Using the Sex Offender Registry in Your State
Certain sex offenders are required to register with the local and state police departments when they move into a new neighborhood. This information is then placed online in searchable databases for each state.
Police departments are not required to notify the whole community when a sex offender moves in. However, you may register to receive certain notifications, which differ under each state’s rules.
Each sex offender registry search is different. You may be able to search by ZIP code or address, or by the offender’s name. Close matches will often come up during a search. Many state websites have photos of registered sex offenders as well as their vital statistics, known aliases, details of their offenses, and known address.
If your statewide search does not reveal the results you are looking for, search the national registry. The offender may have moved to a different state, but he or she is required to re-register within a few days of arriving at a new location. The national registry may contain the information you need.
Sex Offender Registries for the United States
U.S. Department of Justice SMART National Sex Offender Registry: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Alabama (AL) Department of Public Safety Community Information Center Sex Offenders Search: http://community.dps.alabama.gov/Pages/wfSexOffenderSearch.aspx
Alaska (AK) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Registration Center: http://www.dps.state.ak.us/sorweb/Sorweb.aspx
Arizona (AZ) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Information: http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Sex_Offender/?src=link
Arkansas (AR) Crime Information Center ACIC Sex Offender Registry: http://www.acic.org/Registration/index.htm
California (CA) Office of the Attorney General’s Megan’s Law Site: http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
Colorado (CO) Bureau of Investigation Convicted Sex Offender Site: http://sor.state.co.us/
Connecticut (CT) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry: http://www.communitynotification.com/cap_office_disclaimer.php?office=54567
Delaware (DE) State Bureau of Identification Sex Offender Search: http://desexoffender.dsp.delaware.gov/SexOffenderPublic/#
Florida (FL) Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offenders and Predators Search: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/homepage.do;jsessionid=mYhhL2LJ12cjx6kZWfpngM1PBdfpLTy0njg45gn4bPMJFh2JGTmh!592909518
Georgia (GA) Sex Offender Registry Search: http://services.georgia.gov/gbi/gbisor/SORSearch.jsp
Hawaii (HI) Criminal Justice Data Center Online Sex Offender Search: http://sexoffenders.ehawaii.gov/sexoffender/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/welcome.html;jsessionid=41FB5586278A32726061525F49F5EE23.kolea
Idaho (ID) State Police Criminal Identification Sex Offender Registry: http://www.isp.state.id.us/sor_id/
Illinois (IL) Sex Registrant Search: http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/so_search/default.asp
Indiana (IN) Sheriffs’ Sex and Violent Offender Registry: http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/
Iowa (IA) Sex Offender Registry directs the user to the National Sex Offender Public Website: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx
Kansas (KS) Bureau of Investigation Offender Registry: http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/offender_registry/
Kentucky (KY) State Police Sex Offender Registry: http://kspsor.state.ky.us/
Louisiana (LA) State Police Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry: http://www.lsp.org/socpr/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/default.html
Maine (ME) Sex Offender Registry: http://sor.informe.org/sor/
Maryland (MD) SOCEM Sex Offender Search: http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/socem/default.shtml
Massachusetts (MA) Sex Offender Registry Board Search Portal: http://sorb.chs.state.ma.us/
Michigan (MI) Public Sex Offender Registry PSOR: http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/
Minnesota (MN) Predatory Offender Information Search: http://www.doc.state.mn.us/level3/search.asp
Mississippi (MS) Sex Offender Registry Search: http://www.sor.mdps.state.ms.us/sorpublic/hpsor_search.aspx
Missouri (MO) State Highway Patrol Sex Offender Registry: http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/SOR/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/SORPage.html
Montana (MT) Sexual or Violent Offender Search: http://www.doj.mt.gov/svor/search.asp
Nebraska (NE) State Patrol Sex Offender Registry Search: http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor/find.cfm
Nevada (NV) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry: http://www.nvsexoffenders.gov/Search.aspx
New Hampshire (NH) Department of Safety Registration of Criminal Offenders Search: http://www4.egov.nh.gov/nsor/search.aspx
New Jersey (NJ) Department of Law and Public Safety Sex Offender Internet Registry: http://www.njsp.org/info/reg_http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/sexoffend.html
New Mexico (NM) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry: http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/
New York State (NY) Division of Criminal Justice Services Sex Offender Registry: http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/search_index.htm
North Carolina Department of Justice Sex Offender Registry: http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov/disclaimer.aspx
North Dakota Statewide VINE Sex Offender Tracking System: https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/initSearchSexOffenderForm.do
Ohio (OH) Attorney General’s Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification ESORN: http://www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us/Secured/p1.aspx
Oklahoma (OK) Sex and Violent Crime Offender Registry: http://docapp8.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=422&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&id=1
Oregon (OR) Sex Offender Inquiry System: http://sexoffenders.oregon.gov/
Pennsylvania (PA) State Police Megan’s Law Website: http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island (RI) Parole and Sex Offender Community Notification Unit Search: http://www.paroleboard.ri.gov/sexoffender/olist/search.php
South Carolina (SC) Sex Offenders Search: http://services.sled.sc.gov/sor/
South Dakota (SD) Sex Offender Registry: http://sor.sd.gov/disclaimer.asp?nav=7&page=search
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Sexual Offender Registry: http://www.ticic.state.tn.us/sorinternet/sosearch.aspx
Texas (TX) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registration Searches: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/index.aspx
Utah (UT) Sex and Kidnapping Offender Registry: http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/contenthome/homepage.asp
Vermont (VT) Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry Information: http://170.222.137.2:8080/sor/
Virginia (VA) State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry: http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/
Washington State (WA) directs the user to the National Sex Offender Public Website: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Sex Offender Registry: http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1241,Q,540704,mpdcNav_GID,1523,mpdcNav,|,.asp
West Virginia (WV) State Police Sex Offender Registry: http://www.wvstatepolice.com/sexoff/
Wisconsin (WI) Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry Search Registry: http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/
Wyoming (WY) Division of Criminal Investigation Sex Offender Registry: http://wysors.dci.wyo.gov/
Other State-Specific Sex Registry Information:
Alabama Sex Offender Registry
Alaska Sex Offender Registry
Arizona Sex Offender Registry
Arkansas Sex Offender Registry
California Sex Offender Registry
Colorado Sex Offender Registry
Connecticut Sex Offender Registry
Florida Sex Offender Registry
Georgia Sex Offender Registry
Idaho Sex Offender Registry
Illinois Sex Offender Registry
Indiana Sex Offender Registry
Iowa Sex Offender Registry
Kansas Sex Offender Registry
Kentucky Sex Offender Registry
Maine Sex Offender Registry
Maryland Sex Offender Registry
Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry
Michigan Sex Offender Registry
Missouri Sex Offender Registry
Nebraska Sex Offender Registry
New York Sex Offender Registry
Nevada Sex Offender Registry
North Carolina Sex Offender Registry
Ohio Sex Offender Registry
Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry
Oregon Sex Offender Registry
South Carolina Sex Offender Registry
Tennessee Sex Offender Registry
Texas Sex Offender Registry
Utah Sex Offender Registry
Vermont Sex Offender Registry
Virginia Sex Offender Registry
Washington Sex Offender Registry
West Virginia Sex Offender Registry
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry
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