duke said:
No, I'm not wrong. Their sentence represents their debt to society.
I don't have time to go through every state, but those I did say that its MANDATORY for them to register:
Maryland:
Q1. Who must register?
NOTE: Convicted" is when the person: (1) is found guilty of a crime by a jury or judicial officer; (2) enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere; (3) is granted a probation before judgment** after a finding of guilt for a crime if the court, as a condition of probation, orders compliance with the requirements of this subtitle; (4) is found not criminally responsible for a crime.
Child Sexual Offenders - These registrants have been convicted in Maryland of the following offenses (or of comparable offenses if convicted in another state, federal, military, or Native American tribal court) that occurred on or after October 1, 1995 (or before October 1, 1995, if in the custody or under the supervision of a "supervising authority" on October 1, 2001):
Child Sexual Abuse (Criminal Law Article, § 3-602)
Rape First Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-303) of a child under age 15
Rape Second Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-304) of a child under age 15
Sex Offense First Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-305) of a child under age 15
Sex Offense Second Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-306) of a child under age 15
Sex Offense Third Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-307) of a child under age 15
*Sex Offense Fourth Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-308) of a child under age 15 and ordered by the court to register.
*This offense is applicable only to those individuals whose crime was committed on or after October 1, 1995.
Offenders - These registrants have been (1) convicted in Maryland of the following offenses (or of comparable offenses if convicted in another state, federal, military, or Native American tribal court) that occurred on or after July 1, 1997; and (2) ordered by the court to register under the Criminal Procedure Article, § 11-701(d):
Child Kidnapping (Criminal Law Article, § 3-503) (child under age 16)
Kidnapping (Criminal Law Article, § 3-502) (victim under age 18)
False Imprisonment (common law) of a victim under age 18 by an individual who is not the victim's parent
Sex Offense Fourth Degree (Criminal Law Article, § 3-308) (victim under 18)
Solicitation of an individual under the age of 18 to engage in sexual conduct
Child *advertiser censored* (Criminal Law Article, § 11-207)
Any of the prostitution and related crimes statutes under Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article if the intended prostitute or victim is under age 18.
Any crime that involves conduct that by its nature is a sexual offense against an individual under the age of 18
Any attempt to commit a crime on this list.
Sexually Violent Offenders - These registrants have been convicted in Maryland of the following offenses (or of comparable offenses if convicted in another state, federal, military, or Native American tribal court) that occurred on or after July 1, 1997 (or before July 1, 1997, if in the custody or under the supervision of a "supervising authority" on October 1, 2001):
IOWA:
On or after July 1, 1995, an individual who has been convicted or adjudicated of a criminal offense against a minor, sexual exploitation, or a sexually violent crime or who was on probation, parole, or work release status, or who was incarcerated on or after July 1, 1995 is required to register. Registration includes individuals that have received a deferred sentence or deferred judgments and can include convictions from other jurisdictions such as other states and/or federal convictions.
VIRGINIA:
First offense child *advertiser censored* possession and burglary with the intent to commit certain felony sex offenses will be new Registry offenses if committed after July 1, 2006. The bill adds a conviction for criminal homicide in conjunction with a violation for child abuse as a registrable offense. The sex offender website will include persons convicted of all registrable sex offenses, not just persons convicted of violent sex offenses as under current law. The bill modifies the registration of a person convicted of murdering a child; registration will be required if the victim is under 15 years of age and if the minor victim is 15 or older and the murder is related to a registrable sexual offense. Persons convicted in a foreign country will be required to register. Offenders will have three days to register or reregister after an address change rather than 10 and have to reregister for any employment change. Sex offenders moving into the Commonwealth will have three days to register instead of 10, as will nonresident visitors, workers and college students who are subject to registration requirements.
The State Police, or the Department of Corrections if a person is under Department of Corrections control or on community supervision, will be required to physically verify or cause to be physically verified registration information within the first 30 days of the initial registration or change of address and semi-annually each year thereafter.
NEW YORK:
The New York State Senate today passed a series of bills aimed at strengthening Megan's Law and cracking down on dangerous sex offenders by: mandating community notification when a registered offender moves into a community, requiring lifetime registration of sex offenders, prohibiting sex offenders from working and living nearby areas where they could pose a serious threat to children, such as schools and day care centers, and increasing penalties for dangerous sex offenders.
"The Senate has a strong record of increasing penalties for dangerous sex offenders who prey on innocent members of our communities, but we know that there is always more that can be done to protect the citizens of New York and ensure that our children are kept safe," said Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno. "These bills will take measures to keep our neighborhoods better informed about the presence of sex offenders and will increase penalties for sexual predators who pose a threat to our neighborhoods. I urge the Assembly to join us in passing these critically important pieces of legislation."
"Last week, the Senate passed the Megan's Law Reform Act strengthening the Sex Offender Registry in 25 different ways," said Senator Dean Skelos (R, Rockville Center). "Today, we're passing most of the components of that package, including lifetime registration, Internet posting and e-mail notification, so that the Assembly has no excuse for not acting on these vital, lifesaving measures. As the author of Megan's Law, I believe that we must continue reforming and updating the Sex Offender Registry to capitalize on new technologies and provide parents with every tool available to protect their children."
