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SEX OFFENDER DEFINITION AMENDMENTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul Ray

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Senate Sponsor: D. Chris Buttars

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding the definition of a sex
             10      offender.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    adds lewdness and sexual battery as offenses for which a convicted person must
             14      register as a sex offender, if the person is convicted of either offense four or more
             15      times;
             16          .    provides that if a person is convicted a total of four times of the offenses lewdness
             17      and sexual battery, the person must register as a sex offender;
             18          .    increases the penalty for lewdness from a class B misdemeanor to a class A
             19      misdemeanor if the offender has been convicted two times before of lewdness or
             20      lewdness involving a child;
             21          .    increases the penalty for lewdness from a class A misdemeanor to a third degree
             22      felony if the offender has been convicted three times before of lewdness or
             23      lewdness involving a child; and
             24          .    increases the penalty for lewdness involving a child if the offender has been
             25      convicted once before of lewdness involving a child.
             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None
             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          None


             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          76-9-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 350
             33          76-9-702.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 350
             34          77-27-21.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 133, 342, 355, and 382
             35     
             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 76-9-702 is amended to read:
             38           76-9-702. Lewdness -- Sexual battery -- Public urination.
             39          (1) A person is guilty of lewdness if the person under circumstances not amounting to
             40      rape, object rape, forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, or an
             41      attempt to commit any of these offenses, performs any of the following acts in a public place
             42      or under circumstances which the person should know will likely cause affront or alarm to, on,
             43      or in the presence of another who is 14 years of age or older:
             44          (a) an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy;
             45          (b) exposes his or her genitals, the female breast below the top of the areola, the
             46      buttocks, the anus, or the pubic area;
             47          (c) masturbates; or
             48          (d) any other act of lewdness.
             49          [(2) (a) Lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.]
             50          [(b) Lewdness is a class A misdemeanor if the person is a sex offender as defined in
             51      Section 77-27-21.7 .]
             52          (2) (a) Except under Subsection (2)(b), a person convicted of a violation of Subsection
             53      (1):
             54          (i) the first or second time is guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and
             55          (ii) the third time is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             56          (b) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (1) is guilty of a third degree
             57      felony if at the time of the violation:


             58          (i) the person is a sex offender as defined in Section 77-27-21.7 ;
             59          (ii) the person has been previously convicted three or more times of violating
             60      Subsection (1); or
             61          (iii) the person has previously been convicted of a violation of Subsection (1) and has
             62      also previously been convicted of a violation of Section 76-9-702.5 .
             63          (3) A person is guilty of sexual battery if the person under circumstances not
             64      amounting to rape, rape of a child, object rape, object rape of a child, forcible sodomy,
             65      sodomy upon a child, forcible sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a child, aggravated sexual abuse
             66      of a child, aggravated sexual assault, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses
             67      intentionally touches, whether or not through clothing, the anus, buttocks, or any part of the
             68      genitals of another person, or the breast of a female, and the actor's conduct is under
             69      circumstances the actor knows or should know will likely cause affront or alarm to the person
             70      touched.
             71          (4) Sexual battery is a class A misdemeanor.
             72          (5) A person is guilty of public urination if the person urinates or defecates:
             73          (a) in a public place, other than a public rest room; and
             74          (b) under circumstances which the person should know will likely cause affront or
             75      alarm to another.
             76          (6) Public urination is a class C misdemeanor.
             77          (7) A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any location where the
             78      woman otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute a lewd [or
             79      grossly lewd] act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or incidental to
             80      feeding.
             81          Section 2. Section 76-9-702.5 is amended to read:
             82           76-9-702.5. Lewdness involving a child.
             83          (1) A person is guilty of lewdness involving a child if the person under circumstances
             84      not amounting to rape of a child, object rape of a child, sodomy upon a child, sexual abuse of
             85      a child, aggravated sexual abuse of a child, or an attempt to commit any of those offenses,


