Two changes have been made to the state’s predatory offender registration law.
Effective July 1, 2010, predatory offenders will be prohibited from listing homeless shelters as their primary or secondary address. This will prevent homeless predatory offenders from avoiding registration requirements placed on those who do not have a primary or secondary address. Under current law, if an offender registers as homeless, they are required to check in weekly with local law enforcement; however, by using the shelter as a primary or secondary residence, the offender does not need to check in weekly, even if they are not staying at the shelter.
Effective April 16, 2010, the law clarifies that an offender’s duty to register is reactivated when the person returns to the state after having lived outside Minnesota if the offender’s registration period has not expired. This came as a request of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to reinforce current law that the state suspends, not terminates, registration requirements if an offender begins living in another state.
There are no additional costs to adopt the changes.
Rep. Karla Bigham (DFL-Cottage Grove) and Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) sponsor the law.
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