LD 1903
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1. Determination by court. The court shall determine at the
time of sentencing if a defendant is a sex offender 10-year
registrant or a sexually violent predator lifetime registrant. A
person who the court determines is a sex offender 10-year
registrant or a sexually violent predator lifetime registrant
shall register according to this subchapter.

 
1-A. When duty to register must be exercised. Following
determination by the court under subsection 1, a sex offender or
a sexually violent predator registrant shall register as follows.

 
A. If the sex offender or sexually violent predator
registrant is sentenced to a wholly suspended sentence with
probation or to a punishment alternative not involving
imprisonment, the duty to register is triggered at the time
the person commences an actual execution of the wholly
suspended sentence or at the time of sentence imposition
when no punishment alternative involving imprisonment is
imposed, unless the court orders a stay of execution, in
which event the duty is triggered by the termination of the
stay.

 
B. If the sex offender or sexually violent predator
registrant is sentenced to a straight term of imprisonment
or to a split sentence, the duty to register is triggered by
discharge or conditional release.

 
C. If the sex offender or sexually violent predator
registrant is committed under Title 15, section 103, the
duty to register is triggered by discharge or conditional
release under Title 15, section 104-A.

 
1-B.__Duty to notify law enforcement agency.__A registrant who
has a duty to register pursuant to this subchapter shall notify
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in those areas
where the registrant resides, works or attends school within 24
hours of becoming a resident or beginning work or attending
school.__If the location is a municipality with an organized
municipal police department, the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction is the municipal police department.__If the location
is a school having an organized police department, the law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction is the campus police
department.__If the location is neither a municipality nor a
school with an organized police department, the law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction is the sheriff's department.

 
2. Responsibility of ensuring initial registration. The
department, the county jail or the state mental health institute
that has custody of a sex offender or sexually violent predator
registrant required to register under this subchapter shall


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