Introduced Version
House Bill 2196 History
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H. B. 2196
(By Delegates Miley, Lawrence, Caputo and Poore)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §15-12-10 of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the sex offender
registration; requiring registration and updating of
information in the offender's county of residence; and adding
an internal code reference.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §15-12-
10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 12. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT.
§15-12-10. Address and online information verification.
All registrants, including those for whom there has been no
change in registration information since their initial registration
or previous address verification, must report, in the month of
their birth, or in the case of a sexually violent predator in the
months of January, April, July and October, to the State Police detachment responsible for covering their county of registration
residence and must respond to all verification inquiries and
informational requests, including, but not limited to, requests for
online information made by the State Police pursuant to this
section. The State Police shall verify addresses of those persons
registered as sexually violent predators every ninety days and all
other registered persons once a year. As used in this section, the
term "online information" shall mean all information required by
subdivision (8), subsection (d), section two, article twelve,
chapter fifteen of this code. The State Police may require
registrants to periodically submit to new fingerprints and
photographs as part of the verification process. The method of
verification shall be in accordance with internal management rules
pertaining thereto promulgated by the superintendent under
authority of section twenty-five, article two, chapter fifteen of
this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is clarify that a sex offender
must register with the State Police in the county of his or her
residence and keep the State Police informed of any change to the
required registration information. The sex offender registry is
now computerized so offenders no longer have to register in every
county they visit, work or attend school.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.