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SEX OFFENDER AMENDMENTS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

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Senate Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack

             6      Cosponsors:
             7      J. Stuart Adams
             8      DeMar Bud Bowman
             9      D. Gregg Buxton
             10      Julie Fisher
             11      Kerry W. Gibson
             12      Kory M. HoldawayGregory H. Hughes
Fred R. Hunsaker
Bradley G. Last
M. Susan Lawrence
Rebecca D. Lockhart
Ronda Rudd Menlove
Joseph G. MurrayMichael E. Noel
Paul Ray
Aaron Tilton
David Ure
Peggy Wallace
Scott L Wyatt              13     
             14      LONG TITLE
             15      General Description:
             16          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act, Utah Criminal Code, and the Code
             17      of Criminal Procedure by amending provisions related to sex offenders.
             18      Highlighted Provisions:
             19          This bill:
             20          .    amends definitions;
             21          .    provides that a driver license or identification card expires on the birth date of the
             22      applicant in the first year following the date that the driver license or identification
             23      card was issued if the person is required to register as a sex offender;
             24          .    provides that an applicant for a driver license or identification card shall indicate on
             25      the application whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender;
             26          .    provides that if a person is currently required to register as a sex offender and the
             27      person has applied for and received a driver license or identification card:
             28              .    the person's driver license or identification card expires on the person's next
             29      birth date beginning on July 1, 2006;
             30              .    the person shall surrender the person's driver license or identification card on or
             31      before the person's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and


             32              .    the person may apply for a driver license or identification card with a one-year
             33      expiration date;
             34          .    provides that if a person is convicted of a registerable sex offense after the person
             35      has applied for a driver license or identification card, the person:
             36              .    shall surrender the person's driver license or identification card on the person's
             37      next birth date following conviction; and
             38              .    may apply for a driver license or identification card with a one-year expiration
             39      date;
             40          .    requires the Driver License Division to keep on its computerized records the
             41      applicant's indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender;
             42          .    provides that it is a class A misdemeanor if a person knowingly fails to comply with
             43      the driver license or identification card indication or license surrender provisions for
             44      registered sex offenders;
             45          .    prohibits the Driver License Division from granting an extension for a license
             46      certificate issued with a one-year expiration date to someone required to register as
             47      a sex offender;
             48          .    prohibits sex offenders from obtaining a reduction of the offender's conviction while
             49      registration requirements exist;
             50          .    provides that a sex offender convicted in any other state or by the United States
             51      government shall register with the Department of Corrections within ten days after
             52      entering the state;
             53          .    provides that a sex offender shall register with the Department of Corrections within
             54      five days of every change of the sex offender's place of habitation or vehicle or
             55      education information;
             56          .    requires an agency in the state that registers certain sex offenders to notify the
             57      offender of the duty to comply with the driver license or identification surrender and
             58      application provisions;
             59          .    requires any person who is required to register in another state or by the United


             60      States to register with the state if the person is in the state for ten days;
             61          .    changes the annual registration period during which certain sex offenders shall
             62      register;
             63          .    extends the registration requirements for certain offenses from ten years to lifetime;
             64          .    amends the penalty for failing to register for certain sex offenders;
             65          .    extends notification requirements to offenders working in all educational
             66      institutions;
             67          .    repeals a provision that prohibits members of the public from publicizing the sex
             68      offender registry information;
             69          .    requires the state to maintain the registry on the Internet and index it by surname
             70      and postal codes; and
             71          .    makes technical changes.
             72      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             73          None
             74      Other Special Clauses:
             75          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
             76      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             77      AMENDS:
             78          53-3-205, as last amended by Chapters 20 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
             79          53-3-214, as last amended by Chapters 2 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
             80          53-3-216, as last amended by Chapters 54 and 85, Laws of Utah 2001
             81          53-3-804, as last amended by Chapters 20 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
             82          53-3-807, as last amended by Chapters 20 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
             83          76-3-402, as last amended by Chapter 7, Laws of Utah 1991
             84          77-18-12, as last amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             85          77-27-21.5, as last amended by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 2002
             86     
             87      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             88          Section 1. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
             89           53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
             90      Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
             91      licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
             92      Fee required -- License agreement.
             93          (1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall
             94      be:
             95          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
             96          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105 .
             97          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
             98      class D license entitle the applicant to:
             99          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             100      D license within six months of the date of the application;
             101          (b) a learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and
             102          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             103          (3) An application and fee for an original class M license entitle the applicant to:
             104          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             105      M license within six months of the date of the application;
             106          (b) a learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and
             107          (c) an original class M license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             108          (4) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
             109      applicant to:
             110          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
             111      months of the date of the application;
             112          (b) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the motorcycle knowledge test is
             113      passed; and
             114          (c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
             115          (5) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the


