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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
sex offender registration: online identifiers
Purpose
Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to include additional online identifying information for certain sex offenders on its searchable database.
Background
Statute requires DPS to maintain a separate database and search function on the internet sex offender website that contains any required online identifier of sex offenders whose risk assessments have been determined to be a level two or level three and the name of any website or internet communication service where the required online identifier is being used. This information must not be publicly connected to the name, address and photograph of a registered sex offender on the website (A.R.S. § 13-3827).
At the time of registering, a sex offender must provide any required online identifier and the name of any website or internet communication service where the identifier is being used. On the person's initial registration and every year after the person's initial registration, the person must confirm any required online identifier (A.R.S. § 13-3821).
Statute defines required online identifier as any email address information or instant message, chat, social networking or other similar internet communication name, not including a social security number, date of birth or pin number (A.R.S. § 13-3827).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Modifies the definition of required online identifier as it pertains to the DPS internet sex offender website to include:
a) any identifier used for communicating on a mobile application or internet website;
b) a mobile telephone number; and
c) any mobile device identification information.
2. Excludes a personal password from the definition of required online identifier.
3. Makes technical and conforming changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
JUD 2/3/21 DP 10-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/11/21 60-0-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 2, 2021
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