[As Amended by House Committee of the
Whole]
As Amended by House Committee
Session of 1999
HOUSE BILL No. 2500
By Committee on Judiciary
2-12
11 AN ACT
concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relat-
12 ing to the Kansas
offender registration act; prescribing certain offender
13 registration
requirements; penalties; relating to collection of speci-
14 mens; amending K.S.A.
22-4903 and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 21-2511, 22-
15 4902, 22-4904,
22-4905, 22-4906 and 22-4908 and repealing the exist-
16 ing sections.
17
18 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
19 [New Section. 1. Each
school district shall provide mandatory
20 curriculum concerning the Kansas
offender registration act for pu-
21 pils in grades seven through 12. Such
curriculum shall include a
22 review of the Kansas offender
registration act specifically discuss-
23 ing who is required to register, the
types of offenses that if com-
24 mitted require registration and the
terms of imprisonment for
25 committing such offenses.]
26 Section
1. [2.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 21-2511 is
hereby amended to read
27 as follows: 21-2511. (a) Any person
convicted as an adult or adjudicated
28 as a juvenile offender because of the
commission of an unlawful sexual
29 act as defined in subsection (4) of
K.S.A. 21-3501, and amendments
30 thereto, or convicted as an adult
or adjudicated as a juvenile offender
31 because of the commission of a
violation of K.S.A. 21-3401, 21-3402, 21-
32 3510, 21-3511, 21-3516, 21-3602,
21-3603 or 21-3609, and amendments
33 thereto, including an attempt, as
defined in K.S.A. 21-3301, and amend-
34 ments thereto, conspiracy, as
defined in K.S.A. 21-3302, and amendments
35 thereto, or criminal solicitation,
as defined in K.S.A. 21-3303, and amend-
36 ments thereto, any
offense which requires such person to register as an
37 offender pursuant to the Kansas offender
registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901
38 et seq., or a violation of subsection
(a)(1) of K.S.A. 21-3505, 21-3508, 21-
39 3602 or 21-3609 and amendments thereto,
including an attempt, con-
40 spiracy or criminal solicitation, as
defined in K.S.A. 21-3301, 21-3302 or
41 21-3303 and amendments thereto, of
any such offenses provided in this
42 subsection regardless of the sentence
imposed, shall be required to sub-
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1 mit specimens of blood and saliva to
the Kansas bureau of investigation
2 in accordance with the provisions of
this act, if such person is:
3
(1) Convicted as an adult or adjudicated as a juvenile
offender be-
4 cause of the commission of a crime
specified in subsection (a) on or after
5 the effective date of this act;
6 (2) ordered
institutionalized as a result of being convicted as an adult
7 or adjudicated as a juvenile offender
because of the commission of a crime
8 specified in subsection (a) on or
after the effective date of this act; or
9
(3) convicted as an adult or adjudicated as a juvenile
offender because
10 of the commission of a crime specified in
this subsection before the ef-
11 fective date of this act and is presently
confined as a result of such con-
12 viction or adjudication in any state
correctional facility or county jail or is
13 presently serving a sentence under K.S.A.
21-4603, 22-3717 or 38-1663,
14 and amendments thereto.
15
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Kansas
bureau of
16 investigation is authorized to obtain
fingerprints and other identifiers for
17 all persons, whether juveniles or adults,
covered by this act.
18 (c) Any person
required by paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) to provide
19 specimens of blood and saliva shall be
ordered by the court to have spec-
20 imens of blood and saliva collected within
10 days after sentencing or
21 adjudication:
22 (1) If placed
directly on probation, that person must provide speci-
23 mens of blood and saliva, at a collection
site designated by the Kansas
24 bureau of investigation. Failure to
cooperate with the collection of the
25 specimens and any deliberate act by that
person intended to impede,
26 delay or stop the collection of the
specimens shall be punishable as con-
27 tempt of court and constitute grounds to
revoke probation;
28 (2) if sentenced
to the secretary of corrections, the specimens of
29 blood and saliva will be obtained
immediately upon arrival at the Topeka
30 correctional facility; or
31 (3) if a juvenile
offender is placed in the custody of the commissioner
32 of juvenile justice, in a youth residential
facility or in a juvenile correc-
33 tional facility, the specimens of blood and
saliva will be obtained imme-
34 diately upon arrival.