             116      applicant to:
             117          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             118      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
             119          (b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
             120      and
             121          (c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
             122      applicable tests are passed.
             123          (6) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
             124          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             125      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and
             126          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
             127          (7) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
             128      test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection (5) or (6), each test may be taken
             129      two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section 53-3-105 .
             130          (8) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) [and], (g), and (h), an original
             131      license expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license
             132      certificate was issued.
             133          (b) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) [and], (g), and (h), a renewal or an
             134      extension to a license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following the
             135      expiration date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
             136          (c) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) and (g), a duplicate license expires on
             137      the same date as the last license certificate issued.
             138          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
             139      regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
             140          (e) A license and any endorsement to the license held by a person ordered to active
             141      duty and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of the United States, which expires
             142      during the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the
             143      person has been discharged or has left the service, unless the license is suspended, disqualified,


             144      denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by the division, or the licensee updates the
             145      information or photograph on the license certificate.
             146          (f) An original license or a renewal to an original license obtained using proof under
             147      Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III) expires on the date of the expiration of the applicant's foreign visa,
             148      permit, or other document granting legal presence in the United States or on the date provided
             149      under this Subsection (8), whichever is sooner.
             150          (g) (i) An original license or a renewal or a duplicate to an original license expires on
             151      the next birth date of the applicant or licensee beginning on July 1, 2005 if:
             152          (A) the license was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under
             153      Subsection (9); and
             154          (B) the license certificate or driving privilege card is not clearly distinguished as
             155      required under Subsection 53-3-207 (6).
             156          (ii) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the
             157      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             158      issued or renewed.
             159          (iii) The expiration dates provided under Subsections (8)(g)(i) and (ii) do not apply to
             160      an original license or driving privilege card or to the renewal of an original license or driving
             161      privilege card with an expiration date provided under Subsection (8)(f).
             162          (h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of
             163      the applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
             164      required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             165          (9) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
             166      Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall have a Utah residence
             167      address and each applicant shall:
             168          (i) provide the applicant's:
             169          (A) full legal name;
             170          (B) birth date;
             171          (C) gender;


             172          (D) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
             173      established by the United States Census Bureau;
             174          (E) (I) Social Security number;
             175          (II) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
             176      a person who does not qualify for a Social Security number; or
             177          (III) (Aa) proof that the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United States;
             178          (Bb) proof that the applicant does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             179          (Cc) proof of legal presence in the United States, as authorized under federal law; and
             180          (F) Utah residence address as documented by a form acceptable under rules made by
             181      the division under Section 53-3-104 ;
             182          (ii) provide a description of the applicant;
             183          (iii) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             184      and, if so, when and by what state or country;
             185          (iv) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             186      disqualified, or denied in the last six years, or whether the applicant has ever had any license
             187      application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
             188      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             189          (v) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             190      Chapter 28, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (16);
             191          (vi) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
             192      77-27-21.5 ;
             193          [(vi)] (vii) provide all other information the division requires; and
             194          [(vii)] (viii) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as
             195      defined in Section 46-4-102 .
             196          (b) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             197          (i) (A) Social Security number;
             198          [(ii)] (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
             199          [(iii)] (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III)


             200      applies[.]; and
             201          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             202      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             203          (c) An applicant may not be denied a license for refusing to provide race information
             204      required under Subsection (9)(a)(i)(D).
             205          (10) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and
             206      birthplace by at least one of the following means:
             207          (a) current license certificate;
             208          (b) birth certificate;
             209          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             210          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             211      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             212          (11) When an applicant receives a license in another class, all previous license
             213      certificates shall be surrendered and canceled. However, a disqualified commercial license may
             214      not be canceled unless it expires before the new license certificate is issued.
             215          (12) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another
             216      state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record from the
             217      other state.
             218          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             219      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             220          (13) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
             221      disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by the
             222      additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .
             223          (14) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
             224      the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             225      under Section 53-3-105 .
             226          (15) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
             227      person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or Title


             228      41, Motor Vehicles.
             229          (16) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection (9)(a)(v) shall be authenticated by
             230      the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             231          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             232      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             233      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-2 , the names and addresses of all persons who under
             234      Subsection (9)(a)(v) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             235          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             236          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             237          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             238          (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             239      information provided under Subsection (9)(a)(v), for direct or indirect:
             240          (a) loss;
             241          (b) detriment; or
             242          (c) injury.
             243          (18) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
             244      Subsection (9)(a)(vi) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             245          Section 2. Section 53-3-214 is amended to read:
             246           53-3-214. Renewal -- Fees required -- Extension without examination.
             247          (1) (a) The holder of a valid license may renew his license and any endorsement to the
             248      license by applying:
             249          (i) at any time within six months before the license expires; or
             250          (ii) more than six months prior to the expiration date if the applicant furnishes proof
             251      that he will be absent from the state during the six-month period prior to the expiration of the
             252      license.
             253          (b) The application for a renewal of, extension of, or any endorsement to a license shall
             254      be accompanied by a fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             255          (2) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2)(b) and (3), upon application for


