Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-658

EPS 658

Sex Offender Registration Fee Collection

Messrs. Tarr, Ross, deMacedo, Fattman and Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section __, the following section:-

“SECTION __. Section 178Q of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following:— The sex offender registry board shall, within 60 days of initial sex offender registration and annual sex offender registration, report to the department of revenue, the department of transitional assistance and the registry of motor vehicles the amount of any sex offender registration fee owed by the sex offender. The department of revenue shall intercept payment of such fee from tax refunds due to persons who owe all or a portion of such fee. The registry of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew a person’s driver’s license or motor vehicle registration for any vehicle subsequently purchased by such person until it receives notification from the sex offender registry board that the fee has been collected.”.