             86      intentionally or knowingly does any of the following to, or in the presence of a child who is
             87      under 14 years of age:
             88          (a) performs an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy;
             89          (b) exposes his or her genitals, the female breast below the top of the areola, the
             90      buttocks, the anus, or the pubic area:
             91          (i) in a public place; or
             92          (ii) in a private place:
             93          (A) under circumstances the person should know will likely cause affront or alarm; or
             94          (B) with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the actor or the child;
             95          (c) masturbates;
             96          (d) under circumstances not amounting to sexual exploitation of a child under Section
             97      76-5a-3 , causes a child under the age of 14 years to expose his or her genitals, anus, or breast,
             98      if female, to the actor, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the actor or the
             99      child; or
             100          (e) performs any other act of lewdness.
             101          (2) (a) Lewdness involving a child is a class A misdemeanor, except under Subsection
             102      (2)(b).
             103          (b) Lewdness involving a child is a third degree felony if at the time of the violation:
             104          (i) the person is a sex offender as defined in Section 77-27-21.7 [.]; or
             105          (ii) the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section.
             106          Section 3. Section 77-27-21.5 is amended to read:
             107           77-27-21.5. Sex and kidnap offenders -- Registration -- Information system --
             108      Law enforcement and courts to report -- Registration -- Penalty -- Effect of
             109      expungement.
             110          (1) As used in this section:
             111          (a) "Business day" means a day on which state offices are open for regular business.
             112          (b) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.
             113          (c) "Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.


             114          (d) "Employed" or "carries on a vocation" includes employment that is full time or
             115      part time, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or
             116      educational benefit.
             117          (e) "Indian Country" means:
             118          (i) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the
             119      United States government, regardless of the issuance of any patent, and includes rights-of-way
             120      running through the reservation;
             121          (ii) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether
             122      within the original or subsequently acquired territory, and whether or not within the limits of a
             123      state; and
             124          (iii) all Indian allotments, including the Indian allotments to which the Indian titles to
             125      have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the allotments.
             126          (f) "Jurisdiction" means any state, Indian County, or United States Territory.
             127          (g) "Kidnap offender" means any person other than a natural parent of the victim who:
             128          (i) has been convicted in this state of a violation of:
             129          (A) Section 76-5-301 , kidnapping;
             130          (B) Section 76-5-301.1 , child kidnapping;
             131          (C) Section 76-5-302 , aggravated kidnapping;
             132          (D) Section 76-5-304 , unlawful detention; or
             133          (E) attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit any felony offense listed in
             134      Subsections (1)(g)(i)(A) through [(G)] (D);
             135          (ii) has been convicted of any crime, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to
             136      commit a crime in another jurisdiction that is substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in
             137      Subsection (1)(g)(i) and who is:
             138          (A) a Utah resident; or
             139          (B) not a Utah resident, but who, in any 12 month period, is in this state for a total of
             140      ten or more days, regardless of whether or not the offender intends to permanently reside in
             141      this state;


             142          (iii) is required to register as an offender in any other jurisdiction, and who, in any 12
             143      month period, is in this state for a total of ten or more days, regardless of whether or not the
             144      offender intends to permanently reside in this state;
             145          (iv) is a nonresident regularly employed or working in this state, or who is a student in
             146      this state, and was convicted of one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (1)(n), or
             147      any substantially equivalent offense in another jurisdiction, or as a result of the conviction, is
             148      required to register in the person's state of residence;
             149          (v) is found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or in any other jurisdiction of
             150      one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(g); or
             151          (vi) is adjudicated delinquent based on one or more offenses listed in Subsection
             152      (1)(g)(i) and who has been committed to the division for secure confinement and remains in
             153      the division's custody 30 days prior to the person's 21st birthday.
             154          (h) "Natural parent" means a minor's biological or adoptive parent, and includes the
             155      minor's noncustodial parent.
             156          (i) "Offender" means a kidnap offender as defined in Subsection (1)(g) or a sex
             157      offender as defined in Subsection (1)(n).
             158          (j) "Online identifier" means any electronic mail, chat, instant messenger, social
             159      networking, or similar name used for Internet communication. It does not include date of
             160      birth, Social Security number, or PIN number.
             161          (k) "Primary residence" means the location where the offender regularly resides, even
             162      if the offender intends to move to another location or return to another location at any future
             163      date.
             164          (l) "Register" means to comply with the requirements of this section and
             165      administrative rules of the department made under this section.
             166          (m) "Secondary residence" means any real property that the offender owns or has a
             167      financial interest in, and any location where, in any 12 month period, the offender stays
             168      overnight a total of ten or more nights when not staying at the offender's primary residence.
             169          (n) "Sex offender" means any person:


             170          (i) convicted in this state of:
             171          (A) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of Section 76-4-401 , enticing a minor;
             172          (B) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of Section 76-9-702.7 , voyeurism;
             173          (C) a felony violation of Section 76-5-401 , unlawful sexual activity with a minor;
             174          (D) Section 76-5-401.1 , sexual abuse of a minor;
             175          (E) Section 76-5-401.2 , unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old;
             176          (F) Section 76-5-402 , rape;
             177          (G) Section 76-5-402.1 , rape of a child;
             178          (H) Section 76-5-402.2 , object rape;
             179          (I) Section 76-5-402.3 , object rape of a child;
             180          (J) a felony violation of Section 76-5-403 , forcible sodomy;
             181          (K) Section 76-5-403.1 , sodomy on a child;
             182          (L) Section 76-5-404 , forcible sexual abuse;
             183          (M) Section 76-5-404.1 , sexual abuse of a child or aggravated sexual abuse of a child;
             184          (N) Section 76-5-405 , aggravated sexual assault;
             185          (O) Section 76-5a-3 , sexual exploitation of a minor;
             186          (P) Section 76-7-102 , incest;
             187          (Q) Subsection 76-9-702 (1), lewdness, if the person has been convicted of the offense
             188      four or more times;
             189          (R) Subsection 76-9-702 (3), sexual battery, if the person has been convicted of the
             190      offense four or more times;
             191          (S) any combination of convictions of Subsection 76-9-702 (1), lewdness, and of
             192      Subsection 76-9-702 (3), sexual battery, that total four or more convictions;
             193          [(Q)] (T) Section 76-9-702.5 , lewdness involving a child;
             194          [(R)] (U) Section 76-10-1306 , aggravated exploitation of prostitution; or
             195          [(S)] (V) attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit any felony offense listed in
             196      Subsection (1)(n)(i);
             197          (ii) who has been convicted of any crime, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to


             198      commit a crime in another jurisdiction that is substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in
             199      Subsection (1)(n)(i) and who is:
             200          (A) a Utah resident; or
             201          (B) not a Utah resident, but who, in any 12 month period, is in this state for a total of
             202      ten or more days, regardless of whether the offender intends to permanently reside in this state;
             203          (iii) who is required to register as an offender in any other jurisdiction, and who, in
             204      any 12 month period, is in the state for a total of ten or more days, regardless of whether or not
             205      the offender intends to permanently reside in this state;
             206          (iv) who is a nonresident regularly employed or working in this state or who is a
             207      student in this state and was convicted of one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(n)(i),
             208      or any substantially equivalent offense in any jurisdiction, or as a result of the conviction, is
             209      required to register in the person's jurisdiction of residence;
             210          (v) who is found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state, or in any other
             211      jurisdiction of one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(n)(i); or
             212          (vi) who is adjudicated delinquent based on one or more offenses listed in Subsection
             213      (1)(n)(i) and who has been committed to the division for secure confinement and remains in
             214      the division's custody 30 days prior to the person's 21st birthday.
             215          (o) "Vehicle" means any motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft subject to registration in
             216      any jurisdiction.
             217          (2) The department, to assist in investigating sex-related crimes and in apprehending
             218      offenders, shall:
             219          (a) develop and operate a system to collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate
             220      information on offenders and sex and kidnap offenses;
             221          (b) make information listed in Subsection (25) available to the public; and
             222          (c) require that a sex offender provide to the department any password required for use
             223      with an online identifier. Passwords provided to the department may not be disclosed to the
             224      public.
             225          (3) Any law enforcement agency shall, in the manner prescribed by the department,


             226      inform the department of:
             227          (a) the receipt of a report or complaint of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (n) ,
             228      within three business days; and
             229          (b) the arrest of a person suspected of any of the offenses listed in Subsection (1)(g) or
             230      (n), within five business days.
             231          (4) Upon convicting a person of any of the offenses listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (n),
             232      the convicting court shall within three business days forward a copy of the judgment and
             233      sentence to the department.
             234          (5) An offender in the custody of the department shall be registered by agents of the
             235      department upon:
             236          (a) placement on probation;
             237          (b) commitment to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract to the
             238      department;
             239          (c) release from confinement to parole status, termination or expiration of sentence, or
             240      escape;
             241          (d) entrance to and release from any community-based residential program operated by
             242      or under contract to the department; or
             243          (e) termination of probation or parole.
             244          (6) An offender who is not in the custody of the department and who is confined in a
             245      correctional facility not operated by or under contract to the department shall be registered
             246      with the department by the sheriff of the county in which the offender is confined, upon:
             247          (a) commitment to the correctional facility; and
             248          (b) release from confinement.
             249          (7) An offender in the custody of the division shall be registered with the department
             250      by the division prior to release from custody.
             251          (8) An offender committed to a state mental hospital shall be registered with the
             252      department by the hospital upon admission and upon discharge.
             253          (9) An offender convicted by any other jurisdiction is required to register under