             256      renewal of a license, provisional license, and any endorsement to a license, the division shall
             257      reexamine each applicant as if for an original license and endorsement to the license, if
             258      applicable.
             259          (b) The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the
             260      applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.
             261          (3) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (3)(b), the division shall extend a license,
             262      any endorsement to the license, a provisional license, and any endorsement to a provisional
             263      license for five years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the five years
             264      immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:
             265          (i) no suspensions;
             266          (ii) no revocations;
             267          (iii) no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528 ; and
             268          (iv) no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.
             269          (b) (i) After the expiration of a license, a new license certificate and any endorsement
             270      to a license certificate may not be issued until the person has again passed the tests under
             271      Section 53-3-206 and paid the required fee.
             272          (ii) A person 65 years of age or older shall take and pass the eye examination specified
             273      in Section 53-3-206 .
             274          (iii) An extension may not be granted to any person:
             275          (A) who is identified by the division as having a medical impairment that may
             276      represent a hazard to public safety;
             277          (B) holding a CDL issued under Part 4 [of this chapter; or], Uniform Commercial
             278      Driver License Act;
             279          (C) whose original license was obtained using proof under Subsection
             280      53-3-205 (9)(a)(i)(E)(III)[.]; or
             281          (D) whose original license was issued with an expiration date under Subsection
             282      53-3-205 (8)(h).
             283          (c) The division shall allow extensions:


             284          (i) by mail at the appropriate extension fee rate under Section 53-3-105 ;
             285          (ii) only if the applicant qualifies under this section; and
             286          (iii) for only one extension.
             287          Section 3. Section 53-3-216 is amended to read:
             288           53-3-216. Change of address -- Duty of licensee to notify division within ten days
             289      -- Change of name -- Proof necessary -- Method of giving notice by division.
             290          (1) If a person, after applying for or receiving a license, moves from the address named
             291      in the application or in the license certificate issued to him, the person shall within ten days of
             292      moving, notify the division in a manner specified by the division of his new address and the
             293      number of any license certificate held by him.
             294          (2) If a person requests to change the surname on the applicant's license, the division
             295      shall issue a substitute license with the new name upon receiving an application and fee for a
             296      duplicate license and any of the following proofs of the applicant's full legal name:
             297          (a) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage certificate;
             298          (b) a certified copy of a court order under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name,
             299      showing the name change;
             300          (c) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency;
             301          (d) a certified copy of a divorce decree or annulment granted the applicant that
             302      specifies the name change requested; or
             303          (e) a certified copy of a divorce decree that does not specify the name change requested
             304      together with:
             305          (i) an original or certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate;
             306          (ii) the applicant's marriage license;
             307          (iii) a driver license record showing use of a maiden name; or
             308          (iv) other documentation the division finds acceptable.
             309          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received
             310      a license certificate and is currently required to register as a sex offender under Section
             311      77-27-21.5 :


             312          (i) the person's original license or renewal to an original license expires on the next
             313      birth date of the licensee beginning on July 1, 2006;
             314          (ii) the person shall surrender the person's license to the division on or before the
             315      licensee's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and
             316          (iii) the person may apply for a license certificate with an expiration date identified in
             317      Subsection 53-3-205 (8)(h) by:
             318          (A) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-205 ;
             319      and
             320          (B) paying the fee for a license required under Section 53-3-105 .
             321          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received a
             322      license certificate and is subsequently convicted of any offense listed in Subsection
             323      77-27-21.5 (1)(e), the person shall surrender the license certificate to the division on the
             324      person's next birth date following the conviction and may apply for a license certificate with an
             325      expiration date identified in Subsection 53-3-205 (8)(h) by:
             326          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-205 ;
             327      and
             328          (ii) paying the fee for a license required under Section 53-3-105 .
             329          (c) A person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b)
             330      because the person is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Division of
             331      Juvenile Justice Services, confined in a correctional facility not operated by or under contract
             332      with the Department of Corrections, or committed to a state mental facility, shall comply with
             333      the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (b) within ten days of being released from confinement.
             334          [(3)] (4) (a) If the division is authorized or required to give any notice under this
             335      chapter or other law regulating the operation of vehicles, the notice shall, unless otherwise
             336      prescribed, be given by:
             337          (i) personal delivery to the person to be notified; or
             338          (ii) deposit in the United States mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at
             339      his address as shown by the records of the division.