35 (d) Any person
required by paragraph (a)(3) to provide specimens of
36 blood and saliva shall be required to
provide such samples prior to final
37 discharge or conditional release at a
collection site designated by the
38 Kansas bureau of investigation.
39 (e) The Kansas
bureau of investigation shall provide all specimen vi-
40 als, mailing tubes, labels and instructions
necessary for the collection of
41 blood and saliva samples. The collection of
samples shall be performed
42 in a medically approved manner. No person
authorized by this section to
43 withdraw blood and collect saliva, and no
person assisting in the collection
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1 of these samples shall be liable in
any civil or criminal action when the
2 act is performed in a reasonable
manner according to generally accepted
3 medical practices. The withdrawal of
blood for purposes of this act may
4 be performed only by: (1) A person
licensed to practice medicine and
5 surgery or a person acting under the
supervision of any such licensed
6 person; (2) a registered nurse or a
licensed practical nurse; or (3) any
7 qualified medical technician
including, but not limited to, an emergency
8 medical technician-intermediate or
mobile intensive care technician, as
9 those terms are defined in K.S.A.
65-6112, and amendments thereto, or
10 a phlebotomist. The samples shall
thereafter be forwarded to the Kansas
11 bureau of investigation for analysis and
categorizing into genetic marker
12 groupings.
13 (f) The genetic
marker groupings shall be maintained by the Kansas
14 bureau of investigation. The Kansas bureau
of investigation shall establish,
15 implement and maintain a statewide
automated personal identification
16 system capable of, but not limited to,
classifying, matching and storing
17 analysis of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and
other biological molecules.
18 The genetic marker grouping analysis
information and identification sys-
19 tem as established by this act shall be
compatible with the procedures
20 specified by the federal bureau of
investigation's combined DNA index
21 system (CODIS). The Kansas bureau of
investigation may participate in
22 the CODIS program by sharing data and
utilizing compatible test pro-
23 cedures, laboratory equipment, supplies and
computer software.
24 (g) The genetic
marker grouping analysis information obtained pur-
25 suant to this act shall be confidential and
shall be released only to law
26 enforcement officers of the United States,
of other states or territories,
27 of the insular possessions of the United
States, or foreign countries duly
28 authorized to receive the same, to all law
enforcement officers of the state
29 of Kansas and to all prosecutor's
agencies.
30 (h) The Kansas
bureau of investigation shall be the state central re-
31 pository for all genetic marker grouping
analysis information obtained
32 pursuant to this act. The Kansas bureau of
investigation may promulgate
33 rules and regulations for the form and
manner of the collection of blood
34 and saliva samples and other procedures for
the operation of this act. The
35 provisions of the Kansas administrative
procedure act shall apply to all
36 actions taken under the rules and
regulations so promulgated.
37 Sec.
2. [3.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-4902 is
hereby amended to read
38 as follows: 22-4902. As used in this act,
unless the context otherwise
39 requires:
40 (a) "Offender"
means: (1) A sex offender as defined in subsection (b);
41 (2) a violent offender as defined in
subsection (d); (3) any person who,
42 on and after the effective date of this
act, is convicted of any of the
43 following crimes when the victim is less
than 18 years of age:
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(A) Kidnapping as defined in K.S.A. 21-3420 and amendments
2 thereto, except by a parent;
3
(B) aggravated kidnapping as defined in K.S.A. 21-3421 and
amend-
4 ments thereto; or
5
(C) criminal restraint as defined in K.S.A. 21-3424 and
amendments
6 thereto, except by a parent;
7 (4) any
person convicted of any of the following criminal sexual con-
8 duct if one of the parties
involved the victim is less than 18 years of
age
9 and the offender is 19 or more
years of age and four or more years
10 of age older than the victim:
11 (A) Adultery as
defined by K.S.A. 21-3507, and amendments thereto;
12 (B) criminal
sodomy as defined by subsection (a)(1) of K.S.A. 21-
13 3505, and amendments thereto;
14 (C) promoting
prostitution as defined by K.S.A. 21-3513, and amend-
15 ments thereto;
16 (D) patronizing a
prostitute as defined by K.S.A. 21-3515, and
17 amendments thereto;
18 (E) lewd and
lascivious behavior as defined by K.S.A. 21-3508, and
19 amendment thereto; or
20 (F) unlawful
sexual relations as defined by K.S.A. 21-3520, and
21 amendments thereto;
22 (5) any
conviction for an offense in effect at any time prior to the
23 effective date of this act, that is
comparable to any crime defined in sub-
24 section (3) or (4), or any federal or other
state conviction for an offense
25 that under the laws of this state would be
an offense defined in subsection
26 (3) or (4); or
27 (6) an attempt,
conspiracy or criminal solicitation, as defined in
28 K.S.A. 21-3301, 21-3302 or 21-3303 and
amendments thereto, of an of-
29 fense defined in subsection (3) or (4).
