S.B. 177 Enrolled

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SEX OFFENDER AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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House Sponsor: Curtis Oda

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Utah Criminal Code and the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
             10      regarding sex offender registration violations.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that a violation of the sex offender registration requirements is considered
             14      to be committed:
             15              .    at the most recent registered primary residence of the offender, if the location of
             16      the offender is not known; or
             17              .    at the actual location of the offender at the time the offender is apprehended.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24           76-1-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 151 and 227
             25           76-1-202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 227
             26           77-41-105 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 145 and last amended by
             27      Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 382
             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             30          Section 1. Section 76-1-201 is amended to read:
             31           76-1-201. Jurisdiction of offenses.
             32          (1) A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense which he commits,
             33      while either within or outside the state, by his own conduct or that of another for which he is
             34      legally accountable, if:
             35          (a) the offense is committed either wholly or partly within the state;
             36          (b) the conduct outside the state constitutes an attempt to commit an offense within the
             37      state;
             38          (c) the conduct outside the state constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense within
             39      the state and an act in furtherance of the conspiracy occurs in the state; or
             40          (d) the conduct within the state constitutes an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to
             41      commit in another jurisdiction an offense under the laws of both this state and the other
             42      jurisdiction.
             43          (2) An offense is committed partly within this state if either the conduct which is any
             44      element of the offense, or the result which is an element, occurs within this state.
             45          (3) In homicide offenses, the "result" is either the physical contact which causes death
             46      or the death itself.
             47          (a) If the body of a homicide victim is found within the state, the death shall be
             48      presumed to have occurred within the state.
             49          (b) If jurisdiction is based on this presumption, this state retains jurisdiction unless the
             50      defendant proves by clear and convincing evidence that:
             51          (i) the result of the homicide did not occur in this state; and
             52          (ii) the defendant did not engage in any conduct in this state which is any element of
             53      the offense.
             54          (4) (a) An offense which is based on an omission to perform a duty imposed by the law
             55      of this state is committed within the state regardless of the location of the offender at the time
             56      of the omission.
             57          (b) For the purpose of establishing venue for a violation of Subsection 77-41-105 (3)


             58      concerning sex offender registration, the offense is considered to be committed:
             59          (i) at the most recent registered primary residence of the offender, if the actual location
             60      of the offender at the time of the violation is not known; or
             61          (ii) at the location of the offender at the time the offender is apprehended.
             62          (5) (a) If no jurisdictional issue is raised, the pleadings are sufficient to establish
             63      jurisdiction.
             64          (b) The defendant may challenge jurisdiction by filing a motion before trial stating
             65      which facts exist that deprive the state of jurisdiction.
             66          (c) The burden is upon the state to initially establish jurisdiction over the offense by a
             67      preponderance of the evidence by showing under the provisions of Subsections (1) through (4)
             68      that the offense was committed either wholly or partly within the borders of the state.
             69          (d) If after the prosecution has met its burden of proof under Subsection (5)(c) the
             70      defendant claims that the state is deprived of jurisdiction or may not exercise jurisdiction, the
             71      burden is upon the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence:
             72          (i) any facts claimed; and
             73          (ii) why those facts deprive the state of jurisdiction.
             74          (6) Facts that deprive the state of jurisdiction or prohibit the state from exercising
             75      jurisdiction include the fact that the:
             76          (a) defendant is serving in a position that is entitled to diplomatic immunity from
             77      prosecution and that the defendant's country has not waived that diplomatic immunity;
             78          (b) defendant is a member of the armed forces of another country and that the crime
             79      that he is alleged to have committed is one that due to an international agreement, such as a
             80      status of forces agreement between his country and the United States, cedes the exercise of
             81      jurisdiction over him for that offense to his country;
             82          (c) defendant is an enrolled member of an Indian tribe, as defined in Section 9-9-101 ,
             83      and that the Indian tribe has a legal status with the United States or the state that vests
             84      jurisdiction in either tribal or federal courts for certain offenses committed within the exterior
             85      boundaries of a tribal reservation, and that the facts establish that the crime is one that vests


