HB868
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Amend KRS 17.500 to expand the definition of "registrant information"; amend KRS 17.510 to allow a sex offender registration form to be submitted electronically; require a registrant to update any registrant information within 3 days; amend KRS 17.520 to expand those offenses eligible for lifetime registration; increase the 20 year registration for all other offenses to 25 years; amend KRS 17.580 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to display additional information on the sex offender registry website beginning on or before July 1, 2027; amend KRS 17.165, 160.130, 160.151, and 161.185 to conform; make technical corrections.
Introduced: March 3, 2026
Last action: March 10, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill updates Kentucky's sex offender registration system in several ways. It expands what information registrants must provide, requires that information to be updated within 3 days of any change, raises the standard registration period from 20 to 25 years, expands the offenses that require lifetime registration, and directs the Kentucky State Police to display more information on the public sex offender registry website by July 1, 2027. It also allows registration forms to be…
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