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Sex offender registry and access to related information
While incarceration may remove a sex
offender from the streets, it does nothing to prevent the offender from
committing another crime when released.
The federal Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act, enacted Oct. 28, 2000, effective Oct. 28, 2002, requires
institutions of higher education to issue statements advising the campus
community where law enforcement agency information provided by a State
about registered sex offenders may be obtained. A sex offender already
required to register under state law must also register with the state
the name of each institution of higher education at which the person is
employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student.
Washington state convicted sex
offenders must register in accordance with: RCW
9A.44.130 Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping
offenders--Procedures--Definition--Penalties.
(1) Any adult or juvenile residing whether or not the person has a fixed
residence, or who is a student, is employed, or carries on a vocation in
this state who has been found to have committed or has been convicted of
any sex offense or kidnapping offense, or who has been found not guilty
by reason of insanity under chapter 10.77 RCW of committing any sex
offense or kidnapping offense, shall register with the county sheriff
for the county of the person's residence, or if the person is not a
resident of Washington, the county of the person's school, or place of
employment or vocation, or as otherwise specified in this section.
Where a person required to register under this section is in custody of
the state department of corrections, the state department of social and
health services, a local division of youth services, or a local jail or
juvenile detention facility as a result of a sex offense or kidnapping
offense, the person shall also register at the time of release from
custody with an official designated by the agency that has jurisdiction
over the person. In addition, any such adult or juvenile who is
admitted to a public or private institution of higher education shall,
within ten days of enrolling or by the first business day after arriving
at the institution, whichever is earlier, notify the sheriff for the
county of the person's residence of the person's intent to attend the
institution. Persons required to register under this section who are
enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education on June
11, 1998, must notify the county sheriff immediately. The sheriff shall
notify the institution's department of public safety and shall provide
that department with the same information provided to a county sheriff
under subsection (3) of this section.
(2) This section may not be
construed to confer any powers pursuant to RCW 4.24.500 upon the public
safety department of any public or private institution of higher
education.
(3)(a) The person shall provide
the following information when registering: (i) Name; (ii)
address; (iii) date and place of birth; (iv) place of employment; (v)
crime for which convicted; (vi) date and place of conviction; (vii)
aliases used; (viii) social security number; (ix) photograph; and (x)
fingerprints.
(b) Any person who lacks a fixed residence shall provide the following
information when registering: (i) Name; (ii) date and place of
birth; (iii) place of employment; (iv) crime for which convicted; (v)
date and place of conviction; (vi) aliases used; (vii) social security
number; (viii) photograph; (ix) fingerprints; and (x) where he or she
plans to stay.
For information about sex offenders
in any county in the state of Washington, please contact the appropriate
sheriff’s department.
For information about registered sex
offenders living in or attending college in Thurston County, contact:
the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department, Sex Offender Registration,
2000 Lakeridge DR. SW, Olympia, WA 98502, 360-754-2894.
Sex Offender Registration
Information may also be obtained at the Thurston County Sheriff’s Dept.
website at
www.thurstonsheriff.org/
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