30 Upon such
conviction, the court shall certify that the person is an
of-
31 fender subject to the provisions of
K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq. and
amend-
32 ments thereto and shall include
this certification in the order of commit-
33 ment. Convictions which
result from or are connected with the same act,
34 or result from crimes committed at the same
time, shall be counted for
35 the purpose of this section as one
conviction. Any conviction set aside
36 pursuant to law is not a conviction for
purposes of this section. A convic-
37 tion from another state shall constitute a
conviction for purposes of this
38 section.
39 (b) "Sex
offender" includes any person who, after the effective date
40 of this act, is convicted of any sexually
violent crime set forth in subsection
41 (c). Upon such conviction, the
court shall certify that the person is a sex
42 offender and shall include this
certification in the order of commitment.
43 Convictions which result from or
are connected with the same act, or
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1 result from crimes committed
at the same time, shall be counted for the
2 purpose of this section as
one conviction. Any conviction set aside pur-
3 suant to law is not a
conviction for purposes of this section. A conviction
4 from another state shall
constitute a conviction for purposes of this sec-
5 tion.
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(c) "Sexually violent crime" means:
7 (1) Rape as
defined in K.S.A. 21-3502 and amendments thereto;
8
(2) indecent liberties with a child as defined in K.S.A.
21-3503 and
9 amendments thereto;
10 (3) aggravated
indecent liberties with a child as defined in K.S.A. 21-
11 3504 and amendments thereto;
12 (4) criminal
sodomy as defined in subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of
13 K.S.A. 21-3505 and amendments thereto;
14 (5) aggravated
criminal sodomy as defined in K.S.A. 21-3506 and
15 amendments thereto;
16 (6) indecent
solicitation of a child as defined by K.S.A. 21-3510 and
17 amendments thereto;
18 (7) aggravated
indecent solicitation of a child as defined by K.S.A.
19 21-3511 and amendments thereto;
20 (8) sexual
exploitation of a child as defined by K.S.A. 21-3516 and
21 amendments thereto;
22 (9) sexual
battery as defined by K.S.A. 21-3517 and amendments
23 thereto;
24 (10) aggravated
sexual battery as defined by K.S.A. 21-3518 and
25 amendments thereto;
26 (11) aggravated
incest as defined by K.S.A. 21-3603 and amendments
27 thereto; or
28 (12) any
conviction for a offense in effect at any time prior to the
29 effective date of this act, that is
comparable to a sexually violent crime as
30 defined in subparagraphs (1) through (11),
or any federal or other state
31 conviction for a felony offense that under
the laws of this state would be
32 a sexually violent crime as defined in this
section;
33 (13) an attempt,
conspiracy or criminal solicitation, as defined in
34 K.S.A. 21-3301, 21-3302 or 21-3303 and
amendments thereto, of a sex-
35 ually violent crime, as defined in this
section; or
36 (14) any act
which at the time of sentencing for the offense has been
37 determined beyond a reasonable doubt to
have been sexually motivated.
38 As used in this subparagraph, "sexually
motivated" means that one of the
39 purposes for which the defendant committed
the crime was for the pur-
40 pose of the defendant's sexual
gratification.
41 (d) "Violent
offender" includes any person who, after the effective
42 date of this act, is convicted of any of
the following crimes:
43 (1) Capital
murder as defined by K.S.A. 21-3439 and amendments
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1 thereto;
2 (2) murder
in the first degree as defined by K.S.A. 21-3401 and
3 amendments thereto;
4 (3) murder
in the second degree as defined by K.S.A. 21-3402 and
5 amendments thereto;
6
(4) voluntary manslaughter as defined by K.S.A. 21-3403 and
amend-
7 ments thereto;
8
(5) involuntary manslaughter as defined by K.S.A. 21-3404
and
9 amendments thereto; or
10 (6) any
conviction for an offense in effect at any time prior to the
11 effective date of this act, that is
comparable to any crime defined in this
12 subsection, or any federal or other state
conviction for an offense that
13 under the laws of this state would be an
offense defined in this subsection;
14 or
15 (7) an attempt,
conspiracy or criminal solicitation, as defined in
16 K.S.A. 21-3301, 21-3302 or 21-3303 and
amendments thereto, of an of-
17 fense defined in this subsection.
