Section 109 – Fees.

• (1) Each offender required to register under Section 77-43-105 shall, in the month of the offender’s birth:
  • (a) pay to the department an annual fee of $100 each year the offender is subject to the registration requirements of this chapter; and
  • (b) pay to the registering agency, if it is an agency other than the Department of Corrections, an annual fee of not more than $25, which may be assessed by that agency for providing registration.

• (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an offender who is confined in a secure facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to pay the annual fee.

• (3) The department shall deposit fees collected in accordance with this chapter in the General Fund as a dedicated credit, to be used by the department for maintaining the offender registry under this chapter and monitoring offender registration compliance, including the costs of:
  • (a) data entry;
  • (b) processing registration packets;
  • (c) updating registry information; and
  • (d) ensuring offender compliance with registration requirements under this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 282, 2017 General Session