{"id":763,"date":"2017-07-26T21:33:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T01:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sexoffenderonestopresource.com\/california\/?p=763"},"modified":"2017-07-26T21:33:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T01:33:58","slug":"california-lawmakers-approve-proposal-to-end-lifetime-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sexoffenderonestopresource.com\/california\/california-lawmakers-approve-proposal-to-end-lifetime-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"California lawmakers approve proposal to end lifetime registry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California lawmakers approve proposal to end lifetime registry<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s a debate engulfed with concern and emotion in California, as a number of criminal justice leaders and lawmakers \u2013 including Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey \u2013 work to revamp the state\u2019s sex offender registry system.<\/p>\n

As it stands, more than 105,000 people are listed as sex offenders in California; however, the state Senate recently approved a proposal that would allow the names of those who had committed non-violent or lower-level sex offenses to be expunged after one or two decades.<\/p>\n

California is one of just four states in the country that mandates lifetime enrollment for sex offenders, joining Florida, Alabama and South Carolina. The existing law necessitates that those convicted provide addresses, employee names, fingerprints, license plate numbers and photos to the state Department of Justice after leaving prison, and such information \u2014 with the exception of juvenile culprits and those found guilty of incest thus to protect related victims \u2014 is available to the public on its website.<\/p>\n

Offenders must re-register each year and extensively detail their movements and locations to comply with regulations that prohibit them from being near places such as schools and parks. Proponents of overhauling these laws claim that local authorities then have to spend disproportionate amounts of time processing paperwork on people who have long been free of any offenses or no longer pose a risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state\u2019s sex offender registry has lost significant value over time because it contains too many low-risk offenders with decades-old offenses,\u201d Lacey\u00a0told the<\/a>\u00a0L.A Times, claiming that their new bill \u2013 Senate Bill 421 \u2013 would \u201cimprove public safety\u201d with a three-tiered system that would provide a greater focus on higher-level offenders.<\/p>\n

Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced the new proposal, told the L.A Times that the time spent on paperwork takes away from time that should be devoted to finding potential offenders, and those stuck on the lifetime registry face impediments to everything from employment to housing, which then often leads to mental illness and drug addiction. Moreover, some on the registry say they have been the target of brutal attacks given their information is publicly accessible.<\/p>\n

The new \u201cthree-tier\u201d proposal would consist of a first tier in which those deemed low-level offenders \u2013 convicted of crimes such as felony possession of child pornography with intent to distribute, misdemeanor sexual battery and indecent exposure \u2013 could potentially by wiped from the registry all together after ten years.<\/p>\n

The second tier \u2013 categorized by those convicted of forcible sodomy, rape and lewd engagement with a minor under 14 \u2013 would enable possible removal after 20 years, following review and approval by prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The third tier would hold the most serious sex offenders, such as those considered \u201csexually violent predators.\u201d Those in this tier would still require lifetime registration.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the bill \u2013 which also has the support of groups like the American Civil Liberties Union of California, Equality California and the California Police Chiefs Association \u2013 would automatically delete the names of offenders in the one- and two-tier categories if their convictions are older than 30 years.<\/p>\n

However, the proposed new changes to the system have also sparked widespread opposition. Republican Sen. Jeff Stone of Murrieta stressed that it remains crucial for residents to know if sex offenders, irrespective of how long ago the crime was committed, live nearby. Senators Josh Newman of Fullerton and Steve Glazer were the only two democrats to join eight Republicans in voting against the enactment.<\/p>\n

SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n

Another story on this topic was published in the\u00a0LA Times<\/a>\u00a0yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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