             340          (b) The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four days after the
             341      deposit of the notice.
             342          (c) Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of any
             343      officer or employee of the division or affidavit of any person older than 18 years of age,
             344      naming the person to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of
             345      giving the notice.
             346          [(4)] (5) The division may use state mailing or United States Postal Service
             347      information to:
             348          (a) verify an address on an application or on records of the division; and
             349          (b) correct mailing addresses in the division's records.
             350          [(5)] (6) (a) A violation of the provisions of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
             351          (b) A person who knowingly fails to surrender a license certificate under Subsection
             352      (3) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             353          Section 4. Section 53-3-804 is amended to read:
             354           53-3-804. Application for identification card -- Required information -- Release
             355      of anatomical gift information.
             356          (1) To apply for an identification card, the applicant shall:
             357          (a) be a Utah resident;
             358          (b) have a Utah residence address; and
             359          (c) appear in person at any license examining station.
             360          (2) The applicant shall provide the following information to the division:
             361          (a) true and full legal name and Utah residence address;
             362          (b) date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate, or
             363      other satisfactory evidence of birth, which shall be attached to the application;
             364          (c) Social Security number;
             365          (d) place of birth;
             366          (e) height and weight;
             367          (f) color of eyes and hair;


             368          (g) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
             369      established by the United States Census Bureau;
             370          (h) signature;
             371          (i) photograph; [and]
             372          (j) an indication whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
             373      26, Chapter 28, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act[.]; and
             374          (k) an indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             375      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             376          (3) The requirements of Section 53-3-234 apply to this section for each person, age 16
             377      and older, applying for an identification card. Refusal to consent to the release of information
             378      shall result in the denial of the identification card.
             379          (4) An applicant may not be denied an identification card for refusing to provide race
             380      information required under Subsection (2)(g).
             381          (5) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under Subsection
             382      (2)(k) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             383          Section 5. Section 53-3-807 is amended to read:
             384           53-3-807. Expiration -- Address and name change -- Extension for disabled.
             385          (1) The identification card expires on the birth date of the applicant in the tenth year
             386      following the issuance of the identification card, except as provided under Subsection [(6)] (7).
             387          (2) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
             388      moves from the address shown on the application or on the card, the person shall within ten
             389      days notify the division in a manner specified by the division of his new address.
             390          (3) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
             391      changes [his] the person's name under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name, [he] the person:
             392          (a) shall surrender the card to the division; and
             393          (b) may apply for a new card in [his] the person's new name by:
             394          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             395      and


             396          (ii) paying the fee required under Section 53-3-105 .
             397          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), if a person has applied for and received
             398      an identification card and is currently required to register as a sex offender under Section
             399      77-27-21.5 :
             400          (i) the person's identification card expires on the next birth date of the cardholder
             401      beginning on July 1, 2006;
             402          (ii) the person shall surrender the person's identification card to the division on or
             403      before the cardholder's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and
             404          (iii) the person may apply for an identification card with an expiration date identified in
             405      Subsection (8)(b) by:
             406          (A) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             407      and
             408          (B) paying the fee for an identification card required under Section 53-3-105 .
             409          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), if a person has applied for and received an
             410      identification card and is subsequently convicted of any offense listed in Subsection
             411      77-27-21.5 (1)(e), the person shall surrender the card to the division on the person's next birth
             412      date following the conviction and may apply for a new card with an expiration date identified
             413      in Subsection (8)(b) by:
             414          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             415      and
             416          (ii) paying the fee required under Section 53-3-105 .
             417          (c) A person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection (4)(a) or (4)(b)
             418      because the person is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or Division of Juvenile
             419      Justice Services, confined in a correctional facility not operated by or under contract with the
             420      Department of Corrections, or committed to a state mental facility, shall comply with the
             421      provisions of Subsection (4)(a) or (b) within ten days of being released from confinement.
             422          [(4)] (5) A person older than 21 years of age with a disability, as defined under the
             423      Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-336, may extend the expiration date on


             424      an identification card for ten years if the person with a disability or an agent of the person with
             425      a disability:
             426          (a) requests that the division send the application form to obtain the extension or
             427      requests an application form in person at the division's offices;
             428          (b) completes the application;
             429          (c) certifies that the extension is for a person 21 years of age or older with a disability;
             430      and
             431          (d) returns the application to the division together with the identification card fee
             432      required under Section 53-3-105 .
             433          [(5)] (6) (a) An identification card may only be extended once.
             434          (b) After an extension an application for an identification card must be applied for in
             435      person at the division's offices.
             436          [(6)] (7) An identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older does not
             437      expire, but continues in effect until the death of that person.
             438          [(7)] (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section[,]:
             439          (a) an identification card that was obtained without using a Social Security number as
             440      required under Subsection 53-3-804 (2) expires on July 1, 2005[.]; and
             441          (b) an identification card expires on the birth date of the applicant in the first year
             442      following the year that the identification card was issued if the applicant is required to register
             443      as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             444          (9) A person who knowingly fails to surrender an identification card under Subsection
             445      (4) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             446          Section 6. Section 76-3-402 is amended to read:
             447           76-3-402. Conviction of lower degree of offense.
             448          (1) If the court, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the offense of which
             449      the defendant was found guilty and to the history and character of the defendant, concludes it
             450      would be unduly harsh to record the conviction as being for that degree of offense established
             451      by statute and to sentence the defendant to an alternative normally applicable to that offense,


