1. (a)

   1. (1) SOCNA, under the auspices of the Sex Offender Assessment Committee, must conduct a community notification assessment on each adult sex offender required to register in Arkansas, unless:

      1. (A) The offender was assessed by a law enforcement agency prior to the development of SOCNA; and
      2. (B) That assessment information was entered into the Arkansas Crime Information Center database.
   2. (2) Sex offender community notification assessments are conducted strictly for the purpose of determining the most appropriate level of community notification.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Effective August 16, 2013, pursuant to Acts 2013, No. 172, an offender, adjudicated delinquent in another state of an offense requiring registration in the other state, who lives in the State of Arkansas and has reached the age of eighteen (18), shall be assessed for community notification purposes by SOCNA.
   2. (2) Offenders under the age of eighteen (18) shall be assessed by the committee contractor for juvenile assessments.

Codification Notes: “SOCNA” means Sex Offender Community Notification Assessment.