0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 441 | 0003| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| RITA G. GETTY | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING THAT A DELINQUENT CHILD | 0013| ADJUDICATED FOR A SEX OFFENSE BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF | 0014| THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT; PROVIDING | 0015| PENALTIES; REQUIRING PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION BE INCLUDED IN | 0016| REGISTRATION INFORMATION; PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO | 0017| INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS; | 0018| REQUIRING RELEASE OF INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE | 0019| PUBLIC; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE SEX | 0020| OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT. | 0021| | 0022| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0023| Section 1. Section 29-11A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0024| Chapter 106, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0025| "29-11A-1. SHORT TITLE.--~[This act]~ |Chapter 29, | - 1 - 0001| Article 11A NMSA 1978| may be cited as the "Sex Offender | 0002| Registration |and Notification| Act"." | 0003| Section 2. Section 29-11A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0004| Chapter 106, Section 2) is amended to read: | 0005| "29-11A-2. FINDINGS--PURPOSE.-- | 0006| A. The legislature finds that: | 0007| (1) sex offenders pose a significant risk of | 0008| recidivism; and | 0009| (2) the efforts of law enforcement agencies | 0010| to protect their communities from sex offenders are impaired | 0011| by the lack of information available concerning convicted sex | 0012| offenders who live within the agencies' ~[jurisdiction]~ | 0013| |jurisdictions|. | 0014| B. The purpose of the Sex Offender Registration | 0015| |and Notification| Act is to assist law enforcement agencies' | 0016| efforts to protect their communities by: | 0017| (1) requiring sex offenders to register with | 0018| the county sheriff of the county in which the sex offender | 0019| resides; and | 0020| (2) requiring the establishment of a central | 0021| registry for sex offenders." | 0022| Section 3. Section 29-11A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0023| Chapter 106, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0024| "29-11A-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Sex Offender | 0025| Registration |and Notification| Act: | - 2 - 0001| A. "sex offender" means: | 0002| (1) a person convicted of a sex offense on or | 0003| after July 1, 1995; ~[or]~ | 0004| (2) a person who changes his residence to New | 0005| Mexico, when that person has been convicted of a sex offense | 0006| in another state on or after July 1, 1995; ~[and]~ | 0007| |(3) a delinquent child adjudicated for a sex | 0008| offense on or after July 1, 1998; or | 0009| (4) a delinquent child who changes his | 0010| residence to New Mexico, when that delinquent child has been | 0011| adjudicated for a sex offense in another state on or after | 0012| July 1, 1998; and| | 0013| B. "sex offense" means: | 0014| (1) criminal sexual penetration in the first, | 0015| second, third or fourth degree, as provided in Section 30-9-11 | 0016| NMSA 1978; | 0017| (2) criminal sexual contact in the fourth | 0018| degree, as provided in Section 30-9-12 NMSA 1978; | 0019| (3) criminal sexual contact of a minor in the | 0020| third or fourth degree, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA | 0021| 1978; | 0022| (4) sexual exploitation of children, as | 0023| provided in Subsection A, B or C of Section 30-6A-3 NMSA 1978; | 0024| or | 0025| (5) sexual exploitation of children by | - 3 - 0001| prostitution, as provided in Section 30-6A-4 NMSA 1978." | 0002| Section 4. Section 29-11A-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0003| Chapter 106, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0004| "29-11A-4. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS--INFORMATION | 0005| REQUIRED--CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.-- | 0006| A. A sex offender residing in this state shall | 0007| register with the county sheriff for the county in which the | 0008| sex offender resides. | 0009| B. A sex offender who is a current resident of New | 0010| Mexico shall register with the county sheriff no later than | 0011| thirty days after being released from the custody of the | 0012| corrections department |or the children, youth and families | 0013| department| or being placed on probation or parole. A sex | 0014| offender who changes his residence to New Mexico shall | 0015| register with the county sheriff no later than forty-five days | 0016| after establishing residence in this state. When a sex | 0017| offender registers with the county sheriff, he shall provide | 0018| the following information: | 0019| (1) his legal name and any other names or | 0020| aliases that ~[the sex offender]~ |he| is using or has used; | 0021| (2) his date of birth; | 0022| |(3) his height, weight, hair color, eye | 0023| color and description of any identifying marks;| | 0024| ~[(3)]~ |(4)| his social security number; | 0025| ~[(4)]~ |(5)| his current address; | - 4 - 0001| ~[(5)]~ |(6)| his place of employment; | 0002| ~[(6)]~ |(7)| the sex offense for which he | 0003| was convicted |or