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Alaska Megan's Law Legislation
ALASKA SEX-OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Sex-Offender Registration
Central Registry
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507-1225
Telephone: 907-269-0396
E-mail: leda_evans@dps.state.ak.us
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/nSorcr/asp/
NUMBER OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS
1,584 as of March 6, 2003.
1. WHO IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER?
A sex offender or child kidnapper who is physically present in Alaska must register.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(a))
2. WHAT DOES “SEX OFFENDER OR CHILD KIDNAPPER” MEAN?
“Sex offender or child kidnapper” means a person convicted of a sex offense or child kidnapping in Alaska or another jurisdiction.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.100(5))
3. WHAT DOES “SEX OFFENSE” MEAN?
“Sex offense” means:
(1) committing murder in the first degree when, acting alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit a sexual offense against a minor under 16 and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of the minor, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction;
(2) committing murder in the second degree when, under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first degree, acting either alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit sexual assault in the first or second degree or sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of a person other than one of the participants, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction; or
(3) committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit one of the following offenses, or committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit a similar offense in another jurisdiction:
(a) sexual assault in the first, second, third, or fourth degree;
(b) sexual abuse of a minor in the first, second, or third degree;
(c) sexual abuse of a minor in the fourth degree if, being 18 or older, the offender engages in sexual contact with a person who is 16 or 17 and at least three years younger than the offender, and the offender occupies a position of authority in relation to the victim;
(d) incest;
(e) unlawful exploitation of a minor;
(f) indecent exposure in the first degree;
(g) indecent exposure in the second degree if the indecent exposure is before a person under 16 and the offender has a previous conviction for that offense;
(h) distribution or possession of child pornography;
(i) promoting prostitution in the first degree if the person who was induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 16 or 17 at the time of the offense;
(j) promoting prostitution in the third degree if, with the intent to promote prostitution, the person, as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes a 16 or 17 year old to engage in prostitution; or
(k) several former offenses, including assault with the intent to commit rape.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.100(6))
4. WHAT DOES “AGGRAVATED SEX OFFENSE” MEAN?
“Aggravated sex offense” means:
(1) committing murder in the first degree when, acting alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit a sexual offense against a minor under 16 and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of the minor, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction;
(2) committing murder in the second degree when, under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first degree, acting either alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit sexual assault in the first or second degree or sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of a person other than one of the participants, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction;
(3) committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit sexual assault in the first degree, or committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit a similar offense in another jurisdiction; or
(4) committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, or committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit a similar offense in another jurisdiction.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.100(1))
5. WHAT DOES “CHILD KIDNAPPING” MEAN?
“Child kidnapping” means:
(1) committing murder in the first degree when, acting alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit kidnapping of a minor under 16 and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of the minor, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction;
(2) committing murder in the second degree when, under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first degree, acting either alone or with one or more persons, a person commits or attempts to commit kidnapping and, in the course of, in furtherance of, or in immediate flight from the offense, any person causes the death of a person other than one of the participants, or committing a similar offense in another jurisdiction; or
(3) committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit kidnapping of a victim under 18 at the time of the offense, or committing, attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit a similar offense in another jurisdiction.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.100(2))
6. ARE JUVENILE OFFENDERS REQUIRED TO REGISTER?
A juvenile charged as an adult who has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere, or who has been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a court or jury, of a sex offense or child kidnapping may be required to register.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.100(3))
7. WHEN AND WHERE DOES AN OFFENDER REGISTER?
The sex offender or child kidnapper must register within the 30-day period before release from an in-state correctional facility; by the next working day following conviction for a sex offense or child kidnapping if the sex offender is not incarcerated at the time of conviction; or by the next working day of becoming physically present in Alaska.
