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WEBVTT KCRA 3'S DANA GRIFFIN IS LIVE ATTHE STATE CAPITOL TO TELL USMORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED BILL.DANA: WELL CURRENTLY IN, CALIFORNIA, ALL SEX OFFENDERSMUST REGISTER FOR LIFE.BUT UNDER THIS NEW PLAN, AFTER ACERTAIN TIME PERIOD, SOME COULDBE REMOVED FROM THE LISTCALIFORNIA HAS OVER 100,000PEOPLE REGISTERED AS SEXOFFENDERS.>> WHEN THAT LIST GROWS LARGE,LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN'T USE IT.DANA: SENATOR SCOTT WIENER OFSAN FRANCISCO HOPES TO REFORMTHE REGISTRY AND ADOPT A TIERSYSTEM.TIER THREE WOULD BE FOR VIOLENT,SEX PREDATORS WHO WILL REMAIN ONTHE LIST FOR THE REST OF THEIRLIVES.TIER TWO, SERIOUS OR VIOLENT SEXOFFENDERS MUST REGISTER FOR 20YEARS.TIER ONE WOULD BE FORMISDEMEANOR OR NON-VIOLENTFELONIES.>> IF SOMEONE, PARTICULARLY THELOWER LEVEL OFFENDERS, IFTHEY'VE LIVED A CLEAN LIFE FOR10, 20, EVEN 30 YEARS, THERE'SNO POINT IN KEEPING THEM ON THEREGISTRY.DANA: UNDER THE PLAN, TIER ONEAND TWO OFFENDERS COULD PETITITO HAVE THEIR NAMES REMOVED FROMTHE ONLINE DATABASE AFTER ADECADE.BUT IT'S SENSITIVE SUBJECT FORMIKA MOULTON.>> MY THUMB WAS 10.5 -- MYSONWAS WHEN HE WAS ABDUCTED AND10.5 MURDERED.DANA: HER SON CHRISTOPHER MEYERWAS KIDNAPPED AND KILLED BY ACONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.SHE AGREES WITH REFORMING THEREGISTRY, BUT HOPES CALIFORNIADOES NOT MAKE IT EASIER TOREMOVE CERTAIN OFFENDERS FROMTHE LIST. >> I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLEON THIS SYSTEM THAT PROBABLYSHOULDN'T BE, BUT LET'S TAKE ITDOWN A NOTCH AND SLOW DOWNBEFORE WE PUSH THINGS TOO FAST. DANA: SB 421 HAS SUPPORT FROMVICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS AND LAWENFORCEMENT, LIKE THE LOSANGELES DEPUTY DISTRICTATTORNEY.THEY WANT A MORE EFFECTIVESYSTEM, FOCUSING ATTENTION ANDRESOURCES ON THE HIGHEST RISKOFFENDERS.>> WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO'SBEEN KIDNAPPED, AND YOU ARETRYING TO SOLVE THAT CRIMEQUICKLY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TOTURN TO THE SEX OFFENDERREGISTRY TO LOOK FOR SUSPECTDANA: NO ONE CAN BEAUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THELIST, BUT THE COURT CAN DENY ANYPETITIONS.IF APPROVED, IT'LL TAKE EFFEJANUARY 1.LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, DANAGRIFFIN, KCRA 3 NEWS.BRIAN: WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENSWITH THE PLAN FROM HERE.TONIGHT WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER, LOOK AT JUST HOW MANY SEXOFFENDERS LIVE IN EACH COUNTY INCALIFORNIALOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS THE MOST,MORE THAN 12,000.SACRAMENTO COMES IN SECOND WITHNEARLY 4000.AND SAN BERNARDINO IS THIRD.IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW MANY

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A controversial bill making its way through the California Capitol is aimed at removing some sex offenders from the online registry.California Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced Senate Bill 412, which would limit the amount of time sex offenders are included in the online registry based on the seriousness of their sex crime and the risk they pose to others. Sex offenders would be divided into three tiers:Tier 3: Violent sex predators who will remain on the list for the rest of their livesTier 2: Convicts who committed serious or some violent offenses would remain on the list for 20 yearsTier 1: Misdemeanor or non-violent sex offenders would have to register for 10 years“If someone, particularly the lower level offenders, if they’ve lived a clean life for 10, 20, even 30 years, there’s no point in keeping them on the registry,” Wiener said.California has over 100,000 people registered as sex offenders.MORE: California counties with the most sex offenders“When that list grows large, law enforcement can’t use it,” Wiener said.For Mika Moulton, it’s a sensitive subject. Her 10-year-old son Christopher Meyer was kidnapped and killed by a convicted, sex offender.She agrees with reforming the current registry, but she hopes California does not make it easier to remove certain offenders from the list. “I know that there are people on this system that probably shouldn’t be," Moulton said. "But, let’s take it down a notch and slow down before we push things too fast.” SB 421 has support from victim rights groups and law enforcement, like the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. They want a more effective system that focuses attention and resources on high-risk, violent sex offenders.Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Bradley McCartt said they’re using 60 percent of their law enforcement resources on registering low-level sex offenders instead of monitoring high-risk offenders and solving crimes that have been committed.“When you have a child who’s been kidnapped and you are trying to solve that crime quickly, you should be able to turn to the sex offender registry to look for suspects,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Bradley McCartt said.No one is automatically removed from the list and the court can deny any petitions. If approved, the law will take effect Jan. 1, 2018.