             86      jurisdiction in tribal or federal court; or
             87          (d) offense occurred on land that is exclusively within federal jurisdiction.
             88          (7) (a) The Legislature finds that identity fraud under Chapter 6, Part 11, Identity Fraud
             89      Act, involves the use of personal identifying information which is uniquely personal to the
             90      consumer or business victim of that identity fraud and which information is considered to be in
             91      lawful possession of the consumer or business victim wherever the consumer or business
             92      victim currently resides or is found.
             93          (b) For purposes of Subsection (1)(a), an offense which is based on a violation of
             94      Chapter 6, Part 11, Identity Fraud Act, is committed partly within this state, regardless of the
             95      location of the offender at the time of the offense, if the victim of the identity fraud resides or is
             96      found in this state.
             97          (8) The judge shall determine jurisdiction.
             98          Section 2. Section 76-1-202 is amended to read:
             99           76-1-202. Venue of actions.
             100          (1) Criminal actions shall be tried in the county, district, or precinct where the offense
             101      is alleged to have been committed. In determining the proper place of trial, the following
             102      provisions shall apply:
             103          (a) If the commission of an offense commenced outside the state is consummated
             104      within this state, the offender shall be tried in the county where the offense is consummated.
             105          (b) When conduct constituting elements of an offense or results that constitute
             106      elements, whether the conduct or result constituting elements is in itself unlawful, shall occur
             107      in two or more counties, trial of the offense may be held in any of the counties concerned.
             108          (c) If a person committing an offense upon the person of another is located in one
             109      county and his victim is located in another county at the time of the commission of the offense,
             110      trial may be held in either county.
             111          (d) If a cause of death is inflicted in one county and death ensues in another county, the
             112      offender may be tried in either county.
             113          (e) A person who commits an inchoate offense may be tried in any county in which any


             114      act that is an element of the offense, including the agreement in conspiracy, is committed.
             115          (f) Where a person in one county solicits, aids, abets, agrees, or attempts to aid another
             116      in the planning or commission of an offense in another county, he may be tried for the offense
             117      in either county.
             118          (g) When an offense is committed within this state and it cannot be readily determined
             119      in which county or district the offense occurred, the following provisions shall be applicable:
             120          (i) When an offense is committed upon any railroad car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft
             121      passing within this state, the offender may be tried in any county through which such railroad
             122      car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft has passed.
             123          (ii) When an offense is committed on any body of water bordering on or within this
             124      state, the offender may be tried in any county adjacent to such body of water. The words "body
             125      of water" shall include but not be limited to any stream, river, lake, or reservoir, whether
             126      natural or man-made.
             127          (iii) A person who commits theft may be tried in any county in which he exerts control
             128      over the property affected.
             129          (iv) If an offense is committed on or near the boundary of two or more counties, trial of
             130      the offense may be held in any of such counties.
             131          (v) For any other offense, trial may be held in the county in which the defendant
             132      resides, or, if he has no fixed residence, in the county in which he is apprehended or to which
             133      he is extradited.
             134          (h) A person who commits an offense based on Chapter 6, Part 11, Identity Fraud Act,
             135      may be tried in the county:
             136          (i) where the victim's personal identifying information was obtained;
             137          (ii) where the defendant used or attempted to use the personally identifying
             138      information;
             139          (iii) where the victim of the identity fraud resides or is found; or
             140          (iv) if multiple offenses of identity fraud occur in multiple jurisdictions, in any county
             141      where the victim's identity was used or obtained, or where the victim resides or is found.


             142          (i) For the purpose of establishing venue for a violation of Subsection 77-41-105 (3)
             143      concerning sex offender registration, the offense is considered to be committed:
             144          (i) at the most recent registered primary residence of the offender, if the actual location
             145      of the offender at the time of the violation is not known; or
             146          (ii) at the location of the offender at the time the offender is apprehended.
             147          (2) All objections of improper place of trial are waived by a defendant unless made
             148      before trial.
             149          Section 3. Section 77-41-105 is amended to read:
             150           77-41-105. Registration of offenders -- Offender responsibilities.
             151          (1) An offender convicted by any other jurisdiction is required to register under
             152      Subsection (3) and Subsection 77-41-102 (9) or (16). The offender shall register with the
             153      department within 10 days of entering the state, regardless of the offender's length of stay.
             154          (2) (a) An offender required to register under Subsection 77-41-102 (9) or (16) who is
             155      under supervision by the department shall register with Division of Adult Probation and Parole.
             156          (b) An offender required to register under Subsection 77-41-102 (9) or (16) who is no
             157      longer under supervision by the department shall register with the police department or sheriff's
             158      office that has jurisdiction over the area where the offender resides.
             159          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b), (c), and (4), and Section 77-41-106 ,
             160      an offender shall, for the duration of the sentence and for 10 years after termination of sentence
             161      or custody of the division, register every year during the month of the offender's date of birth,
             162      during the month that is the sixth month after the offender's birth month, and also within three
             163      business days of every change of the offender's primary residence, any secondary residences,
             164      place of employment, vehicle information, or educational information required to be submitted
             165      under Subsection (8).
             166          (b) Except as provided in Subsections (4)[,] and (5), and Section 77-41-106 , an
             167      offender who is convicted in another jurisdiction of an offense listed in Subsection
             168      77-41-102 (9)(a) or (16)(a), a substantially similar offense, or any other offense that requires
             169      registration in the jurisdiction of conviction, shall:


