Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act of 2003
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 21, 2003)
Revises the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to require the responsible official to obtain from a sex offender who is required to register: (1) information regarding the offender's anticipated future residence, employer's name and address, license plate number and vehicle, and student enrollment; and (2) fingerprints and a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample, unless they were obtained within the previous three months.
Sets forth requirements regarding State: (1) procedures involving offenders intending to move to another State; (2) timetables for the verification of registry information and the taking of photographs; and (3) procedures requiring offenders to obtain a driver's license or identification card from the State department of motor vehicles at the time of registration.
Requires States to: (1) designate a failure to comply with the registration and verification requirements as a felony and permit such failure to be grounds for the immediate issuance of an arrest warrant; and (2) consider a failure to comply as an ongoing offense and a failure to register each item of changed registry information as a separate offense.
What just happenedMay 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- May 21, 2003IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 21, 2003IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6868-6869)
- May 21, 2003IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate