On March 5, 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled that information about potential predators may be publicly posted on the Internet.
#SEXUAL PREDATORS NEAR ME REGISTRATION#
Congress has passed several laws that require states to implement sex offender and crimes against children registries: the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, and Megan's Law. In the wake of the tragedy, the Kankas sought to have local communities warned about sex offenders in the area. Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known registered sex offender who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge. Would like additional information, please contact the sheriff of the county or theĬhief of police of the city where the sex offender resides.Megan's Law Info: Knowledge to Keep Your Children Safe From Sexual Offenders Who is Megan? You believe that any of the information found in these records is in error, or you MEMBERS, OR WHO OTHERWISE MISUSES THIS INFORMATION, MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.Ī violation is a Class 6 felony and the violator could be sentenced to the Southĭakota State Penitentiary for up to two years and could be fined up to $4,000. THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR HARASS ANY INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING REGISTRANTS OR FAMILY Neither the DCI nor the State of South Dakota shall be responsible for anyĮrrors or omissions produced by secondary dissemination of this information.ĪNY PERSON WHO USES INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE TO Therefore,Įxtreme care should be exercised in using any information obtained from this web Someone to a sex offender record is through fingerprint verification.
Identification without some possibility of error. Social security number or other information with that provided in this registry.Ĭomparisons based on appearance may also be misleading, and cannot establish a positive Of an individual cannot be conclusively established by comparing name, date of birth, Pertain to the person about whom you are seeking information. It is your responsibility to make sure the records you access through this site To registry information is intended solely to educate the public. Individuals included within the registryĪre included solely by virtue of their conviction record and state law. Not to warn about any specific individual. The reasonįor providing this information is to make it more easily available and accessible,
That any individual included in the registry is currently dangerous. Prior to his or her inclusion within this registry, and has made no determination DCI has not assessed any specific risk of re-offense with regard to any individual To information about persons who have committed sex offenses to enable you to takeĪppropriate precautions to protect yourself and those in your care from possible This information is being made available on the Internet to facilitate public access If no chief of police exists for that location, then the information will be with the sheriff of that county. Pursuant to SDCL 22-24B-10 "An offender's registration compliance status and registration information, other than the registrant's social security number, victim name, DNA sample, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers for local contacts and next of kin are public information." This additional public registration information can be viewed at the police station of the municipality in which the sex offender resides, temporarily domiciles, attends school, attends postsecondary education classes, or works. This current registration information is available to you. It is possible that information accessed or obtained through this Web site may not reflect current residences, employment, school attendance, or other information regarding such individuals. This site is updated on a regular basis however the information can change quickly.
The Division of Criminal Investigation does its best to assure that the information presented here is accurate and current. In 2006 the South Dakota State Legislature amended the sex offender registry laws to provide a public access internet site which lists all offenders registered in the State. If you agree with the information below, you may proceed by checking the "I agree and understand"īox at the end of the page and clicking "Continue".
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