18 Upon such
conviction, the court shall certify that the person is an
of-
19 fender subject to the provisions of
K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq. and
amend-
20 ments thereto and shall include
this certification in the order of commit-
21 ment. Convictions which result from
or are connected with the same act,
22 or result from crimes committed at
the same time, shall be counted for
23 the purpose of this section as one
conviction. Any conviction set aside
24 pursuant to law is not a conviction
for purposes of this section. A convic-
25 tion from another state shall
constitute a conviction for purposes of this
26 section.
27 (e) "Law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the sheriff
28 of the county in which the offender expects
to reside upon the offender's
29 discharge, parole or release.
30
(f) "Aggravated offenses" means engaging in sexual acts
involving
31 penetration with victims of any age
through the use of force or the threat
32 of serious violence, or engaging in
sexual acts involving penetration with
33 victims less than 14 years of age, and
includes the following offenses:
34 (1) Rape as
defined in subsection (a)(1)(A) and subsection (a)(2) of
35 K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 21-3502, and
amendments thereto;
36 (2) aggravated
criminal sodomy as defined in subsection (a)(1) and
37 subsection (a)(3)(A) of K.S.A. 21-3506,
and amendments thereto; and
38 (3) any
attempt, conspiracy or criminal solicitation, as defined in
39 K.S.A. 21-3301, 21-3302 or 21-3303 and
amendments thereto, of an of-
40 fense defined in subsection (f).
41 Sec.
3. [4.] K.S.A. 22-4903 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 22-
42 4903. Any person who is required to
register as provided in this act who
43 violates any of the provisions of this act
is guilty of a class A nonperson
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1 misdemeanor
severity level 10, nonperson felony.
2 Sec.
4. [5.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-4904 is
hereby amended to read
3 as follows: 22-4904. (a) (1) Except
as provided in subsection (a)(2), within
4 15 10 days of
the offender coming into any county in which the offender
5 resides or is temporarily domiciled
for more than 15 10 days, the offender
6 shall register with the sheriff of
the county.
7 (2) Within
15 10 days of the offender coming into any
county in which
8 the offender resides or temporarily
resides for more than 15 10 days, any
9 offender who has provided the
information and completed and signed
10 the registration form as required in K.S.A.
22-4905 and amendments
11 thereto, shall verify with the sheriff of
the county that the sheriff has
12 received such offender's information and
registration form.
13 (3) For persons
required to register as provided in subsection (a)(1),
14 the sheriff shall: (A) Explain the duty to
register and the procedure for
15 registration;
16 (B) obtain the
information required for registration as provided in
17 K.S.A. 22-4907 and amendments thereto;
18 (C) inform the
offender that the offender must give written notice of
19 any change of address within 10 days of a
change in residence to the law
20 enforcement agency where last registered
and the Kansas bureau of
21 investigation;
22 (D) inform the
offender that if the offender changes residence to
23 another state, the offender must inform the
law enforcement agency
24 where last registered and the Kansas
bureau of investigation of such
25 change in residence and must register in
the new state within 10 days of
26 such change in residence; and
27 (E) require the
offender to read and sign the registration form which
28 shall include a statement that the
requirements provided in this subsec-
29 tion have been explained to the
offender.
30 (4) Such sheriff,
within three days of receipt of the initial registration
31 shall forward this information to the
Kansas bureau of investigation.
32
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
diversionary
33 agreement or probation order, either adult
or juvenile, requires registra-
34 tion under the Kansas offender registration
act then all provisions of that
35 act shall apply, except that the term of
registration shall be controlled by
36 such diversionary agreement or probation
order.
37 (b) (1) If
any person required to register as provided in this act
38 changes the address of the person's
residence, the offender, within 10
39 days, shall inform in writing the Kansas
bureau of investigation of the new
40 address.
41 (2) After receipt
of the change of address, the Kansas bureau of in-
42 vestigation shall forward this information
to the law enforcement agency
43 having jurisdiction of the new place of
residence within 10 days of such
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1 receipt of the change of address.
2 (c) For any
person required to register as provided in this act, every
3 90 days after the person's initial
registration date during the period the
4 person is required to register, the
following applies:
5 (1) The
Kansas bureau of investigation shall mail a nonforwardable
6 verification form to the last
reported address of the person.
7 (2) The
person shall mail the verification form to the Kansas bureau
8 of investigation within 10 days after
receipt of the form.
