H.B. 576                                                 VETOES

(3)     (i) As soon as possible and in no event later than 3 working days after
registration is completed, the local law enforcement agency shall send a copy of the
registration statement to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(ii) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall
maintain a central registry of child sexual offenders.

(iii) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall
reimburse the local law enforcement agencies for the cost of processing the registration
statements of child sexual offenders, including the taking of fingerprints and photographs.

(4)     (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, upon written
request to a local law enforcement agency, the agency shall send a copy of a registration
statement to the person who submitted the request.

(ii) A request for a copy of a registration statement under
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall contain:

1.       The name and address of the person submitting the request;
and

2.       The reason for requesting the information.

(iii) A local law enforcement agency shall keep records of all written
requests received under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(5)     An elected public official, public employee, or public agency is immune
from civil liability for damages arising out of any action relating to the provisions of this
subsection, unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross
negligence or in bad faith.

(h) (1) If a child sexual offender changes residences, the offender shall send
written notice of the change within 7 days after the change occurs to the local law
enforcement agency with whom the offender last registered.

(2) As soon as possible and in no event later than 3 working days after
receipt of the notice, the local law enforcement agency shall give notice of the change to
the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and if the new residence is in
a different jurisdiction, to the local law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the new
residence is located.

(i) A child sexual offender shall register with a local law enforcement agency
annually for 10 years after:

(1)     The last date of release;

(2)     The offender is granted probation before judgment, probation after
judgment, or a suspended sentence; or

(3)     Receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment.

(j) If a child sexual offender will reside after release in a municipal corporation
that has a police department, or, in the case where a child sexual offender escapes from

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