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NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE

https://www.nsopw.gov/ 

Each jurisdiction has its own laws that determine what information is displayed on its public registry website. Specific sex offender information can be found on a jurisdiction’s website. See the NSOPW list of jurisdictions to find the appropriate contact information.

Each jurisdiction has its own laws that determine what information is displayed on its public registry website. Specific sex offender information can be found on a jurisdiction’s website. See the NSOPW list of jurisdictions to find the appropriate contact information.

Each jurisdiction has its own laws that determine how sex offender information is collected, maintained, and displayed. Therefore, each jurisdiction created and maintained its own registry to comply with its laws.

NSOPW primarily uses web services to search the individual databases of the jurisdictions in real time when a user conducts a search. This method ensures that NSOPW is returning the most current information.

The U.S. Department of Justice does not maintain the sex offender information displayed on NSOPW and therefore does not have information to provide. All of the information provided through this website is maintained by separate jurisdictions, and access to that information is controlled by the agency within each jurisdiction responsible for registering sex offenders.

The browser interface is the only way to search for sex offenders on NSOPW. (NSOPW does not offer a web service or an application programming interface (API) so searches cannot be done programmatically.)

The FBI’s National Sex Offender Registry is a law-enforcement-only database maintained by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Conversely, NSOPW is a public resource that searches the public sex offender registries from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the five principal U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Family Watch Dog 

• Family Watch Dog pulls from each state’s Sex Offender database and updates as soon as the states’ databases update. 
• The system is cloud-based and is not a static database; it is updated consistently at the same pace as the different states’ regular updates/requirements (they all vary). 
• The system searches all 50 states, DC, Guam, Virgin Islands, PR, and all 26 US Indian Tribes. 
• Family Watch Dog searches for nicknames associated to the name entered (for example, Johnathan > John, Jon; Robert > Bob)
• In our VMS, every time a visitor is checked in through the various methods – with ID, QR code, manually, or through their existing profile – this API is hit to search for matches on name and date of birth. 
• Once a match has been declined, our system will remember that decline and not return the result again but will continue to search for new matches. 

State Example: Georgia

Definitions: 

https://gbi.georgia.gov/42-1-16-state-sexual-offender-registry 

Search GA registry: 

https://gbi.georgia.gov/services/georgia-sex-offender-registry \

**Conditions of use: As a general rule, we will not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online to entities outside of State of Georgia departments and agencies except where you have given us permission, or where the information is public information under the Georgia Open Records Act O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq., or other applicable laws. Visitors should be aware that information collected through a Georgia.gov website may be subject to examination and inspection if such information is a public record or not otherwise protected from disclosure. Please Note: The information contained on the Georgia Sex Offender Registry is updated on a continuous basis. In addition, if you cannot locate an individual on the Georgia Sex Offender Registry and there is a possibility the individual might reside in another state, please visit other states' sex offender websites and conduct a search. Once you review a registered sex offender’s information on Georgia's public website, you may visit the sheriff’s office local website in the county where the offender is registered to access the offenders' employer addresses, school addresses or vehicle information. If the information is not available, contact the sheriff's office.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-1-16, Georgia law requires individuals to register as a sex offender if they have been convicted of a “dangerous sexual offense” or an offense that involved “a victim who is a minor.” Depending on when the individual was convicted, these offenses include:

• Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
• Child Molestation
• Statutory Rape
• Obscene Internet Contact with a Minor
• Aggravated Sexual Battery
• Child Pornography
• Incest
• Sex Trafficking
• Other offenses that involve a minor, such as kidnapping or false imprisonment

Registration as a sex offender is also required for individuals who have federal convictions, military convictions, or convictions from other states for similar sex offenses, so long as the offender currently resides in Georgia or works a certain number of days in the state every year. There are also certain exceptions if the crime was a misdemeanor, such as a statutory rape between an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old.

Georgia law imposes many restrictions and requirements on registered sex offenders, prohibiting sex offenders from living or working near daycares, schools, churches, or other “areas where minors congregate.” Sex offenders must also register with the sheriff’s office annually so their name, picture, home address, and offense of conviction can be updated on the GBI’s sex offender website.

Visitor Management example result: 

GA database example result: 

A common question about sex offender information supplied on the internet is “How often is the Sexual Offender Registry updated?” 

O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 (i)(2)

The answer in GA is that Sheriffs are responsible for updating all information provided by the sexual offender within two business days. The Sexual Offender Registry is updated daily with all record changes.

State Example: Texas

Understanding the Texas Sex Offender Registry