ESHB 1394 — Creating a developmentally appropriate response to youth who commit sexual offenses.

What this bill does

Places limits on when a juvenile is required register in the sex offender registry based on committing a sex offense. Reduces the time period a person adjudicated in juvenile court must register as a sex offender to two years, but a prosecutor may request an extension for up to an additional two years. Reduces the classification of failing to register as a sex offender to a gross misdemeanor for individuals who are required to register based on the commission of a juvenile sex offense.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  60 yea · 38 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2023
  28 yea · 21 nay

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