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(iYJL rac%n <br />Current Law: Jessica's Law: <br />• Permits the state to use GPS tracking as a <br />condition of parole for convicted sex <br />offenders. <br />^ Requires registered sex offenders released <br />on parole to be placed on a GPS tracking <br />system for life. <br />• Requires offenders to pay for their own GPS <br />equipment, if they are financially able. <br />Predator-Free Zone <br />Current Law: <br />• Prohibits some offenders convicted of lewd <br />and lascivious conduct against a child from <br />living within one-quarter mile (1320 ft.) of a <br />school, for the duration of their parole. <br />Jessica's Law: <br />• Allows local governments to include <br />additional sites they deem appropriate, such <br />as children's museums or water parks. <br />• Prohibits all registered sex offenders from <br />living within 2000 ft. of a school or park, for <br />the duration of their registration. <br />Current Law: <br />• Requires two offenses before a predator <br />can be classified as "sexually violent." <br />^ "Sexually Violent Predators (SNP's)" <br />may be civilly committed to a state hospital <br />for a two year term. District Attorneys <br />may file a new petition every two years <br />demonstrating the offender is still a danger. <br />• SNP's may run their parole time out <br />while civilly committed, leaving no parole <br />jurisdiction upon release. <br />vaotent t-reaators~~ <br />Jessica's Law: <br />^ Allows for an offender to be evaluated as a <br />sexually violent predator after one crime, rather <br />than waiting for a second victim. <br />• Allows for indefinite commitment to a state <br />hospital (like other states with an SVP program) <br />until the SVP can prove to a court they no <br />longer fit the criteria. <br />• Requires SNP's parole period to toll while in <br />the state hospital so they serve their parole time <br />after discharge. <br />85A-6 <br />