EFTA00293646.pdf

Staaguis— mcm,clais -inkciA.a, a-1- at, az Li Task force rewriting sex offender registry JUDI SHIMEL F. Frazer, has been meeting regu- larly and wtaking lo *Vet- Sr. THOMAS - Officials from op. the ,appropriate language .to law enforcement are working to *lend the territorys °dating Sex upgrade the way theykeep ureic of Offender Registration Statute to .1 sex offenders in the Virgin Islands. meet SORRA requirements by the . The territory has until July to com- imposed deadline," said VI Depart- ply 'with ede, al rides established Ment of Juitice spokesperson back in 2006. 1 mil, members of the. 80/31`.1A Under the new. rules. Offenders Task Force recently completed a will be ciassificsd according to the serianar.on meeting the require- severity of their crimes. The harsh- ments of,the Sex Offender Rep- er the offense, the longetthe offend- tration Notification Act/ All U.S.. erivill be sabject toscrutiny. states and territories are required wh6 comfit the Most severe crimes to enact the requirements spelled will bermonitored forlife Others will out In the act by 4*. be assigned to tennis of 15- to 25 The nodficadon act creates a uni- YSis; fied standard fir apprehending. The range of offenses on the Jus- tracking and monitorlAg regtstemd. gee Pepartment go from unlawful sex offenders. There are cuiZently: beicialeontact and statutory rape, 60 sat offenders registered in. the where thevictini is tinder the age territory. . • .. of oonsentt. to. rape of a child and The two-day compliance :semi- first-deg:ree rape, nar, led by Attorriei General Vin- :If territOrialofficials ckrrietniett cent Frazer. was held, lastweek at the July deadline.for amending the the Wyixiharn Sugar Bay Resort. rules, they risk losing, up to 10 Much of the work done at the Sem- percent of federal funding for trim= inar was re-writing the local sex anal and public safety-pro- •offender law, SORNA task force members Leztana said once the task foree inchide representatives from. the fintsffes amending the language of Office of the .Governor, the Virgin the sex offender law Inc Plunges Wands Police Department' the U.S. will be sent for review to Govern- Attorneys Office, the U.S. Marshal merit House and thelLS. Justice Service, the Bureau of Corrections, Department. Members of the 29th the VI Department of Health. VI 'Legislature Will aka have a clmnce Department of Human ServiceS, to go obey the newctianges before the Superior Court. the Office of they vote to approve ordisapproVe. Probation and Parole arid the Sex- 'Citizens who want to view.the ual Registry Board. virgin Islands sex offender registry "Since July of 2009, the. Virgin can 46 so by logging onto the: VI Islands SORNATask Force, spear- Justic.e Department Web site at headed by Attorney General I/hi= wWw.dolvi.gov. EFTA00293646