14-208.10. Registration information is public record; access to registration information. (a) The following information regarding a person required to register under this Article is public record and shall be available for public inspection: name, sex, address, physical description, picture, conviction date, offense for which registration was required, the sentence imposed as a result of the […]
14-208.11. Failure to register; falsification of verification notice; failure to return verification form; order for arrest. (a) A person required by this Article to register who willfully does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony: (1) Fails to register as required by this Article, including failure to register with the sheriff […]
14-208.11A. Duty to report noncompliance of a sex offender; penalty for failure to report in certain circumstances. (a) It shall be unlawful and a Class H felony for any person who has reason to believe that an offender is in violation of the requirements of this Article, and who has the intent to assist the […]
14-208.12A. Request for termination of registration requirement. (a) Ten years from the date of initial county registration, a person required to register under this Part may petition the superior court to terminate the 30-year registration requirement if the person has not been convicted of a subsequent offense requiring registration under this Article. If the reportable […]
14-208.12B. Registration requirement review. (a) When a person is notified by a sheriff that the person may be required to register based on an out-of-state conviction as provided in G.S. 14-208.6(4)(b), or a federal conviction as provided in G.S. 14-208.6(4)(c), that is substantially similar to a North Carolina sexually violent offense, or an offense against […]
14-208.13. File with Criminal Information Network. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall include the registration information in the Criminal Information Network as set forth in G.S. 143B-905. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain the registration information permanently even after the registrant’s reporting requirement expires. (1995, c. 545, s. 1; 1997-516, s. 1; […]
14-208.14. Statewide registry; Department of Public Safety designated custodian of statewide registry. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall compile and keep current a central statewide sex offender registry. The Department is the State agency designated as the custodian of the statewide registry. As custodian the Department has the following responsibilities: (1) To receive from […]
14-208.15. Certain statewide registry information is public record: access to statewide registry. (a) The information in the statewide registry that is public record is the same as in G.S. 14-208.10. The Department of Public Safety shall release any other relevant information that is necessary to protect the public concerning a specific person, but shall not […]
14-208.15A. Release of online identifiers to entity; fee. (a) The Department of Public Safety may release registry information regarding a registered offender’s online identifier to an entity for the purpose of allowing the entity to prescreen users or to compare the online identifier information with information held by the entity as provided by this section. […]
14-208.16. Residential restrictions. (a) A registrant under this Article shall not knowingly reside at one of the following: (1) Any location which is within 1,000 feet of any property line of a property on which any public or nonpublic school or child care center is located. (2) Within any structure, any portion of which is […]
14-208.17. Sexual predator prohibited from working or volunteering for child-involved activities; limitation on residential use. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person required to register under this Article to work for any person or as a sole proprietor, with or without compensation, at any place where a minor is present and the person’s responsibilities […]
14-208.18. (See Editor’s note for contingent expiration date) Sex offender unlawfully on premises. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person required to register under this Article, if the offense requiring registration is described in subsection (c) of this section, to knowingly be at any of the following locations: (1) On the premises of any […]
14-208.19. Community and public notification. The licensee for each licensed day care center and the principal of each elementary school, middle school, and high school shall register with the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender moves within a one-mile radius of the licensed day […]
14-208.19A. Commercial drivers license restrictions. (a) The Division of Motor Vehicles, in compliance with G.S. 20-37.14A, shall not issue or renew a commercial drivers license with a P or S endorsement to any person required to register under this Article. (b) The Division of Motor Vehicles, in compliance with G.S. 20-37.13(f) shall not issue a […]
14-208.20. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Sexually violent predator determination; notice of intent; presentence investigation. (a) When a person is charged by indictment or information with the commission of a sexually violent offense, the district attorney shall decide whether to seek classification of the offender as a sexually violent predator if the person is convicted. […]
14-208.21. Lifetime registration procedure; application of Part 2 of this Article. Unless provided otherwise by this Part, the provisions of Part 2 of this Article apply to a person classified as a sexually violent predator, a person who is a recidivist, or a person who is convicted of an aggravated offense. The procedure for registering […]
14-208.22. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Additional registration information required. (a) In addition to the information required by G.S. 14-208.7, the following information shall also be obtained in the same manner as set out in Part 2 of this Article from a person who is a recidivist, who is convicted of an aggravated offense, or […]
14-208.23. Length of registration. A person who is a recidivist, who is convicted of an aggravated offense, or who is classified as a sexually violent predator shall maintain registration for the person’s life. Except as provided under G.S. 14-208.6C, the requirement of registration shall not be terminated. (1997-516, s. 1; 2001-373, s. 9.)
14-208.24. Verification of registration information. (a) The information in the county registry shall be verified by the sheriff for each registrant who is a recidivist, who is convicted of an aggravated offense, or who is classified as a sexually violent predator every 90 days after the person’s initial registration date. (b) The procedure for verifying […]
14-208.26. Registration of certain juveniles adjudicated for committing certain offenses. (a) When a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for a violation of former G.S. 14-27.6 (attempted rape or sexual offense), G.S. 14-27.21 (first-degree forcible rape), G.S. 14-27.22 (second-degree forcible rape), G.S. 14-27.24 (first-degree statutory rape), G.S. 14-27.26 (first-degree forcible sexual offense), G.S. 14-27.27 (second-degree forcible sexual […]
