SB96

Senate Bill 96 amends Arkansas law regarding the process for sex offenders to petition for the termination of their registration requirements. The bill increases the advance notice period for filing such an application from 20 days to 30 days for prosecutors, the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry, and Community Notification Assessment entities. It mandates that the court notify the computerized victim notification system upon the filing of an application to terminate registration. Furthermore, it updates the authority of the Arkansas Crime Information Center to ensure the system automatically notifies victims who have opted into the program when an application for termination of registration is filed. The overall intent is to increase transparency and provide victims of sex offenses with timely information regarding an offender's attempt to remove their registration status.