PIERRE - The sex offender registry in South Dakota may be expanded to include the names and addresses of those who have been convicted of intentionally infecting sex partners to the AIDS virus.

SB65, which is sponsored by several legislators, would require those offenders to register.

Intentionally infecting someone with the AIDS virus is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

People convicted of most sex offenses already must give their names, addresses and other information to law agencies for inclusion on the registry.

Failure to register as a sex offender or verify that status twice annually is punishable by up to two years in prison.

The sex offender registry is a public record and can be viewed on the Internet.

On the Net: http://sor.sd.gov/disclaimer.asp?page=search&nav=2