Minnesota Sex Offenders

M.S.A. § 243.166 (Subd. 4a) (West 2008)

• name

• primary address

• all secondary addresses in Minnesota including all addresses used or residential or recreational purposes

• fingerprints

• photograph

• all address of Minnesota property owned, leased or rented by the person

• addresses of all places of employment

• addresses of all school where the person is enrolled

• year, model, make, license plate number and color of all vehicles owned or regularly driven

• offense history and documentation of treatment received (if a person has been deemed a sexually dangerous person or has a psychopathic sexual personality)

Community Notification and Websites

M.S.A. § 244.052 (West 2008)

(b) The law enforcement agency shall employ the following guidelines in determining the scope of disclosure made under this subdivision:

(1) If the offender is assigned to risk level I, the agency may maintain information regarding the offender within the agency and may disclose it to other law enforcement agencies. Additionally, the agency may disclose the information to any victims of or witnesses to the offense committed by the offender. The agency shall disclose the information to victims of the offense committed by the offender who has requested disclosure and to adult members of the offender's immediate household;

(2) If the offender is assigned to risk level II, the agency also may disclose the information to agencies and groups that the offender is likely to encounter to secure those institutions and protecting individuals in their care while they are on or near the premises of the institution. These agencies and groups include the staff members of public and private educational institutions, day care establishments, and establishments and organizations that primarily serve individuals likely to be victimized by the offender. The agency also may disclose the information to individuals the agency believes are likely to be victimized by the offender;

(3) If the offender is assigned to risk level III, the agency shall disclose the information to the persons and entities described in clauses (1) and (2) and to other members of the community whom the offender is likely to encounter.

(c) "likely to encounter" means that:

(1) The organizations or community members are in a location or near a location where the offender lives or is employed, or which the offender visits or is likely to visit on a regular basis, other than the location of the offender's outpatient treatment program; and

(2) The types of interaction which ordinarily occur at that location and other circumstances indicate that contact with the offender is reasonably certain.

Subd. 4b. The commissioner of corrections shall create and maintain an Internet Web site and post on the site the information about offenders assigned to risk level III forwarded by law enforcement.

Limitations on Residency or Employment

None

Duration of Registration

M.S.A. § 243.166 (West 2008)

Subd. 6. 10 years for sex offenders not subject to lifetime registration.

Subd. 1.b. Life for persons:

• With prior convictions or adjudications for sex offenses;

• Found to have caused the death of a human while committing First or Second-degree criminal sexual conduct;

• Convicted for engaging in sexual penetration or sexual contact with a person under 13 if the offender:

• was more than 36 months older than the victim

• was armed with a dangerous weapon;

• causes personal injury to the victim by using force or by knowing that the victim is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless

• aided or abetted 1 or more accomplices;

• Was under 16 at the time of the offense, had a significant relationship to the victim and used force or coercion, the victim suffered personal injury, or the abuse was committed over an extended period.

Timeframe for Registration

Immediately upon release; before entering state if accepted while on parole/probation; 5 days before changing address; out of state offenders no longer under supervision have 30 days after moving into the state

Applies to Offenders Convicted in another State?

Yes, if on parole/probation; acceptance of an offender under the interstate agreement is conditional on offender registering, and other requirements; those convicted in last 10 years

Verification of Address

No, but local law enforcement is asked to verify offender's reported address physically

Penalties for Non-Compliance

1st failure gross misdemeanor, and adds 5 years to registration requirement; 2^nd failure felony