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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR HJC
DATE TYPED 03/14/05 HB 165/HJCS
SHORT TITLE Sex Offender Registration Requirements
SB
ANALYST McSherry
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
Indeterminate Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
House Bill 165 conflicts with Senate Bill 55.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Attorney General’s Office (AGO)
Corrections Department (CD)
Department of Indian Affairs (DIA)
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Department of Health (DH)
New Mexico Sentencing Commission
Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)
Public Defender (PD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Substitute Bill
Committee Substitute for House Bill 165 proposes to amend the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act to expand the definition of sex offenders required to register pursuant to the Act,
to change some requirements for registration and notification of sex offenders, to increase the
offenses recognized by the act and to take preemptive actions over local government sex of-
fender requirements.
The bill indicates that a conviction for a sex offense includes those offenders given a deferred
sentence, but not those given a condition discharge.
The bill expands the definition of a sex offender (with a corresponding duty to register) to in-
clude a individuals under 18 years old and to include individuals without an established resi-
dence in New Mexico, but who live in a shelter, halfway house or transitional living facility or