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12-12-909. Verification form — Change of address.
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12-12-909. Verification form — Change of address.
(a)(1) A sex offender required to register under this subchapter shall verify registration in person every six (6) months after the sex offender's initial registration date during the period of time in which the sex offender is required to register.
(2)(A)(i) The verification shall be done in person at a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction at which time the sex offender shall sign and date a Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form and a law enforcement officer shall also witness and sign the Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form.
(ii) The Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form shall state the date of verification as well as a date that the sex offender is required to return in person to a specific local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to verify his or her address.
(B) The Sex Offender Acknowledgement Form shall be uniform and created by the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(C) The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall file the verification of registration electronically with the center through a system provided by the center.
(3) If the sex offender changes his or her address without notice, notification shall be sent to law enforcement and supervising parole or probation authorities, and notice may be posted on the internet until proper reporting is again established or the sex offender is incarcerated.
(4) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section applies to a sex offender required to register as a sexually dangerous person, except that the sexually dangerous person shall verify the registration in person every ninety (90) days after the date of the initial release or commencement of parole.
(5) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section applies to a sex offender required to register under thi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-909
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12-12-909. Verification form — Change of address.
(a)(1) A sex offender required to register under this subchapter shall verify registration in person every six (6) months after the sex offender's initial registration date during the period of time in which the sex offender is required to register.
(2)(A)(i) The verification shall be done in person at a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction at which time the sex offender shall sign and date a Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form and a law enforcement officer shall also witness and sign the Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form.
(ii) The Sex Offender Acknowledgment Form shall state the date of verification as well as a date that the sex offender is required to return in person to a specific local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to verify his or her address.
(B) The Sex Offender Acknowledgement Form shall be uniform and created by the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(C) The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall file the verification of registration electronically with the center through a system provided by the center.
(3) If the sex offender changes his or her address without notice, notification shall be sent to law enforcement and supervising parole or probation authorities, and notice may be posted on the internet until proper reporting is again established or the sex offender is incarcerated.
(4) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section applies to a sex offender required to register as a sexually dangerous person, except that the sexually dangerous person shall verify the registration in person every ninety (90) days after the date of the initial release or commencement of parole.
(5) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section applies to a sex offender required to register under this subchapter who claims to be homeless except that a sex offender claiming to be homeless shall verify the registration in person every thirty (30) days during the period of time in which the sex offender is required to register under this subchapter and claims to be homeless.
(b)(1)(A) Before a change of address within the state, a sex offender shall report the change of address to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in person no later than five (5) calendar days before the sex offender establishes residency or is temporarily domiciled at the new address.
(B) The sex offender shall report to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the new address in person within five (5) calendar days after relocating to the new address.
(C) Upon receipt of a report of a change of address as described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall report the change of address to the center.
(D) Other than a change of address as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section, a sex offender shall report a change of any other information required to be reported at registration under § 12-12-908 or required to be reported at the time of verification under § 12-12-906 to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in person within five (5) calendar days of the change.
(2) When a change of address within the state is reported to the center, the center shall immediately report the change of address to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the sex offender expects to reside.
(c)(1) Before a change of address to another state, a sex offender shall register the new address with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in person and with a designated law enforcement agency in the state to which the sex offender moves in person not later than five (5) calendar days before the sex offender establishes residency or is temporarily domiciled in the new state if the new state has a registration requirement.
(2) When a change of address to another state is reported to the center, the center shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency with which the sex offender must register in the new state if the new state has a registration requirement.
(d) The center shall require a sex offender to report any change of information through the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-12-906. Duty to register or verify registration generally — Review of requirements with offenders.
(a)(1)(A)(i) At the time of adjudication of guilt, the sentencing court shall enter on the judgment and commitment or judgment and disposition form that the offender is required to register as a sex offender and shall indicate whether the:
(a) Offense is an aggravated sex offense;
(b) Sex offender has been adjudicated guilty of a prior sex offense under a separate case number; or
(c) Sex offender has been classified as a sexually dangerous person.
(ii) If the sentencing court finds the offender is required to register as a sex offender, then at the time of adjudication of guilt the sentencing court shall require the sex offender to complete the sex offender registration form prepared by the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center pursuant to § 12-12-908 and shall forward the completed sex offender registration form to the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(iii) A sex offender is not required to register as a sex offender under this subchapter if the:
(a) Victim was under eighteen (18) years of age and the sex offender was no more than three (3) years older than the victim at the time of the sex offense;
(b) Court determines that there was no evidence of force, compulsion, threat, or intimidation in the commission of the sex offense; and
(c) Court does not otherwise order registration under § 12-12-903(13)(B)(i).
(B)(i) The Division of Correction shall ensure that a sex offender received for incarceration has completed the sex offender registration form.
(ii) If the Division of Correction cannot confirm that the sex offender has completed the sex offender registration form, the Division of Correction shall require the sex offender to comp
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-906
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 12-12-906. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-12-908. Registration format — Requirements.
(a) The Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall prepare the format for registration as required in subsection (b) of this section and shall provide instructions for registration to each organized full-time municipal police department, county sheriff's office, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Department of Human Services, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(b) The registration file required by this subchapter shall include:
(1) The sex offender's full name and all aliases that the sex offender has used or under which the sex offender has been known;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Sex;
(4) Race;
(5) Height;
(6) Weight;
(7) Hair and eye color;
(8) Address of any temporary residence;
(9) Anticipated address of legal residence;
(10) Driver's license number or state identification number, if available;
(11) Social Security number;
(12) Place of employment, education, or training;
(13) Photograph, if not already obtained;
(14) Fingerprints, if not already obtained;
(15) Date of arrest, arresting agency, offense for which convicted or acquitted, and arrest tracking number for each adjudication of guilt or acquittal on the grounds of mental disease or defect;
(16) A brief description of the crime or crimes for which registration is required;
(17) The registration status of the sex offender as a sexually dangerous person, aggravated sex offender, or sex offender;
(18) A statement in writing signed by the sex offender acknowledging that the sex offender has been advised of the duty to register imposed by this subchapter;
(19) All computers or other devices with internet capability to which the sex offender has access;
(20) All email addr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-908
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 12-12-908. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.