TITLE 11
Criminal Offenses
CHAPTER 11-37.1
Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification
SECTION 11-37.1-2
§ 11-37.1-2 Definitions.
(a) "Aggravated offense" means, and includes, offenses involving sexual
penetration of victims of any age through the use of force, or the threat of
use of force, or offenses involving sexual penetration of victims who are
fourteen (14) years of age or under.
(b) "Board", "board of review", or "sex offender board of
review" means the sex offender board of review appointed by governor pursuant
to § 11-37.1-6.
(c)(1) "Conviction" or "convicted" means, and includes, any
instance where:
(i) A judgment of conviction has been entered against any
person for any offense specified in subsection (e) or (k) of this section,
regardless of whether an appeal is pending; or
(ii) There has been a finding of guilty for any offense
specified in subsection (e) or (k) of this section, regardless of whether an
appeal is pending; or
(iii) There has been a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for
any offense specified in subsection (e) or (k) of this section, regardless of
whether an appeal is pending; or
(iv) There has been an admission of sufficient facts or a
finding of delinquency for any offense specified in subsection (e) or (k) of
this section, regardless of whether or not an appeal is pending.
(2) Provided, in the event that a conviction, as defined in
this subsection, has been overturned, reversed, or otherwise vacated, the
person who was the subject of the conviction shall no longer be required to
register as required by this chapter and any records of a registration shall be
destroyed. Provided, further that nothing in this section shall be construed to
eliminate a registration requirement of a person who is again convicted of an
offense for which registration is required by this chapter.
(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1 and by P.L.
2003, ch. 170, § 1].
(e) "Criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" means,
and includes, any of the following offenses or any offense in another
jurisdiction that is substantially the equivalent of the following or for which
the person is or would be required to register under 42 U.S.C. § 14071 or
18 U.S.C. § 4042(c):
(1) Kidnapping or false imprisonment of a minor, in violation
of §§ 11-26-1.4, 11-26-1 or 11-26-2, where the victim of the offense
is sixteen (16) years of age or older and under the age of eighteen (18) years;
(2) Enticement of a child in violation of § 11-26-1.5
with the intent to violate §§ 11-37-6, 11-37-8, 11-37-8.1, 11-37-8.3;
(3) Any violation of §§ 11-37-6, 11-37-8,
11-37-8.1, or 11-37-8.3;
(4) Any violation of § 11-1-10, where the underlying
offense is a violation of chapter 34 of this title and the victim, or person
solicited to commit the offense, is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
(5) Any violation of § 11-9-1(b) or (c); or
(6) Any violation of § 11-9-1.3;
(7) Any violation of § 11-9-1.5;
(8) Any violation of § 11-37.1-10;
(9) Any violation of § 11-37-8.8;
(10) Any violation of § 11-64-2, where the victim is
under the age of eighteen (18) years; or
(11) Murder in violation of § 11-23-1, where the murder
was committed in the perpetration of, or attempted perpetration of, kidnapping
and where the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(f) "Designated state law enforcement agency" means the
attorney general or his or her designee.
(g) "Employed, carries on a vocation" means and includes the
definition of "employed, carries on a vocation" under 42 U.S.C. § 14071.
(h) "Institutions of higher education" means any university,
two (2)-or four (4)-year college or community college.
(i) "Mental abnormality" means a congenital or acquired
condition of a person that affects the emotional or volitional capacity of the
person in a manner that predisposes that person to the commission of criminal
sexual acts to a degree that makes the person a menace to the health and safety
of other persons.
(j) "Predator" means a person whose act(s) is (are) or was
(were) directed at a stranger, or at a person with whom a relationship has been
established or promoted for the primary purpose of victimization.
(k) "Sexually violent offense" means, and includes, any
violation of §§ 11-37-2, 11-37-4, 11-37-6, 11-37-8, 11-37-8.1,
11-37-8.3, or 11-5-1, where the specified felony is sexual assault, or §
11-23-1, where the murder was committed in the perpetration of, or attempted
perpetration of, rape or any degree of sexual assault or child molestation, or
any offense in another jurisdiction that is substantially the equivalent of any
offense listed in this subsection or for which the person is or would be
required to register under 42 U.S.C. § 14071 or 18 U.S.C. § 4042(c).
(l) "Sexually violent predator" means a person who has been
convicted of a sexually violent offense and who has a mental abnormality or
personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory
sexually violent offenses.
(m) "Student" means, and includes, the definition of
"student" under 42 U.S.C. § 14071.
(n) "Parole board" means the parole board or its designee.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 14; P.L. 1999, ch.
130, § 14; P.L. 1999, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 330, § 1;
P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 155,
§ 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 416, § 1; P.L.
2014, ch. 448, § 1.)