adjudicated delinquent|; and | 0004| ~[(7)]~ |(8)| the date and place of his sex | 0005| offense conviction |or adjudication|. | 0006| C. When a sex offender registers with a county | 0007| sheriff, the sheriff shall obtain: | 0008| (1) a photograph of the sex offender and a | 0009| complete set of the sex offender's fingerprints; and | 0010| (2) a description of any tattoos, scars or | 0011| other distinguishing features on the sex offender's body that | 0012| would assist in identifying the sex offender. | 0013| D. When a sex offender who is registered changes | 0014| his residence within the same county, the sex offender shall | 0015| ~[send]~ |deliver| written notice of his change of address to | 0016| the county sheriff no later than ten days after establishing | 0017| his new residence. | 0018| E. When a sex offender who is registered changes | 0019| his residence to a new county in New Mexico, the sex offender | 0020| shall register with the county sheriff of the new county no | 0021| later than ten days after establishing his new residence. The | 0022| sex offender shall also ~[send]~ |deliver| written notice of | 0023| the change in residence to the county sheriff with whom he | 0024| last registered no later than ten days after establishing his | 0025| new residence. | - 5 - 0001| |F. If the sex offender is a delinquent child, as | 0002| provided in Paragraph (3) or (4) of Subsection A of Section | 0003| 29-11A-3 NMSA 1978, the sex offender's parent, guardian or | 0004| custodian shall be responsible for complying with the | 0005| registration requirements set forth in the Sex Offender | 0006| Registration and Notification Act until the sex offender | 0007| reaches eighteen years of age. When the sex offender reaches | 0008| eighteen years of age, he shall be responsible for complying | 0009| with the registration requirements set forth in the Sex | 0010| Offender Registration and Notification Act.| | 0011| ~[F.]~ |G.| A sex offender |or a sex offender's | 0012| parent, guardian or custodian| who willfully fails to comply | 0013| with the registration requirements set forth in this section | 0014| is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by | 0015| imprisonment for a definite term less than one year or a fine | 0016| of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both. | 0017| ~[G.]~ |H.| A sex offender |or a sex offender's | 0018| parent, guardian or custodian| who provides false information | 0019| when complying with the registration requirements set forth in | 0020| this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished | 0021| by imprisonment for a definite term less than one year or a | 0022| fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both." | 0023| Section 5. Section 29-11A-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0024| Chapter 106, Section 5) is amended to read: | 0025| "29-11A-5. LOCAL REGISTRY--CENTRAL REGISTRY-- | - 6 - 0001| ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY--EXCHANGE OF | 0002| REGISTRATION INFORMATION WITH OTHER STATES--|RELEASE OF | 0003| INFORMATION|--RULES ~[AND REGULATIONS]~.-- | 0004| A. A county sheriff may maintain a local registry | 0005| of sex offenders in his jurisdiction required to register | 0006| pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration | 0007| |and Notification| Act. | 0008| B. The county sheriff shall forward registration | 0009| information obtained from sex offenders to the department of | 0010| public safety. The registration information shall be | 0011| forwarded by the county sheriff no later than ten working days | 0012| after the information is obtained from a sex offender. | 0013| C. The department of public safety shall maintain | 0014| a central registry of sex offenders required to register | 0015| pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration | 0016| |and Notification| Act. The department may enter into | 0017| interstate compact agreements providing for the exchange of | 0018| information regarding sex offenders ~[provided that the other | 0019| state does not permit dissemination of information regarding | 0020| sex offenders to any persons or entities other than law | 0021| enforcement agencies]~. | 0022| |D. The department of public safety shall release | 0023| relevant information that is necessary to protect the public | 0024| concerning a sex offender required to register pursuant to the | 0025| provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification | - 7 - 0001| Act, except that the identity of a victim of an offense that | 0002| requires registration under that act shall not be released.| | 0003| ~[D.]~ |E.| The department of public safety shall | 0004| retain registration information regarding sex offenders | 0005| convicted |or adjudicated delinquent| for the following sex | 0006| offenses for a period of twenty years following the sex | 0007| offender's conviction, |adjudication|, release from prison or | 0008| release from probation or parole, whichever occurs later: | 0009| (1) criminal sexual penetration in the first | 0010| or second degree, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; | 0011| (2) criminal sexual contact of a minor in the | 0012| third degree, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978; or | 0013| (3) sexual exploitation of children, as | 0014| provided in Subsection A, B or C of Section 30-6A-3 NMSA 1978. | 0015| ~[E.]