(Alaska Stat. §§ 12.63.010(a)(1)-(3))
A sex offender or child kidnapper required to register must do so with the Department of Corrections if he or she is incarcerated or in person at the Alaska state trooper post or municipal police department located nearest to where he or she resides at the time of registration.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(b))
8. WHAT INFORMATION MUST AN OFFENDER PROVIDE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION?
Information provided at the initial registration includes, at a minimum:
(1) the sex offender’s or child kidnapper’s:
(a) name and all aliases used;
(b) address;
(c) place of employment;
(d) date of birth;
(e) driver’s license number; and
(f) any identifying features;
(2) each conviction for a sex offense or child kidnapping for which the duty to register has not terminated;
(3) date of sex offense or child-kidnapping convictions;
(4) place and court of sex offense or child-kidnapping convictions;
(5) whether the sex offender or child kidnapper has been unconditionally discharged from the conviction for a sex offense or child kidnapping and the date of the unconditional discharge;
(6) description, license-plate numbers, and vehicle-identification numbers of motor vehicles the sex offender or child kidnapper has access to regardless of whether the access is regular or not;
(7) anticipated changes of address; and
(8) a statement concerning whether the sex offender or child kidnapper has had treatment for a mental abnormality or personality disorder since the date of conviction for an offense requiring registration.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(b)(1))
9. WHAT HAPPENS IF AN OFFENDER CHANGES HIS OR HER ADDRESS OR OTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD?
If a sex offender or child kidnapper changes residence after having registered, he or she must provide written notice of the change by the next working day following the change to the Alaska state trooper
post or municipal police department located nearest to the new residence or, if the residence change is out-of-state, to the central registry.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(c))
10. WHAT HAPPENS IF AN OFFENDER MOVES FROM ALASKA TO ANOTHER STATE?
If a sex offender or child kidnapper changes residence to another state after having registered, he or she must provide written notice of the change by the next working day following the change to the central registry.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(c))
If a sex offender or child kidnapper notifies the Department of Public Safety that he or she is moving from Alaska to another state, the Department must notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the state where the sex offender or child kidnapper is moving of his or her intended address.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.030(a))
11. IS AN OFFENDER WHO MOVES FROM ANOTHER STATE TO ALASKA REQUIRED TO REGISTER?
A sex offender or child kidnapper who is physically present in Alaska must register by the next working day of becoming physically present in the state.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(a))
12. IS REGISTRATION A LIFETIME REQUIREMENT?
The duty of a sex offender or child kidnapper to comply with the registration requirements for each sex offense or child kidnapping:
(1) continues for the lifetime of a sex offender or child kidnapper convicted of:
(a) one aggravated sex offense; or
(b) two or more sex offenses, two or more child kidnappings, or one sex offense and one child kidnapping; or
(2) ends 15 years following the sex offender’s or child kidnapper’s unconditional discharge from a conviction for a single sex offense that is not an aggravated sex offense or for a single child kidnapping if the sex offender or child kidnapper has supplied proof that is acceptable to the Department of Public Safety of the unconditional discharge.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.020(a))
13. ARE THERE ANY PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO REGISTER OR FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION?
False statements will subject the offender or kidnapper to prosecution for perjury.
(Alaska Stat. § 12.63.010(e))
14. WHAT INFORMATION IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT REGISTERED OFFENDERS?
Information about a sex offender or child kidnapper that is contained in the central registry, including sets of fingerprints, is confidential and not subject to public disclosure except as to the sex offender’s or child kidnapper’s name, aliases, address, photograph, physical description, description of motor vehicles, license numbers of motor vehicles, and vehicle-identification numbers of motor vehicles, place of employment, date of birth, offense for which he or she was convicted, date of conviction, place and court of conviction, length and conditions of sentence, and a statement as to whether the offender or kidnapper is in compliance with registration requirements.
(Alaska Stat. § 18.65.087(b))
15. CAN I SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR OFFENDERS IN MY AREA?
The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Sex-Offender Registration Central Registry is available on the Internet at http://www.dps.state.ak.us/nSorcr/asp/. Information available includes the sex offender’s or child kidnapper’s:
(1) name and all aliases used;
(2) a photograph, if available;
(3) race;
(4) sex;
(5) hair and eye color;
(6) height and weight;
(7) registration address;
(8) employer address, if any; and
(9) conviction information including date of offense, offense description, and conviction date.
The Registry can be searched by first name, last name, address type, address, zip code, or city. In addition all entries into the Registry can be viewed.
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