ˌʌndɚ ðɪs lˈɔː, "sˈɛkʃuːəli vˈaɪələnt pɹˈɛdəɾɚz" ɑːɹ dᵻfˈaɪnd æz pˈiːpəl wɪð ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv sˈɛkʃuːəli vˈaɪələnt kɹˈaɪm ænd "pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi dɪsˈoːɹdɚz ænd slˈæʃ ɔːɹ mˈɛntəl ɐbnoːɹmˈælᵻɾiz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ʌnɐmˈɛnəbəl tʊ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ mˈɛntəl ˈɪlnəs tɹˈiːtmənt moʊdˈælᵻɾiz ænd ðoʊz kəndˈɪʃənz ɹˈɛndɚ ðˌɛm lˈaɪkli tʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɪn sˈɛkʃuːəli vˈaɪələnt bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ", tˈɑːɹɡɪɾɪŋ stɹˈeɪndʒɚz, ɔːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps spəsˈɪfɪkli fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv vˌɪktɪmᵻzˈeɪʃən, ɪf ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɪntʊ ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
Under this law, "sexually violent predators" are defined as people with a history of sexually violent crime and "personality disorders and/or mental abnormalities which are unamenable to existing mental illness treatment modalities and those conditions render them likely to engage in sexually violent behavior", targeting strangers, or establishing relationships specifically for the purpose of victimization, if released into the community.