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-Page 1 of 1 Released: 06/30/2025  02:30 PM
-SPONSOR:  Rep. Burns
-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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+Page 1 of 2 Released: 06/12/2025  01:58 PM
+SPONSOR:  Sen. Poore
+DELAWARE STATE SENATE
 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
-HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2
+SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1
 TO
 SENATE BILL NO. 174
-1 AMEND Senate Bill No. 174 by deleting line 9 in its entirety and redesignating accordingly.
+1 AMEND Senate Bill No. 174 after line 41 and before line 42 by inserting the following:
+2 § 4133. Early removal.
+3 (a) An individual who has been entered on the animal abuse offender list subject to a misdemeanor conviction may
+4 file a petition for removal 2 years after the date of conviction.
+5 (b) An individual who has been entered on the animal abuse offender list subject to a felony conviction may file a
+6 petition for removal 7 years after the date of conviction.
+7 (c) A petition for removal must be filed with the Court that entered the conviction of the individual.
+8 (d) The petitioner shall cause a copy of the petition for removal filed under this section to be served upon the
+9 Attorney General’s Office, who may file an answer to the petition within 30 days thereafter.
+10 (e) The Court shall have the discretion to remove an individual from the animal abuse offender list. In making this
+11 determination, the Court shall consider the following factors, including:
+12 (1) The nature and circumstances of the original conviction.
+13 (2) Any incidents of animal abuse or neglect while on the animal abuse offender list.
+14 (3) The criminal history of the individual.
+15 (4) Compliance with the terms of probation, if applicable.
+16 (5) The risk, if any, the individual poses to animals.
+17 (6) The rehabilitation, if any, of the individual, or successful completion of a program of evaluation and
+18 treatment.
+19 (7) The adverse impact of registration on the individual and the rehabilitative process, including the
+20 impact on employment opportunities.
+21 (f) An individual who obtains an expungement from the underlying conviction that placed them on the animal
+22 abuse offender list must be automatically removed from the animal abuse offender list and the public website maintained by
+23 the Office of Animal Welfare subject to § 4372(e) of Title 11.
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 SYNOPSIS
-This amendment removes "offenses against law-enforcement animals" from the list of offenses requiring an
-individual to be placed on an animal abuse offender list.
+This Amendment establishes a right of an individual convicted of an animal abuse offense to file a petition for
+removal from the public list maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare on their website. An individual convicted of a
+misdemeanor offense may petition after 2 years from the date of conviction and an individual convicted of a felony offense
+may petition after 7 years from the date of conviction. The Amendment sets forth factors a Court must consider before
+removal. Any individual who obtains an expungement of the underlying conviction must be removed from the animal abuse
+offender list and the public website.
+Author: Senator Poore