HB 1261 Summary

• Requires Department of Lottery to verify if prize claimants ($600+) owe registration-related debts as sexual predators or offenders and deduct such debts from lottery winnings, with child support debts paid first.

• Establishes 10-year mandatory additional prison sentences for sexual offenders and predators who commit specified serious felonies including kidnapping, rape, lewd conduct, and child abuse offenses.

• Authorizes sheriffs to charge criminal registration fees up to $200 annually per sexual predator, $100 per sexual offender, $50 per career offender, and $25 per convicted felon for initial registration and reregistration.

• Enhances prostitution trafficking penalties from third-degree to first-degree felonies for repeat offenses, and establishes misdemeanor penalties for first-time sexting violations by minors.

• Creates mandatory probation and community control conditions for sex offenders sentenced after October 1, 2015, including curfews, treatment programs, contact restrictions, electronic monitoring, and restrictions on working with children; requires specialized probation supervision with caseloads not exceeding 30 offenders.