The Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow people convicted of sex offenses not to register with the state if their victim was under age 18 and the offender was no more than three years older, under certain conditions.
The conditions would be that a court determines that there was no evidence of force, compulsion, threat or intimidation in the commission of the sex offense and the court does not otherwise order registration under Arkansas Code Annotated 12-12-903 (B) (i).
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Senate Bill 351, by Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, was approved 27-1 and goes to the House.
-- Michael R. Wickline