             254      Subsection (1)(g) or (n) and Subsection (10) and shall register with the department within ten
             255      days of entering the state, regardless of the offender's length of stay.
             256          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (10)(b), (c), and (d), an offender shall, for
             257      the duration of the sentence and for ten years after termination of sentence or custody of the
             258      division, register every year during the month of the offender's birth, during the month that is
             259      the sixth month after the offender's birth month, and also within three business days of every
             260      change of the offender's primary residence, any secondary residences, place of employment,
             261      vehicle information, or educational information required to be submitted under Subsection
             262      (12).
             263          (b) Except as provided Subsections (10)(c) and (d), an offender who is convicted in
             264      another jurisdiction of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(g)(i) or (n)(i), a substantially similar
             265      offense, or any other offense that requires registration in the jurisdiction of conviction, shall:
             266          (i) register for the time period, and in the frequency, required by the jurisdiction where
             267      the offender was convicted if that jurisdiction's registration period or registration frequency
             268      requirement for the offense that the offender was convicted of is greater than the ten years
             269      from completion of the sentence registration period that is required under Subsection (10)(a),
             270      or is more frequent than every six months; or
             271          (ii) register in accordance with the requirements of Subsection (10)(a), if the
             272      jurisdiction's registration period or frequency requirement for the offense that the offender was
             273      convicted of is less than the registration period required under Subsection (10)(a), or is less
             274      frequent than every six months.
             275          (c) (i) (A) An offender convicted as an adult of any of the offenses listed in Subsection
             276      (10)(c)(ii) shall, for the offender's lifetime, register every year during the month of the
             277      offender's birth, during the month that is the sixth month after the offender's birth month, and
             278      also within three business days of every change of the offender's primary residence, any
             279      secondary residences, place of employment, vehicle information, or educational information
             280      required to be submitted under Subsection (12).
             281          (B) This registration requirement is not subject to exemptions and may not be


             282      terminated or altered during the offender's lifetime.
             283          (ii) Offenses referred to in Subsection (10)(c)(i) are:
             284          (A) any offense listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (n) if, at the time of the conviction, the
             285      offender has previously been convicted of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (n) or has
             286      previously been required to register as a sex offender for an offense committed as a juvenile;
             287          (B) a conviction for any of the following offenses, including attempting, soliciting, or
             288      conspiring to commit any felony of:
             289          (I) Section 76-5-301.1 , child kidnapping, except if the offender is a natural parent of
             290      the victim;
             291          (II) Section 76-5-402 , rape;
             292          (III) Section 76-5-402.1 , rape of a child;
             293          (IV) Section 76-5-402.2 , object rape;
             294          (V) Section 76-5-402.3 , object rape of a child;
             295          (VI) Section 76-5-403.1 , sodomy on a child;
             296          (VII) Subsection 76-5-404.1 (4), aggravated sexual abuse of a child; or
             297          (VIII) Section 76-5-405 , aggravated sexual assault;
             298          (C) Section 76-4-401 , a felony violation of enticing a minor over the Internet;
             299          (D) Section 76-5-302 , aggravated kidnapping, except if the offender is a natural parent
             300      of the victim;
             301          (E) Section 76-5-403 , forcible sodomy;
             302          (F) Section 76-5-404.1 , sexual abuse of a child; or
             303          (G) Section 76-5a-3 , sexual exploitation of a minor.
             304          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (10)(a), (b), and (c), an offender who is confined in a
             305      secure facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to register during the period of
             306      confinement.
             307          (e) An offender who is required to register under this Subsection (10) shall surrender
             308      the offender's license, certificate, or identification card as required under Subsection
             309      53-3-216 (3) or 53-3-807 (4) and may apply for a license certificate or identification card as


