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§57-583. A. Any person who becomes subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, Section 581 et seq. of this title, on or after November 1, 1989, shall be registered as follows: 1. With the Department of Corrections within three (3) business days of being convicted or receiving a suspended sentence or any probationary term if the person is not incarcerated, or within three (3) business days of release of the person from a correctional institution, except as provided in subsection B of this section; and 2. With the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in the area where the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven (7) days. The registration is required within three (3) days after entering the jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority. For purposes of this section, "local law enforcement authority" means the municipal police department, if the person resides or intends to reside or stay within the jurisdiction of any municipality of this state; or the county sheriff, if the person resides or intends to reside or stay at any place outside the jurisdiction of any municipality within this state. B. Any person who has been convicted of an offense or received a deferred judgment for an offense on or after November 1, 1989, in another jurisdiction, which offense if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in Section 582 of this title and who enters this state shall be registered as follows: 1. With the Department of Corrections when the person enters and intends to be in the state for any purpose for thirty (30) days or longer, has any type of full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation for more than fourteen (14) days or an aggregate period exceeding thirty (30) days within a calendar year, or is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student within this state. Such registration is required within three (3) days after entering the state; and 2. With the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in the area where the person intends to reside or to stay for more than seven (7) days, has any type of full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation for more than fourteen (14) days or an aggregate period exceeding thirty (30) days within a calendar year, or is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student within this state. The registration is required with local law enforcement within three (3) days after entering the jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority. C. Except for habitual or aggravated sex offenders, the person shall be required to register for a period of ten (10) years and the information received pursuant to the registration with the Department of Corrections required by this section shall be maintained by the Department of Corrections for at least ten (10) years from the date of registration. D. Except for habitual or aggravated sex offenders, the person shall be required to register for a period of ten (10) years and the information received pursuant to the registration with the local law enforcement authority required by this section shall be maintained by such authority for at least ten (10) years. E. When registering an offender as provided in this section the Department of Corrections or the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall: 1. Inform the offender of the duty to register and obtain the information required for registration as described in this section; 2. Inform the offender that if the offender changes address, the offender shall give the new address to the Department of Corrections in writing no later than three (3) days before the offender establishes residence or is temporarily domiciled at the new address; 3. Inform the offender that if the offender changes address to another state, the offender shall register the new address with the Department of Corrections and with a designated law enforcement agency in the new state not later than ten (10) days before the offender establishes residency or is temporarily domiciled in the new state, if the new state has a registration requirement; 4. Inform the offender that if the offender participates in any full-time or part-time employment, in another state, with or without compensation for more than fourteen (14) days or an aggregate period exceeding thirty (30) days in a calendar year, then the offender has a duty to register as a sex offender in that state; 5. Inform the offender that if the offender enrolls in any type of school in another state as a full-time or part-time student then the offender has a duty to register as a sex offender in that state; and 6. Require the offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty of the person to register under this act has been explained.[Previous] [Next]