             452      the court may unless otherwise specifically provided by law enter a judgment of conviction for
             453      the next lower degree of offense and impose sentence accordingly.
             454          (2) If a conviction is for a third degree felony the conviction is considered to be for a
             455      class A misdemeanor if:
             456          (a) the judge designates the sentence to be for a class A misdemeanor and the sentence
             457      imposed is within the limits provided by law for a class A misdemeanor; or
             458          (b) (i) the imposition of the sentence is stayed and the defendant is placed on probation,
             459      whether committed to jail as a condition of probation or not;
             460          (ii) the defendant is subsequently discharged without violating his probation; and
             461          (iii) the judge upon motion and notice to the prosecuting attorney, and a hearing if
             462      requested by either party or the court, finds it is in the interest of justice that the conviction be
             463      considered to be for a class A misdemeanor.
             464          (3) An offense may be reduced only one degree under this section unless the prosecutor
             465      specifically agrees in writing or on the court record that the offense may be reduced two
             466      degrees. In no case may an offense be reduced under this section by more than two degrees.
             467          (4) This section may not be construed to preclude any person from obtaining or being
             468      granted an expungement of his record as provided by law.
             469          (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section:
             470          (a) a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 is not
             471      eligible to obtain a reduction of the conviction that requires the person to register as a sex
             472      offender:
             473          (i) while under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections; or
             474          (ii) until the registration requirements under Section 77-27-21.5 have expired; and
             475          (b) a person required to register as a sex offender for the person's lifetime under
             476      Subsection 77-27-21.5 (9)(c) may not be granted a reduction of the conviction for the offense or
             477      offenses that require the person to register as a sex offender.
             478          Section 7. Section 77-18-12 is amended to read:
             479           77-18-12. Grounds for denial of certificate of eligibility -- Effect of prior


             480      convictions.
             481          (1) The division shall issue a certificate of eligibility to a petitioner seeking to obtain
             482      expungement for a criminal record unless prior to issuing a certificate of eligibility the division
             483      finds, through records of a governmental agency, including national criminal data bases that:
             484          (a) the conviction for which expungement is sought is:
             485          (i) a capital felony;
             486          (ii) a first degree felony;
             487          (iii) a second degree forcible felony;
             488          (iv) automobile homicide;
             489          (v) a felony violation of Section 41-6a-502 ;
             490          (vi) a conviction involving a sexual act against a minor;
             491          (vii) any registerable sex offense as defined in Subsection 77-27-21.5 (1)[(d)](e); or
             492          (viii) an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any offense listed in Subsection
             493      77-27-21.5 (1)[(d)](e);
             494          (b) the petitioner's record includes two or more convictions for any type of offense
             495      which would be classified as a felony under Utah law, not arising out of a single criminal
             496      episode, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the convictions occurred;
             497          (c) the petitioner has previously obtained expungement in any jurisdiction of a crime
             498      which would be classified as a felony in Utah;
             499          (d) the petitioner has previously obtained expungement in any jurisdiction of two or
             500      more convictions which would be classified as misdemeanors in Utah unless the convictions
             501      would be classified as class B or class C misdemeanors in Utah and 15 years have passed since
             502      these misdemeanor convictions;
             503          (e) the petitioner was convicted in any jurisdiction, subsequent to the conviction for
             504      which expungement is sought and within the time periods as provided in Subsection (2), of a
             505      crime which would be classified in Utah as a felony, misdemeanor, or infraction;
             506          (f) the person has a combination of three or more convictions not arising out of a single
             507      criminal episode including any conviction for an offense which would be classified under Utah