             170          (i) register for the time period, and in the frequency, required by the jurisdiction where
             171      the offender was convicted if that jurisdiction's registration period or registration frequency
             172      requirement for the offense that the offender was convicted of is greater than the 10 years from
             173      completion of the sentence registration period that is required under Subsection (3)(a), or is
             174      more frequent than every six months; or
             175          (ii) register in accordance with the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), if the
             176      jurisdiction's registration period or frequency requirement for the offense that the offender was
             177      convicted of is less than the registration period required under Subsection (3)(a), or is less
             178      frequent than every six months.
             179          (c) (i) An offender convicted as an adult of any of the offenses listed in Section
             180      77-41-106 shall, for the offender's lifetime, register every year during the month of the
             181      offender's birth, during the month that is the sixth month after the offender's birth month, and
             182      also within three business days of every change of the offender's primary residence, any
             183      secondary residences, place of employment, vehicle information, or educational information
             184      required to be submitted under Subsection (8).
             185          (ii) This registration requirement is not subject to exemptions and may not be
             186      terminated or altered during the offender's lifetime.
             187          (d) For the purpose of establishing venue for a violation of this Subsection (3), the
             188      violation is considered to be committed:
             189          (i) at the most recent registered primary residence of the offender or at the location of
             190      the offender, if the actual location of the offender at the time of the violation is not known; or
             191          (ii) at the location of the offender at the time the offender is apprehended.
             192          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (3) and Section 77-41-106 , an offender who is
             193      confined in a secure facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to register during the
             194      period of confinement.
             195          (5) In the case of an offender adjudicated in another jurisdiction as a juvenile and
             196      required to register under this chapter, the offender shall register in the time period and in the
             197      frequency consistent with the requirements of this Subsection (5). However, if the jurisdiction


             198      of the offender's adjudication does not publish the offender's information on a public website,
             199      the department shall maintain, but not publish the offender's information on the Sex Offender
             200      and Kidnap Offender Registration website.
             201          (6) An offender who is required to register under Subsection (3) shall surrender the
             202      offender's license, certificate, or identification card as required under Subsection 53-3-216 (3)
             203      or 53-3-807 (4) and may apply for a license certificate or identification card as provided under
             204      Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-804 .
             205          (7) A sex offender who violates Section 77-27-21.8 regarding being in the presence of
             206      a child while required to register under this chapter shall register for an additional five years
             207      subsequent to the registration period otherwise required under this chapter.
             208          (8) An offender shall provide the department or the registering entity with the
             209      following information:
             210          (a) all names and aliases by which the offender is or has been known;
             211          (b) the addresses of the offender's primary and secondary residences;
             212          (c) a physical description, including the offender's date of birth, height, weight, eye and
             213      hair color;
             214          (d) the make, model, color, year, plate number, and vehicle identification number of
             215      any vehicle or vehicles the offender owns or regularly drives;
             216          (e) a current photograph of the offender;
             217          (f) a set of fingerprints, if one has not already been provided;
             218          (g) a DNA specimen, taken in accordance with Section 53-10-404 , if one has not
             219      already been provided;
             220          (h) telephone numbers and any other designations used by the offender for routing or
             221      self-identification in telephonic communications from fixed locations or cellular telephones;
             222          (i) Internet identifiers and the addresses the offender uses for routing or
             223      self-identification in Internet communications or postings;
             224          (j) the name and Internet address of all websites on which the offender is registered
             225      using an online identifier, including all online identifiers used to access those websites;


             226          (k) a copy of the offender's passport, if a passport has been issued to the offender;
             227          (l) if the offender is an alien, all documents establishing the offender's immigration
             228      status;
             229          (m) all professional licenses that authorize the offender to engage in an occupation or
             230      carry out a trade or business, including any identifiers, such as numbers;
             231          (n) each educational institution in Utah at which the offender is employed, carries on a
             232      vocation, or is a student, and any change of enrollment or employment status of the offender at
             233      any educational institution;
             234          (o) the name and the address of any place where the offender is employed or will be
             235      employed;
             236          (p) the name and the address of any place where the offender works as a volunteer or
             237      will work as a volunteer; and
             238          (q) the offender's Social Security number.
             239          (9) Notwithstanding Section 42-1-1 , an offender:
             240          (a) may not change the offender's name:
             241          (i) while under the jurisdiction of the department; and
             242          (ii) until the registration requirements of this statute have expired; and
             243          (b) may not change the offender's name at any time, if registration is for life under
             244      Subsection 77-41-105 (3)(c).
             245          (10) Notwithstanding Subsections (8)(i) and (j) and 77-41-103 (1)(c), an offender is not
             246      required to provide the department with:
             247          (a) the offender's online identifier and password used exclusively for the offender's
             248      employment on equipment provided by an employer and used to access the employer's private
             249      network; or
             250          (b) online identifiers for the offender's financial accounts, including any bank,
             251      retirement, or investment accounts.


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