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17.520 Period of registration.
(1) A registrant, upon his or her release by the court, the Parole Board, the cabinet, or
any detention facility, shall be required to register for a period of time required <br>under this section.
(2) (a) Lifetime registration is required for:
1.
Any person who has been convicted of kidnapping, as set forth in KRS <br>509.040, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of <br>the commission of the offense, except when the offense is committed by <br>a parent;
2.
Any person who has been convicted of unlawful confinement, as set <br>forth in KRS 509.020, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) <br>at the time of the commission of the offense, except when the offense is <br>committed by a parent;
3.
Any person convicted of a sex crime: <br>a.
Who has one (1) or more prior convictions of a felony criminal <br>offense against a victim who is a minor; or
b.
Who has one (1) or more prior sex crime convictions;
4.
Any person who has been convicted of two (2) or more felony criminal <br>offenses against a victim who is a minor;
5.
Any person who has been convicted of: <br>a.
Rape in the first degree under KRS 510.040; or
b.
Sodomy in the first degree under KRS 510.070; and
6.
Any sexually violent predator.
(3) All other registrants are required to register for twenty (20) years following
discharge from confinement or twenty (20) years following the maximum discharge <br>date on probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or other form of <br>early release, whichever period is greater.
(4) If a person required to register under this section is reincarcerated for another
offense or as the result of having violated the terms of probation, parole, or <br>conditional discharge, the registration requirements and the remaining period of <br>time for which the registrant shall register are tolled during the reincarceration.
(5) A person who has pled guilty, entered an Alford plea, or been convicted in a court
of another state or territory, in a court of the United States, or in a court-martial of <br>the United States Armed Forces who is required to register in Kentucky shall be <br>subject to registration in Kentucky based on the conviction in the foreign <br>jurisdiction. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall promulgate administrative <br>regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(6) The court shall designate the registration period as mandated by this section in its
judgment and shall cause a copy of its judgment to be mailed to the Information <br>Services Center, Department of Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Effective: June 26, 2007
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History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 101, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 7, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 401, sec. 17, effective April 11, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, <br>sec. 139, effective January 15, 1999. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 392, sec. 3, <br>effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, relating to
the creation and organization of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, instructs the <br>Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose <br>names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made in this <br>section.
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17.520 Period of registration.
(1) A registrant, upon his or her release by the court, the Parole Board, the cabinet, or
any detention facility, shall be required to register for a period of time required <br>under this section.
(2) (a) Lifetime registration is required for:
1.
Any person who has been convicted of kidnapping, as set forth in KRS <br>509.040, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of <br>the commission of the offense, except when the offense is committed by <br>a parent;
2.
Any person who has been convicted of unlawful confinement, as set <br>forth in KRS 509.020, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) <br>at the time of the commission of the offense, except when the offense is <br>committed by a parent;
3.
Any person convicted of a sex crime: <br>a.
Who has one (1) or more prior convictions of a felony criminal <br>offense against a victim who is a minor; or
b.
Who has one (1) or more prior sex crime convictions;
4.
Any person who has been convicted of two (2) or more felony criminal <br>offenses against a victim who is a minor;
5.
Any person who has been convicted of: <br>a.
Rape in the first degree under KRS 510.040; or
b.
Sodomy in the first degree under KRS 510.070; and
6.
Any sexually violent predator.
(3) All other registrants are required to register for twenty (20) years following
discharge from confinement or twenty (20) years following the maximum discharge <br>date on probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or other form of <br>early release, whichever period is greater.
(4) If a person required to register under this section is reincarcerated for another
offense or as the result of having violated the terms of probation, parole, or <br>conditional discharge, the registration requirements and the remaining period of <br>time for which the registrant shall register are tolled during the reincarceration.
(5) A person who has pled guilty, entered an Alford plea, or been convicted in a court
of another state or territory, in a court of the United States, or in a court-martial of <br>the United States Armed Forces who is required to register in Kentucky shall be <br>subject to registration in Kentucky based on the conviction in the foreign <br>jurisdiction. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall promulgate administrative <br>regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(6) The court shall designate the registration period as mandated by this section in its
judgment and shall cause a copy of its judgment to be mailed to the Information <br>Services Center, Department of Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Effective: June 26, 2007
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History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 101, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 7, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 401, sec. 17, effective April 11, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, <br>sec. 139, effective January 15, 1999. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 392, sec. 3, <br>effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, relating to
the creation and organization of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, instructs the <br>Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose <br>names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made in this <br>section.
Page 1 of 2
17.520 Period of registration.
(1) A registrant, upon his or her release by the court, the Parole Board, the cabinet, or
any detention facility, shall be required to register for a period of time required <br>under this section.
(2) (a) Lifetime registration is required for:
1.
Any person who has been convicted of kidnapping, as set forth in KRS <br>509.040, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of <br>the commission of the offense, except when the offense is committed by <br>a parent;
2.
Any person who has been convicted of unlawful confinement, as set <br>forth in KRS 509.020, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) <br>at the time of the commission of the offense, except when the offense is <br>committed by a parent;
3.
Any person convicted of a sex crime: <br>a.
Who has one (1) or more prior convictions of a felony criminal <br>offense against a victim who is a minor; or
b.
Who has one (1) or more prior sex crime convictions;
4.
Any person who has been convicted of two (2) or more felony criminal <br>offenses against a victim who is a minor;
5.
Any person who has been convicted of: <br>a.
Rape in the first degree under KRS 510.040; or
b.
Sodomy in the first degree under KRS 510.070; and
6.
Any sexually violent predator.
(3) All other registrants are required to register for twenty (20) years following
discharge from confinement or twenty (20) years following the maximum discharge <br>date on probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or other form of <br>early release, whichever period is greater.
(4) If a person required to register under this section is reincarcerated for another
offense or as the result of having violated the terms of probation, parole, or <br>conditional discharge, the registration requirements and the remaining period of <br>time for which the registrant shall register are tolled during the reincarceration.
(5) A person who has pled guilty, entered an Alford plea, or been convicted in a court
of another state or territory, in a court of the United States, or in a court-martial of <br>the United States Armed Forces who is required to register in Kentucky shall be <br>subject to registration in Kentucky based on the conviction in the foreign <br>jurisdiction. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall promulgate administrative <br>regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(6) The court shall designate the registration period as mandated by this section in its
judgment and shall cause a copy of its judgment to be mailed to the Information <br>Services Center, Department of Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Effective: June 26, 2007
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History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 101, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 7, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 401, sec. 17, effective April 11, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, <br>sec. 139, effective January 15, 1999. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 392, sec. 3, <br>effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, relating to
the creation and organization of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, instructs the <br>Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose <br>names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made in this <br>section.
