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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 11, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 161, SEX OFFENDERS' CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, by Representative R. Greenwood, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 15 :    

             15          .    provides that it is a

{   third degree felony   }        class A misdemeanor       for any sex offender whose offense was


2.    Page 1, Line 19 :    

             19      child's parent or guardian authorizing the offender to accompany the child;
{   or   }


3.    Page 1, Line 22 :    

             22      child's home;
  or

 
               .     the child is the natural child of the sex offender, and the offender is not prohibited by any court order, or probation or parole provision, from contact with the child;      


4.    Page 10, Line 286 :    

             286          (2) A sex offender subject to registration under Section
{   77-27-21.7   }        77-27-21.5       for the commission


5.    Page 10, Lines 287 through 288 :    

             287      of an offense committed against a child younger than 14 years of age is guilty of a
{   third degree

             288      felony   }
  class A misdemeanor       if the sex offender requests, invites, or allows a child to accompany the sex offender,

6.    Page 10, Line 294 :    

             294      the child only at the date and location specified in the authorization;
{   or   }


7.    Page 10, Line 297 :    

             297      residence, but in no other location
  ; or

    (c) the child is the natural child of the sex offender, and the offender is not prohibited by any court order, or probation or parole provision, from contact with the child  
.


8.    Page 10, Lines 299 through 300 :    

             299      under Section
{   77-21-21.7   }        77-27-21.5       for an additional five years subsequent to the required registration

             300      under Section
{   77-21-21.7   }        77-27-21.5       .


    Respectfully,

    DeMar "Bud" Bowman
    Committee Chair

Voting: 9-0-2
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