AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1285 be amended as follows:


    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"    Section 1. That chapter 22-24B be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    Any person who regularly travels to a secondary registered location or address that is located in the community safety zone, and inhabits the location for more than twenty-four hours shall verbally notify the law enforcement of jurisdiction prior to arriving at the location or residence.

    Section 2. That § 22-24B-23 be amended to read:

    22-24B-23. No person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to this chapter may establish a residence or reside within a community safety zone unless:

            (1)    The person is incarcerated in a jail or prison or other correctional placement which is located within a community safety zone;
            (2)    The person is on parole or probation and has been assigned to a halfway house or supervised living center within a community safety zone;
            (3)    The person is homeless and has been admitted to a community homeless shelter within a community safety zone by an appropriate community official;
            (4)    The person is placed in a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12, or certified under Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act as amended to December 31, 2001, or receiving services from a community service provider accredited or certified by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Social Services, which is located within a community safety zone;
            (5)    The person was under age eighteen at the time of the offense and the offender was not tried and convicted of the offense as an adult;
            (6)    The person established and inhabited the residence prior to as of July 1, 2006;
            (7)    The school, public park, public pool, or public playground was built or established subsequent to the person's establishing residence at the location; or
            (8)    The circuit court has entered an order pursuant to § 22-24B-28 exempting the offender from the provisions of §§ 22-24B-22 to 22-24B-28, inclusive.

    A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. Any subsequent violation is a Class 5 felony. "