             310      provided under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-804 .
             311          (11) An agency in the state that registers an offender on probation, an offender who
             312      has been released from confinement to parole status or termination, or an offender whose
             313      sentence has expired shall inform the offender of the duty to comply with:
             314          (a) the continuing registration requirements of this section during the period of
             315      registration required in Subsection (10), including:
             316          (i) notification to the state agencies in the states where the registrant presently resides
             317      and plans to reside when moving across state lines;
             318          (ii) verification of address at least every 60 days pursuant to a parole agreement for
             319      lifetime parolees; and
             320          (iii) notification to the out-of-state agency where the offender is living, whether or not
             321      the offender is a resident of that state; and
             322          (b) the driver license certificate or identification card surrender requirement under
             323      Subsection 53-3-216 (3) or 53-3-807 (4) and application provisions under Section 53-3-205 or
             324      53-3-804 .
             325          (12) An offender shall provide the department or the registering entity with the
             326      following information:
             327          (a) all names and aliases by which the offender is or has been known;
             328          (b) the addresses of the offender's primary and secondary residences;
             329          (c) a physical description, including the offender's date of birth, height, weight, eye
             330      and hair color;
             331          (d) the make, model, color, year, plate number, and vehicle identification number of
             332      any vehicle or vehicles the offender owns or regularly drives;
             333          (e) a current photograph of the offender;
             334          (f) a set of fingerprints, if one has not already been provided;
             335          (g) a DNA specimen, taken in accordance with Section 53-10-404 , if one has not
             336      already been provided;
             337          (h) telephone numbers and any other designations used by the offender for routing or


             338      self-identification in telephonic communications from fixed locations or cellular telephones;
             339          (i) Internet identifiers and the addresses the offender uses for routing or
             340      self-identification in Internet communications or postings;
             341          (j) the name and Internet address of all websites on which the sex offender is
             342      registered using an online identifier, including all online identifiers and passwords used to
             343      access those websites;
             344          (k) a copy of the offender's passport, if a passport has been issued to the offender;
             345          (l) if the offender is an alien, all documents establishing the offender's immigration
             346      status;
             347          (m) all professional licenses that authorize the offender to engage in an occupation or
             348      carry out a trade or business, including any identifiers, such as numbers;
             349          (n) each educational institution in Utah at which the offender is employed, carries on a
             350      vocation, or is a student, and any change of enrollment or employment status of the offender at
             351      any educational institution;
             352          (o) the name and the address of any place where the offender is employed or will be
             353      employed;
             354          (p) the name and the address of any place where the offender works as a volunteer or
             355      will work as a volunteer; and
             356          (q) the offender's Social Security number.
             357          (13) The department shall:
             358          (a) provide the following additional information when available:
             359          (i) the crimes the offender has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for;
             360          (ii) a description of the offender's primary and secondary targets; and
             361          (iii) any other relevant identifying information as determined by the department;
             362          (b) maintain the Sex Offender Notification and Registration website; and
             363          (c) ensure that the registration information collected regarding an offender's
             364      enrollment or employment at an educational institution is:
             365          (i) (A) promptly made available to any law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction


             366      where the institution is located if the educational institution is an institution of higher
             367      education; or
             368          (B) promptly made available to the district superintendent of the school district where
             369      the offender is enrolled if the educational institution is an institution of primary education; and
             370          (ii) entered into the appropriate state records or data system.
             371          (14) (a) An offender who knowingly fails to register under this section or provides false
             372      or incomplete information is guilty of:
             373          (i) a third degree felony and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration for not
             374      less than 90 days and also at least one year of probation if:
             375          (A) the offender is required to register for a felony conviction or adjudicated
             376      delinquent for what would be a felony if the juvenile were an adult of an offense listed in
             377      Subsection (1)(g)(i) or (n)(i); or
             378          (B) the offender is required to register for the offender's lifetime under Subsection
             379      (10)(c); or
             380          (ii) a class A misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration for
             381      not fewer than 90 days and also at least one year of probation if the offender is required to
             382      register for a misdemeanor conviction or is adjudicated delinquent for what would be a
             383      misdemeanor if the juvenile were an adult of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(g)(i) or (n)(i).
             384          (b) Neither the court nor the Board of Pardons and Parole may release a person who
             385      violates this section from serving the term required under Subsection (14)(a). This Subsection
             386      (14)(b) supersedes any other provision of the law contrary to this section.
             387          (c) The offender shall register for an additional year for every year in which the
             388      offender does not comply with the registration requirements of this section.
             389          (15) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             390      Management Act, information in Subsection (13) collected and released under Subsection (25)
             391      is public information.
             392          (16) (a) If an offender is to be temporarily sent outside a secure facility in which the
             393      offender is confined on any assignment, including, without limitation, firefighting or disaster


             394      control, the official who has custody of the offender shall, within a reasonable time prior to
             395      removal from the secure facility, notify the local law enforcement agencies where the
             396      assignment is to be filled.
             397          (b) This Subsection (16) does not apply to any person temporarily released under
             398      guard from the institution in which the person is confined.
             399          (17) Notwithstanding Sections 77-18-9 through 77-18-14 regarding expungement, a
             400      person convicted of any offense listed in Subsection (1)(g) or (n) is not relieved from the
             401      responsibility to register as required under this section.
             402          (18) Notwithstanding Section 42-1-1 , an offender:
             403          (a) may not change the offender's name:
             404          (i) while under the jurisdiction of the department; and
             405          (ii) until the registration requirements of this statute have expired; and
             406          (b) may not change the offender's name at any time, if registration is for life under
             407      Subsection (10)(c).
             408          (19) The department may make administrative rules necessary to implement this
             409      section, including:
             410          (a) the method for dissemination of the information; and
             411          (b) instructions to the public regarding the use of the information.
             412          (20) Any information regarding the identity or location of a victim shall be redacted
             413      by the department from information provided under Subsections (12) and (13).
             414          (21) This section does not create or impose any duty on any person to request or obtain
             415      information regarding any sex offender from the department.
             416          (22) The department shall maintain a Sex Offender Notification and Registration
             417      website on the Internet, which shall contain a disclaimer informing the public:
             418          (a) the information contained on the site is obtained from offenders and the
             419      department does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness;
             420          (b) members of the public are not allowed to use the information to harass or threaten
             421      offenders or members of their families; and


             422          (c) harassment, stalking, or threats against offenders or their families are prohibited
             423      and doing so may violate Utah criminal laws.
             424          (23) The Sex Offender Notification and Registration website shall be indexed by both
             425      the surname of the offender and by postal codes.
             426          (24) The department shall construct the Sex Offender Notification and Registration
             427      website so that users, before accessing registry information, must indicate that they have read
             428      the disclaimer, understand it, and agree to comply with its terms.
             429          (25) The Sex Offender Notification and Registration website shall include the
             430      following registry information:
             431          (a) all names and aliases by which the offender is or has been known;
             432          (b) the addresses of the offender's primary, secondary, and temporary residences;
             433          (c) a physical description, including the offender's date of birth, height, weight, and
             434      eye and hair color;
             435          (d) the make, model, color, year, and plate number of any vehicle or vehicles the
             436      offender owns or regularly drives;
             437          (e) a current photograph of the offender;
             438          (f) a list of all professional licenses that authorize the offender to engage in an
             439      occupation or carry out a trade or business;
             440          (g) each educational institution in Utah at which the offender is employed, carries on a
             441      vocation, or is a student;
             442          (h) a list of places where the offender works as a volunteer;
             443          (i) the crimes listed in Subsections (1)(g) and (1)(n) that the offender has been
             444      convicted of or for which the offender has been adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court; and
             445          (j) a description of the offender's primary and secondary targets.
             446          (26) The department, its personnel, and any individual or entity acting at the request or
             447      upon the direction of the department are immune from civil liability for damages for good
             448      faith compliance with this section and will be presumed to have acted in good faith by
             449      reporting information.


             450          (27) The department shall redact information that, if disclosed, could reasonably
             451      identify a victim.
             452          (28) (a) Each offender required to register under Subsection (10) shall, in the month of
             453      the offender's birth, pay to the department an annual fee of $100 each year the offender is
             454      subject to the registration requirements of this section.
             455          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (28)(a), an offender who is confined in a secure
             456      facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to pay the annual fee.
             457          (c) The department shall deposit fees under this Subsection (28) in the General Fund
             458      as a dedicated credit, to be used by the department for maintaining the offender registry under
             459      this section and monitoring offender registration compliance, including the costs of:
             460          (i) data entry;
             461          (ii) processing registration packets;
             462          (iii) updating registry information;
             463          (iv) ensuring offender compliance with registration requirements under this section;
             464      and
             465          (v) apprehending offenders who are in violation of the offender registration
             466      requirements under this section.
             467          (29) Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(c) and (12)(i) and (j), a sex offender is not
             468      required to provide the department with:
             469          (a) the offender's online identifier and password used exclusively for the offender's
             470      employment on equipment provided by an employer and used to access the employer's private
             471      network; or
             472          (b) online identifiers for the offender's financial accounts, including any bank,
             473      retirement, or investment accounts.


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