9 (3) The
verification form shall be signed by the person, and shall
state
10 that the person still resides at the
address last reported to the Kansas
11 bureau of investigation.
12 (4) If the person
fails to mail the verification form to the Kansas
13 bureau of investigation within 10 days
after receipt of the form, the person
14 shall be in violation of the Kansas
offender registration act.
15 (5) Nothing
contained in this section shall be construed to alleviate
16 any person required to register as provided
in this act from meeting the
17 requirements prescribed in subsection
(a)(1), (a)(2) and (b)(1).
18 Sec.
5. [6.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-4905 is
hereby amended to read
19 as follows: 22-4905. (a) (1) Any offender,
who is discharged or paroled
20 from a prison, hospital or other
institution or facility involving a violation
21 of any crime as provided in subsection (a),
(b) or (d) of K.S.A. 22-4902
22 and amendments thereto, prior to discharge,
parole or release, shall be
23 informed by the staff of the facility in
which the offender was confined
24 of the duty to register as provided in this
act.
25 (2) (A) The
staff of the facility shall: (i) Explain the duty to register
26 and the procedure for registration;
27 (ii) obtain the
information required for registration as provided in
28 K.S.A. 22-4907 and amendments thereto;
29 (iii) inform the
offender that the offender must give written notice
30 of any change of address within 10 days of
a change in residence to the
31 law enforcement agency where last
registered and the Kansas bureau of
32 investigation;
33 (iv) inform the
offender that if the offender changes residence to
34 another state, the offender must inform the
law enforcement agency
35 where last registered and the Kansas
bureau of investigation of such
36 change in residence and must register in
the new state within 10 days of
37 such change in residence; and
38 (v) require the
offender to read and sign the registration form which
39 shall include a statement that the
requirements provided in this subsec-
40 tion have been explained to the
offender.
41 (B) The staff of
the facility shall give one copy of the form to the
42 person, within three days, and shall send
two copies of the form provided
43 by subsection (2)(A)(v) to the Kansas
bureau of investigation, which shall
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1 then forward one copy to the law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction
2 where the person expects to reside
upon discharge, parole or release. The
3 Kansas bureau of investigation must
immediately ensure that such infor-
4 mation is entered in the state law
enforcement record system. The Kansas
5 bureau of investigation shall
transmit such conviction data and finger-
6 prints to the federal bureau of
investigation.
7 (b)
(1) Any offender who is released on probation, receives a
sus-
8 pended sentence, sentenced to
community corrections or released on
9 postrelease supervision because of
the commission of any crime as pro-
10 vided in subsection (a), (b) or (d) of
K.S.A. 22-4902 and amendments
11 thereto, prior to release, shall be
informed of the offenders duty to reg-
12 ister as provided in this act by the court
in which the offender is convicted.
13 (2) (A) The
court shall: (i) Explain the duty to register and the pro-
14 cedure for registration;
15 (ii) obtain the
information required for registration as provided in
16 K.S.A. 22-4907 and amendments thereto;
17 (iii) inform the
offender that the offender must give written notice
18 of any change of address within 10 days of
a change in residence to the
19 law enforcement agency where last
registered and the Kansas bureau of
20 investigation;
21 (iv) inform the
offender that if the offender changes residence to
22 another state, the offender must inform the
law enforcement agency
23 where last registered and the Kansas
bureau of investigation of such
24 change in residence and must register in
the new state within 10 days of
25 such change in residence; and
26 (v) require the
offender to read and sign the registration form which
27 shall include a statement that the
requirements provided in this subsec-
28 tion have been explained to the
offender.
29 (B) The court
shall give one copy of the form to the person and,
30 within three days, shall send two copies of
the form provided by subsec-
31 tion (2)(A)(v) to the Kansas bureau of
investigation which shall then for-
32 ward one copy to the law enforcement agency
having jurisdiction where
33 the person expects to reside upon release.
The Kansas bureau of inves-
34 tigation must immediately ensure that such
information is entered in the
35 state law enforcement record system. The
Kansas bureau of investigation
36 shall transmit such conviction data and
fingerprints to the federal bureau
37 of investigation.
38 Sec.
6. [7.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-4906 is
hereby amended to read
39 as follows: 22-4906. (a) Any person
required to register as provided in
40 this act shall be required to register: (1)
Upon the first conviction of a
41 sexually violent crime as defined in
subsection (c) of K.S.A. 22-4902 and
42 amendments thereto, any offense as defined
in subsection (a) of K.S.A.
