Washington sex offender registery fact sheet

The person must keep an accurate accounting of where he or she stays during the week and provide it to the county sheriff upon request. Intent — sp. This act's clarification or amendment of RCW 9A. Purpose — c The legislature intends that all sex and kidnapping offenders whose history requires them to register shall do so regardless of whether the person has a fixed residence. The county sheriff shall notify the United States marshals service as soon as practicable after receipt of the notification. Sex offenders who are convicted of a sex offense and kidnapping offenders who are convicted for a kidnapping offense but who are not sentenced to serve a term of confinement immediately upon sentencing shall report to the county sheriff to register within three business days of being sentenced.

Finding and intent — c

Metropolitan Police Department

Pickett, Docket number I. Sex offenders or kidnapping offenders who are in the custody of the United States bureau of prisons or other federal or military correctional agency must register within three business days from the time of release with the county sheriff for the county of the person's residence, or if the person is not a resident of Washington, the county of the person's school, or place of employment or vocation. In cases of unexpected travel due to family or work emergencies, or for offenders who travel routinely across international borders for work-related purposes, the notice must be submitted in person at least twenty-four hours prior to travel to the sheriff of the county where such offenders are registered with a written explanation of the circumstances that make compliance with this subsection 3 impracticable. The state department of social and health services shall provide notice to the adult or juvenile in its custody of the duty to register. The sheriff shall forward this information to the sheriff of the county in which the person intends to reside, if the person intends to reside in another county. Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders who are visiting Washington state and intend to reside or be present in the state for ten days or more shall register his or her temporary address or where he or she plans to stay with the county sheriff of each county where the offender will be staying within three business days of arrival.