~ |F.| The department of public safety shall | 0016| retain|| registration information regarding sex offenders | 0017| convicted |or adjudicated delinquent| for the following | 0018| offenses for a period of ten years following the sex | 0019| offender's conviction, |adjudication|, release from prison or | 0020| release from probation or parole, whichever occurs later: | 0021| (1) criminal sexual penetration in the third | 0022| or fourth degree, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; | 0023| (2) criminal sexual contact in the fourth | 0024| degree, as provided in Section 30-9-12 NMSA 1978; | 0025| (3) criminal sexual contact of a minor in the | - 8 - 0001| fourth degree, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978; or | 0002| (4) sexual exploitation of children by | 0003| prostitution, as provided in Section 30-6A-4 NMSA 1978. | 0004| ~[F.]~ |G.| The department of public safety shall | 0005| adopt rules ~[and regulations]~ necessary to carry out the | 0006| provisions of the Sex Offender Registration |and Notification| | 0007| Act." | 0008| Section 6. Section 29-11A-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0009| Chapter 106, Section 7) is amended to read: | 0010| "29-11A-7. NOTICE TO SEX OFFENDERS OF DUTY TO | 0011| REGISTER.-- | 0012| A. A court shall provide a sex offender | 0013| adjudicated guilty |or delinquent| in that court with written | 0014| notice of his duty to register pursuant to the provisions of | 0015| the Sex Offender Registration |and Notification| Act. ~[The | 0016| written notice shall be included in judgment and sentence | 0017| forms provided to the sex offender.]~ | 0018| B. The corrections department |or the children, | 0019| youth and families department|, at the time of release of a | 0020| sex offender in the department's custody, shall provide | 0021| written notification to the sex offender |or the sex | 0022| offender's parent, guardian or custodian| of his duty to | 0023| register pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender | 0024| Registration |and Notification| Act. The corrections | 0025| department |or the children, youth and families department| | - 9 - 0001| shall also provide written notification regarding a sex | 0002| offender's release to the sheriff of the county in which the | 0003| sex offender is released. | 0004| C. The department of public safety, at the time it | 0005| is notified by officials from another state that a sex | 0006| offender will be establishing residence in New Mexico, shall | 0007| provide written notification to the sex offender |or the sex | 0008| offender's parent, guardian or custodian| of his duty to | 0009| register pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender | 0010| Registration |and Notification| Act." | 0011| Section 7. Section 29-11A-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0012| Chapter 106, Section 8) is amended to read: | 0013| "29-11A-8. IMMUNITY.--Nothing in the Sex Offender | 0014| Registration |and Notification| Act creates a cause of action | 0015| on behalf of a person against a public employer, public | 0016| employee or public agency responsible for enforcement of the | 0017| provisions of that act, so long as the public employer, public | 0018| employee or public agency complies with the provisions of that | 0019| act." | 0020| Section 8. A new section of the Sex Offender | 0021| Registration and Notification Act is enacted to read: | 0022| "[|NEW MATERIAL|] PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING | 0023| CERTAIN REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.-- | 0024| A. If a sex offender is convicted or adjudicated | 0025| delinquent for one of the following sex offenses, the county | - 10 - 0001| sheriff shall forward registration information obtained from | 0002| the sex offender to the chief municipal law enforcement | 0003| officer, the chief administrator of the public library and the | 0004| superintendent of schools in the municipality in which the sex | 0005| offender resides: | 0006| (1) criminal sexual penetration in the first | 0007| or second degree, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; | 0008| (2) criminal sexual contact of a minor in the | 0009| third or fourth degree, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA | 0010| 1978; | 0011| (3) sexual exploitation of children, as | 0012| provided in Subsection A, B or C of Section 30-6A-3 NMSA 1978; | 0013| or | 0014| (4) sexual exploitation of children by | 0015| prostitution, as provided in Section 30-6A-4 NMSA 1978. | 0016| B. A person who wishes to obtain registration | 0017| information regarding sex offenders described in Subsection A | 0018| of this section may request that information from a county | 0019| sheriff, a chief law enforcement officer of a municipality, a | 0020| chief administrator of a public library or a superintendent of | 0021| schools. All requests for registration information regarding | 0022| sex offenders described in Subsection A of this section shall | 0023| be subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public | 0024| Records Act." | 0025| Section 9. REPEAL.--Section 29-11A-6 NMSA 1978 (being | - 11 - 0001| Laws 1995, Chapter 106, Section 6) is repealed. | 0002| Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0003| provisions of this act is July 1, 1998. |