SB393

Senate Bill 393, titled 'Maighen's Law,' amends the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997 in Arkansas. The primary purpose of the bill is to expand the criteria for requiring lifetime registration for sex offenders. Specifically, it adds a new provision under section 12-12-919(a) stating that an individual must register for life if, at the time of the offense, they were over the age of 24 and the victim was under the age of 15. This effectively mandates lifetime monitoring for this specific category of offenders. The bill maintains existing requirements for other groups, such as those convicted of aggravated sex offenses or repeat offenders.