First Regular Session
              Sixty-sixth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 07-0488.01 Michael Dohr         HOUSE BILL 07-1127
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Swalm,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Sandoval,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning requiring sex offenders to provide electronic
            communication identifiers when registering as sex
            offenders.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Requires a sex offender when registering as a sex offender to
       provide all email addresses, instant-messaging identities, and chat room
       identities used by the sex offender prior to using them.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  16-22-108, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
       BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
            16-22-108.  Registration - procedure - frequency - place -
       change of address - fee.  (3.5)  Any person who is required to
       register pursuant to section 16-22-103 and is required to provide
       the information described in section 16-22-109 (1) (f) shall be
       required to register any email address, instant-messaging
       identity, or chat room identity prior to using the address or
       identity.
            SECTION 2.  The introductory portion to 16-22-109 (1), Colorado
       Revised Statutes, is amended, and the said 16-22-109 (1) is further
       amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH, to read:
            16-22-109.  Registration forms - local law enforcement agencies
       - duties.  (1)  The director of the CBI shall prescribe standardized forms
       to be used to comply with this article, and the CBI shall provide copies of
       such the standardized forms to the courts, probation departments,
       community corrections programs, the department of corrections, the
       department of human services, and local law enforcement agencies.  Such
       The standardized forms may be provided in electronic form.  Such The
       standardized forms shall be used to register persons pursuant to this
       article and to enable persons to cancel registration, as necessary.  The
       standardized forms shall provide that the persons required to register
       pursuant to section 16-22-103 disclose such information as is required on
       the standardized forms.  The information required on the standardized
       forms shall include, but need not be limited to:
            (f)  All email addresses, instant-messaging identities, and
       chat room identities to be used by the person.
            SECTION 3.  18-3-412.5 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
            18-3-412.5.  Failure to register as a sex offender.  (1)  Any
       person who is required to register pursuant to article 22 of title 16, C.R.S.,
       and who fails to comply with any of the requirements placed on
       registrants by said article, including but not limited to committing any of
       the acts specified in this subsection (1), commits the offense of failure to
       register as a sex offender:
            (j)  Failure to register an email address, instant-messaging
       identity, or chat room identity pursuant to section 16-22-108
       (3.5), C.R.S., prior to using the address or identity.
            SECTION 4.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.