             508      law as a class B or class A misdemeanor or as a felony, including any misdemeanor and felony
             509      convictions previously expunged, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the conviction or
             510      expungement occurred; or
             511          (g) a proceeding involving a crime is pending or being instituted in any jurisdiction
             512      against the petitioner.
             513          (2) A conviction may not be included for purposes of Subsection (1)(e), and a
             514      conviction may not be considered for expungement until, after the petitioner's release from
             515      incarceration, parole, or probation, whichever occurs last and all fines ordered by the court
             516      have been satisfied, at least the following period of time has elapsed:
             517          (a) seven years in the case of a felony;
             518          (b) ten years in the case of:
             519          (i) a misdemeanor conviction or the equivalent of a misdemeanor conviction as defined
             520      in Subsection 41-6a-501 (2); or
             521          (ii) a felony violation of Subsection 58-37-8 (2)(g);
             522          (c) five years in the case of a class A misdemeanor;
             523          (d) three years in the case of any other misdemeanor or infraction under Title 76, Utah
             524      Criminal Code; or
             525          (e) 15 years in the case of multiple class B or class C misdemeanors.
             526          (3) A petitioner who would not be eligible to receive a certificate of eligibility under
             527      Subsection (1)(d) or (f) may receive a certificate of eligibility for one additional expungement
             528      if at least 15 years have elapsed since the last of any of the following:
             529          (a) release from incarceration, parole, or probation relating to the most recent
             530      conviction; and
             531          (b) any other conviction which would have prevented issuance of a certificate of
             532      eligibility under Subsection (1)(e).
             533          (4) If, after reasonable research, a disposition for an arrest on the criminal history file is
             534      unobtainable, the division may issue a special certificate giving discretion of eligibility to the
             535      court.


             536          Section 8. Section 77-27-21.5 is amended to read:
             537           77-27-21.5. Sex offender registration -- Information system -- Law enforcement
             538      and courts to report -- Registration -- Penalty -- Effect of expungement.
             539          (1) As used in this section:
             540          (a) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.
             541          (b) "Employed" or "carries on a vocation" includes employment that is full time or part
             542      time [for a period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30
             543      days during any calendar year], whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the
             544      purpose of government or educational benefit.
             545          (c) "Notification" means a person's acquisition of information from the department
             546      about a sex offender, including his place of habitation, physical description, and other
             547      information as provided in Subsections (11) and (12).
             548          (d) "Register" means to comply with the rules of the department made under this
             549      section.
             550          (e) "Sex offender" means any person:
             551          (i) convicted by this state of:
             552          (A) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of Section 76-4-401 , enticing a minor
             553      over the Internet;
             554          (B) Section 76-5-301.1 , kidnapping of a child;
             555          (C) a felony violation of Section 76-5-401 , unlawful sexual activity with a minor;
             556          (D) Section 76-5-401.1 , sexual abuse of a minor;
             557          (E) Section 76-5-401.2 , unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old;
             558          (F) Section 76-5-402 , rape;
             559          (G) Section 76-5-402.1 , rape of a child;
             560          (H) Section 76-5-402.2 , object rape;
             561          (I) Section 76-5-402.3 , object rape of a child;
             562          (J) a felony violation of Section 76-5-403 , forcible sodomy;
             563          (K) Section 76-5-403.1 , sodomy on a child;


             564          (L) Section 76-5-404 , forcible sexual abuse;
             565          (M) Section 76-5-404.1 , sexual abuse of a child or aggravated sexual abuse of a child;
             566          (N) Section 76-5-405 , aggravated sexual assault;
             567          (O) Section 76-5a-3 , sexual exploitation of a minor;
             568          (P) Section 76-7-102 , incest;
             569          (Q) Section 76-9-702.5 , lewdness involving a child;
             570          (R) Section 76-10-1306 , aggravated exploitation of prostitution; or
             571          (S) attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit any felony offense listed in
             572      Subsection (1)(e)(i);
             573          (ii) [convicted by any other state or the United States government of an offense which
             574      if committed in this state would be punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in] who has
             575      been convicted of any crime, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a crime in
             576      another state or by the United States government that is substantially equivalent to the offenses
             577      listed in Subsection (1)(e)(i) and who is:
             578          (A) a Utah resident; or
             579          (B) not a Utah resident, but who is in the state for [a period exceeding 14 consecutive
             580      days, or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days, during any calendar year; or] ten days,
             581      regardless of whether or not the offender intends to permanently reside in this state;
             582          (iii) who is required to register as a sex offender in any other state or United States
             583      territory, is not a Utah resident, but who is in the state for ten days, regardless of whether or not
             584      the offender intends to permanently reside in this state;
             585          (iv) who is a nonresident regularly employed, working, or a student in this state and
             586      was convicted of one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(e)(i), or any substantially
             587      equivalent offense in another state or by the United States government, and as a result of the
             588      conviction, is required to register in the person's state of residence; or
             589          [(iii)] (v) who is found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state, any other state, or
             590      by the United States government of one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(e)(i).
             591          (2) The department, to assist in investigating sex-related crimes and in apprehending