43 22-4902 and amendments thereto or any
offense as defined in subsection
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1 (d) of K.S.A. 22-4902 and amendments
thereto, if not confined, for a
2 period of 10 years after conviction,
or, if confined, for a period of 10 years
3 after paroled, discharged or
released; or (2) upon a second or subsequent
4 conviction for such person's
lifetime.
5 (b) Upon
the first conviction, liability for registration terminates, if
6 not confined, at the expiration of 10
years from the date of conviction,
7 or, if confined, at the expiration of
10 years from the date of parole,
8 discharge or release, if the
convicted offender does not again become
9 liable to register as provided by
this act during that period.
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(c) Any On and after July 1,
1999, any person who has been con-
11 victed of an aggravated offense shall be
required to register for such per-
12 son's lifetime.
13 Sec.
7. [8.] K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-4908 is
hereby amended to read
14 as follows: 22-4908. (a) Any offender
registered as provided in this act
15 may apply to the sentencing court for an
order relieving the offender of
16 the duty of registration, except that no
offender may apply as provided in
17 this section for an order relieving the
offender of the duty of registration
18 until such offender has registered for a
period of at least 10 years for each
19 conviction for which an offender must
register as provided by this act.
20 The court shall hold a hearing on the
application at which the applicant
21 and any interested persons may present
witnesses and other evidence.
22 (b) At such
hearing, if the person is a person who is required to
23 register due to a conviction of a sexually
violent crime as defined in K.S.A.
24 22-4902 and amendments thereto, the court
shall receive and consider a
25 report by a board composed of experts in
the field of the behavior and
26 treatment of sexual offenders. Such board
shall be appointed as provided
27 by rules and regulations promulgated by the
attorney general. If, after
28 the hearing involving such person, the
court finds by a preponderance of
29 the evidence that the sex offender is
rehabilitated and that the sex of-
30 fender, does not suffer from a mental
abnormality or personality disorder
31 that would make the person likely to engage
in a predatory sexually violent
32 crime, the court shall grant an order
relieving the offender of the duty of
33 further registration under this act. For
purposes of this act, "mental ab-
34 normality" means a congenital or acquired
condition affecting the emo-
35 tional or volitional capacity which
predisposes the person to commit a
36 sexually violent crime in a degree
constituting such person a menace to
37 the health and safety of others.
38 (c) If, after the
hearing involving a person who is an offender who
39 was not required to register due to a
conviction of a sexually violent crime
40 as defined in K.S.A. 22-4902 and amendments
thereto, the court finds by
41 a preponderance of the evidence that the
offender is rehabilitated, the
42 court shall grant an order relieving the
offender of the duty of further
43 registration under this act.
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1 (d) Any
person registered as provided in this act may apply to the
2 sentencing court for an order
relieving such person of the duty of regis-
3 tration for any conviction which has
been set aside. The court shall hold
4 a hearing on the application at which
the applicant shall present evidence
5 verifying that such applicant's
conviction was set aside. If the court finds
6 that the person's conviction was set
aside, the court shall grant an order
7 relieving the person of the duty of
further registration under this act for
8 any conviction which has been set
aside. Such court granting such an
9 order shall forward a copy of such
order to the sheriff of the county in
10 which such person has registered and to the
Kansas bureau of investi-
11 gation. Upon receipt of such copy of the
order, such sheriff and the Kan-
12 sas bureau of investigation shall remove
such person's name from the
13 registry for any conviction which has been
set aside. Nothing contained
14 in this subsection shall relieve any person
of the duty to register or any
15 other duty prescribed under this act for
any conviction which has not
16 been set aside.
17 (e) Any person
required to register as an offender pursuant to the
18 Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A.
22-4901 et seq., and amendments
19 thereto, who has a second or subsequent
conviction for an offense which
20 requires registration pursuant to such
act, and any person who has been
21 convicted of an aggravated offense,
shall not be granted an order relieving
22 the offender of further registration
under this act.
23 New Sec.
8. [9.] Nothing in the Kansas offender
registration act shall
24 create a cause of action against the state
or an employee of the state acting
25 within the scope of the employee's
employment as a result of requiring
26 an offender to register or an offender's
failure to register.
27 Sec. 9.
[10.] K.S.A. 22-4903 and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 21-2511,
22-
28 4902, 22-4904, 22-4905, 22-4906 and 22-4908
are hereby repealed.
29 Sec. 10.
[11.] This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after
30 its publication in the statute book.