SB 1305 Summary

• Reduces initial registration timeline for sex offenders from ten days to seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays, after entering a county in Arizona.

• Expands registration requirements to include motor vehicle information (make, model, year, color, VIN, license plate) for persons who own, possess, or regularly operate a vehicle.

• Requires annual in-person confirmation of registration information during the registrant's birth month rather than once per year at any time.

• Adds requirement for sex offenders to notify the sheriff within seventy-two hours of any changes to motor vehicle information and clarifies notification procedures when moving between residences or counties.

• Defines "transient" status for persons without a permanent dwelling and requires transients to register every ninety days with the sheriff in their current jurisdiction.