SB490

Senate Bill 490 amends Arkansas Code § 9-27-356(k) to grant circuit courts the discretionary authority to waive the two-hundred-fifty-dollar sex offender registration fee for juveniles. Current law mandates that juveniles ordered to register as sex offenders are subject to standard registration requirements. This legislation provides an exception to that mandate by allowing judges to decide whether to impose or waive the associated registration fee based on the specific circumstances of the juvenile's case.