eye and hair color;

1-21    (g) Current photograph;

1-22    (h) Crime for which convicted;

1-23    (i) Date and place of conviction; and

2-1    (j) Physical characteristics of the victims of the offender, including

2-2  the race, sex, height, weight and eye and hair color of the victims.

2-3    3.  In making available and disclosing information to the public

2-4  pursuant to this section, the central repository shall notify the public that

2-5  information obtained through the program may not be used to violate the

2-6  law or the individual rights of another person and that such misuse of

2-7  information obtained through the program may subject the violator to

2-8  criminal prosecution or civil liability for damages.

2-9    Sec. 2.  NRS 179B.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-10    179B.010  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise

2-11  requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179B.020 to [179B.140,]

2-12  179B.130, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

2-13    Sec. 3.  NRS 179B.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-14    179B.080  “Program” means the program established within the central

2-15  repository pursuant to [NRS 179B.250] section 1 of this act to provide the

2-16  public with access to certain information contained in the statewide

2-17  registry.

2-18    Sec. 4.  NRS 179B.100, 179B.140, 179B.250 and 179B.260 are hereby

2-19  repealed.

 

2-20  LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS

 

2-21    179B.100  “Requester” defined.

2-22    179B.140  “Subject of the search” defined.

2-23    179B.250  Establishment of program; use of Internet or other

2-24   electronic means of communication; requester to provide certain

2-25   identifying information for search of registry; disclosure of results of

2-26   search; release of photographic image; fee; log; warning.

2-27    179B.260  Use of fees collected from operation of program.

 

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