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MS SB2532

Bill

Status

Passed

3/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Sally Doty

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires registered sex offenders employed in positions involving direct, private, and unsupervised contact with minors under 18 to notify their employer or contractor of their sex offender status in writing.

  • Mandates employers make reasonable attempts to notify parents or guardians of minors under 18 who will have direct, private, and unsupervised contact with a registered sex offender employee or contractor.

  • Extends similar notification requirements to volunteer organizations, requiring organizations accepting sex offender volunteers to make reasonable attempts to notify parents or guardians of minors involved in the organization.

  • Provides good faith immunity from civil or criminal liability for employers and organizations that make notifications or fail to notify under the law.

  • Requires homeless or transient sex offenders to provide a specific description of where they habitually live rather than simply stating "homeless" as their address.

Legislative Description

Sex offenders; employers must notify parent or guardian of certain minors who come in contact with registered employee.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

3/22/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B2/19/2019
Judiciary, Division B1/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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