H.R. 8611

Logan's Law

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I Violent Criminal Offender Database

Sec. 102. Database

(a) Establishment. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a publicly accessible database of all individuals with qualifying convictions, to be known as the Violent Criminal Offender Database.

(b) Requirements. The Attorney General shall ensure that—

(1) the Database includes both Federal and State records of qualifying convictions;

(2) to the extent practicable, the Database utilizes records collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(3) the Database is available free of charge to the public;

(4) the Database is searchable by—

(A) name;

(B) address;

(C) date of birth;

(D) sex;

(E) race;

(F) nationality;

(G) citizenship status;

(H) type of conviction;

(I) current and historical probation status related to a qualifying conviction, including information on any probation revocation or violation;

(J) jurisdiction of each qualifying conviction;

(K) the maximum fine and term of imprisonment authorized, and the actual fine and term of imprisonment imposed, for each qualifying conviction;

(L) whether each qualifying conviction was the result of a plea agreement or a trial;

(M) the sentencing judge for each qualifying conviction;

(N) the prosecuting office for each qualifying conviction; and

(O) any other searchable category the Attorney General determines appropriate to ensure the safety of the public; and

(5) the public is informed of the availability of the Database.

(c) Updates

(1) In general. Not less frequently than quarterly, the Attorney General shall update the Database.

(2) Removal of persons with legally inoperative convictions. Upon determining that a conviction for which a person has been listed in the Database no longer constitutes a qualifying conviction by reason of section 101(3)(B), the Attorney General shall remove the person from the Database with respect to that conviction.

II Federal efforts to increase data sharing among States