AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENSES USING DNA EVIDENCE.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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HB-7085

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENSES USING DNA EVIDENCE.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 7482

File Copy No.: 601

House Calendar No.: 482

Municipalities	Effect	FY 08 $	FY 09 $
Various Municipalities	STATE MANDATE - Cost	See Below	See Below

Explanation

The amendment requires that registered sex offenders provide local police departments with out-of-state address changes. The local police department is then responsible for notifying the new town where the registered sex offender is moving to. This information is currently collected and disseminated by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) .

Requiring local police to collect and disseminate such information could result in a cost. The cost to various municipalities will depend on the number of registered sex offenders that currently reside in the town, and how frequently they move out of state. For example, there are several towns in the state that have less than 5 registered sex offenders, so the additional requirement would not result in a cost to the local police department. However, Hartford currently has approximately 400 registered sex offenders, of which, 100 are in violation. The impact of the amendment on municipalities with a substantial number of registered offenders could be significant.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.