             592      offenders, shall:
             593          (a) develop and operate a system to collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate
             594      information on sex offenders and sex offenses; and
             595          (b) make information collected and developed under this section available to the
             596      public.
             597          (3) Any law enforcement agency shall, in the manner prescribed by the department,
             598      inform the department of:
             599          (a) the receipt of a report or complaint of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(e), within
             600      three working days; and
             601          (b) the arrest of a person suspected of any of the offenses listed in Subsection (1)(e),
             602      within five working days.
             603          (4) Upon convicting a person of any of the offenses listed in Subsection (1)(e), the
             604      convicting court shall within three working days forward a copy of the judgment and sentence
             605      to the department.
             606          (5) A sex offender in the custody of the department shall be registered by agents of the
             607      department upon:
             608          (a) being placed on probation;
             609          (b) commitment to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract to the
             610      department;
             611          (c) release from confinement to parole status, termination or expiration of sentence, or
             612      escape;
             613          (d) entrance to and release from any community-based residential program operated by
             614      or under contract to the department; or
             615          (e) termination of probation or parole.
             616          (6) A sex offender not in the custody of the department and who is confined in a
             617      correctional facility not operated by or under contract to the department shall be registered with
             618      the department by the sheriff of the county in which the offender is confined upon:
             619          (a) commitment to the correctional facility; and


             620          (b) release from confinement.
             621          (7) A sex offender committed to a state mental hospital shall be registered with the
             622      department by the hospital upon admission and upon discharge.
             623          (8) A sex offender convicted by any other state or by the United States government is
             624      required to register under Subsection (1)(e)(ii) and shall register with the department within ten
             625      days [after] of entering the state, regardless of the length of stay.
             626          (9) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (9)(b) [and], (c), and (d), a sex offender shall,
             627      for the duration of the sentence and for ten years after termination of sentence, register annually
             628      during the month of the offender's birth and again within [ten] five days of every change of his
             629      place of habitation, vehicle information, or educational information required to be submitted
             630      under Subsection (11).
             631          (b) Except as provided Subsections (9)(c) and (d), a sex offender who is convicted of
             632      an offense listed in Subsection (1)(e)(i) by another state shall register for the time period
             633      required by the state where the offender was convicted if the state's registration period for the
             634      offense that the offender was convicted of is in excess of the ten years from completion of the
             635      sentence registration period that is required under Subsection (9)(a).
             636          [(b)] (c) (i) A sex offender convicted as an adult of any of the offenses listed in
             637      Subsection (9)[(b)](c)(ii) shall, for the offender's lifetime, register annually during the month of
             638      the offender's birth and again within [ten] five days of every change of the offender's place of
             639      habitation, vehicle information, or educational information required to be submitted under
             640      Subsection (11). This registration requirement is not subject to exemptions and may not be
             641      terminated or altered during the offender's lifetime.
             642          (ii) Offenses referred to in Subsection (9)[(b)](c)(i) are:
             643          (A) any offense listed in Subsection (1)(e) if, at the time of the conviction, the offender
             644      has previously been convicted of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(e);
             645          (B) Section 76-5-402.1 , rape of a child;
             646          (C) Section 76-5-402.3 , object rape of a child;
             647          (D) Section 76-5-403 , forcible sodomy;


             648          (E) Section 76-5-403.1 , sodomy on a child; [and]
             649          (F) Section 76-5-405 , aggravated sexual assault[.];
             650          (G) Section 76-5-301.1 , child kidnapping;
             651          (H) Section 76-5-404.1 , sexual abuse of a child;
             652          (I) Subsection 76-5-404.1 (4), aggravated sexual abuse of a child;
             653          (J) Section 76-5a-3 , sexual exploitation of a minor;
             654          (K) Section 76-7-102 , incest;
             655          (L) Section 76-5-402 , rape; or
             656          (M) Section 76-5-402.2 , object rape.
             657          [(c)] (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (9)(a) [and], (b), and (c), a sex offender who is
             658      confined in a secure facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to register annually.
             659          (e) A sex offender that is required to register annually under this Subsection (9) shall
             660      surrender the sex offender's license certificate or identification card as required under
             661      Subsection 53-3-216 (3) or 53-3-807 (4) and may apply for a license certificate or identification
             662      card as provided under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-804 .
             663          (10) An agency in the state that registers a sex offender on probation, a sex offender
             664      who has been released from confinement to parole status or termination, or a sex offender
             665      whose sentence has expired shall inform the offender of the duty to comply with:
             666          (a) the continuing registration requirements of this section during the period of
             667      registration required in Subsection (9), including:
             668          [(a)] (i) notification to the state agencies in the states where the registrant presently
             669      resides and plans to reside when moving across state lines;
             670          [(b)] (ii) verification of address at least every 60 days pursuant to a parole agreement
             671      for lifetime parolees; and
             672          [(c)] (iii) notification to the out-of-state agency where the offender is living, whether or
             673      not the offender is a resident of that state[.]; and
             674          (b) the driver license certificate or identification card surrender requirement under
             675      Subsection 53-3-216 (3) or 53-3-807 (4) and application provisions under Section 53-3-205 or


             676      53-3-804 .
             677          (11) A sex offender shall provide the department with the following information:
             678          (a) all names or aliases the sex offender is or has been known by;
             679          (b) the sex offender's name and residential address;
             680          (c) a physical description, including the sex offender's age, height, weight, eye and hair
             681      color;
             682          (d) the type of vehicle or vehicles the sex offender drives;
             683          (e) a current photograph of the sex offender; and
             684          (f) each educational institution [of higher education] in Utah at which the sex offender
             685      is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student, and any change of enrollment or
             686      employment status of the sex offender at any educational institution [of higher education].
             687          (12) The department shall:
             688          (a) provide the following additional information when available:
             689          (i) the crimes the sex offender was convicted of; and
             690          (ii) a description of the sex offender's primary and secondary targets; and
             691          (b) ensure that the registration information collected regarding a sex offender's
             692      enrollment or employment at an educational institution [of higher education] is:
             693          (i) (A) promptly made available to any law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction
             694      where the institution is located[; and] if the educational institution is an institution of higher
             695      education; or
             696          (B) promptly made available to the district superintendent of the school district where
             697      the offender is enrolled if the educational institution is an institution of primary education; and
             698          (ii) entered into the appropriate state records or data system.
             699          (13) (a) A sex offender who knowingly fails to register under this section is guilty of:
             700          (i) a third degree felony and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration for not
             701      less than 90 days and also at least one year of probation if:
             702          (A) the sex offender is required to register for a felony conviction of an offense listed
             703      in Subsection (1)(e)(i); or


             704          (B) the sex offender is required to register for the offender's lifetime under Subsection
             705      (9)(c); or
             706          (ii) a class A misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration for
             707      not fewer than 90 days and also at least one year of probation if the sex offender is required to
             708      register for a misdemeanor conviction of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(e)(i).
             709          (b) Neither the court nor the Board of Pardons and Parole may release a person who
             710      violates this section from serving [a] the term [of at least 90 days and of completing probation
             711      of at least one year] required under Subsection (13)(a). This Subsection (13)(b) supersedes any
             712      other provision of the law contrary to this section.
             713          (14) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             714      Management Act, information in Subsections (11) and (12) collected and released under this
             715      section is public information.
             716          (15) (a) If a sex offender is to be temporarily sent outside a secure facility in which he
             717      is confined on any assignment, including, without limitation, firefighting or disaster control,
             718      the official who has custody of the offender shall, within a reasonable time prior to removal
             719      from the secure facility, notify the local law enforcement agencies where the assignment is to
             720      be filled.
             721          (b) This Subsection (15) does not apply to any person temporarily released under guard
             722      from the institution in which he is confined.
             723          (16) Notwithstanding Sections 77-18-9 through 77-18-14 regarding expungement, a
             724      person convicted of any offense listed in Subsection (1)(e) is not relieved from the
             725      responsibility to register as required under this section.
             726          (17) Notwithstanding Section 42-1-1 , a sex offender:
             727          (a) may not change his name:
             728          (i) while under the jurisdiction of the department; and
             729          (ii) until the registration requirements of this statute have expired; or
             730          (b) may not change his name at any time, if registration is under Subsection (9)[(b)](c).
             731          (18) The department may make rules necessary to implement this section, including:


             732          (a) the method for dissemination of the information; and
             733          (b) instructions to the public regarding the use of the information.
             734          (19) Any information regarding the identity or location of a victim shall be redacted by
             735      the department from information provided under Subsections (11) and (12).
             736          (20) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create or impose any duty on any
             737      person to request or obtain information regarding any sex offender from the department.
             738          (21) [If the] The department [chooses to] shall post registry information on the Internet,
             739      and the website shall contain a disclaimer informing the public of the following:
             740          (a) the information contained on the site is obtained from sex offenders and the
             741      department does not guarantee its accuracy;
             742          (b) members of the public are not allowed to [publicize the information or] use [it] the
             743      information to harass or threaten sex offenders or members of their families; and
             744          (c) harassment, stalking, or threats against sex offenders or their families are prohibited
             745      and doing so may violate Utah criminal laws.
             746          (22) The website shall be indexed by both the surname of the offender and by postal
             747      codes.
             748          [(22)] (23) The department shall construct the website so that users, before accessing
             749      registry information, must indicate that they have read the disclaimer, understand it, and agree
             750      to comply with its terms.
             751          [(23)] (24) The department, its personnel, and any individual or entity acting at the
             752      request or upon the direction of the department are immune from civil liability for damages for
             753      good faith compliance with this section and will be presumed to have acted in good faith by
             754      reporting information.
             755          [(24)] (25) The department shall redact information that, if disclosed, could reasonably
             756      identify a victim.
             757          Section 9. Effective date.
             758          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.


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