Gov. Doug Ducey signs 2 new Registrant bills into Arizona law

Of the sixteen new laws Gov. Ducey signed into AZ law, the following two will directly affect those on the Registry.

Sex-offender rights:  HB 2488 states that an individual convicted of sexual assault has no parental rights to any child that may be the result of that assault.

Sex offender registration:  HB 2539 allows an individual convicted of sexual conduct with a minor to ask the court to terminate his or her duty to register as a sex offender under the following circumstances: if the offender completed probation, the offender was under age 22 at the time of the offense, the victim was age 15 or older, the conduct was consensual, there was not more than one victim, the court has not determined there is reason to believe the defendant is sexually violent, the defendant was not sentenced to prison.

From: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2016/04/05/gov-doug-ducey-signs-16-bills-into-arizona-law/82629390/

(Photo: Emmanuel Lozano/The Republic)

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Tags: completed probation, Ducey, HB 2488, HB 2539, no parental rights

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