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House clears offender‑registration fee amendment allowing limited local add‑on fee
Summary
The House approved HB 2096 amendments that preserve the $100 registration payment to the Department of Corrections while authorizing local agencies to add up to $25 (commonly $15–$17) to offset local administrative costs; the measure passed 66–3.
On March 2, 2010, the Utah House considered HB 2096, floor amendments addressing offender‑registration fees and the allocation of fees between the Department of Corrections and local registering agencies.
A floor speaker explained that the longstanding $100 registration fee will continue to be paid to the Department of Corrections, which has contracted with a third party to operate the central registration system; the bill would allow local registering agencies to charge an additional local fee of up to $25 to defray local administrative costs (Representative, unnamed sponsor). The sponsor said most local agencies were expected to charge about $15–$17 of the allowed amount.
Representative Greenwood asked for—and received—confirmation that the $100 continues to go to the Department of Corrections and that the additional fee is solely for local agency costs. The floor then opened voting on HB 2096, which passed the House by a recorded count of 66 yes and 3 no; the bill will be transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.
