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Chapter 7.29

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION

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Title.

Purpose.

Need.

Creation of Registries.

Definitions.

Registerable Offenses.

Offense Tiers.

Registration.

Required Information.

Public Sex Offender Registry Website.

Duties of the Suquamish Police Department.

Immunity.

Crimes and Civil Sanctions.

Severability.

Effective Date.

7.29.1. Title. This chapter is known as the “Sex Offender Registration Code.” (Res.

2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.2. Purpose. The intent of this chapter is to implement the federal Sex Offender

Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) (Title I of Public Law 109-248) (34 USC

20901 et seq.) and will be interpreted liberally to comply with the terms and conditions

of SORNA as presently written or hereafter amended. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11,

2011)

7.29.3. Need. Violent crime in Indian Country is more than twice the national average.

On some reservations it is twenty times the national average. An astounding thirty

percent (30%) of Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in their lifetimes. Tribal

nations are disproportionately affected by violent crime and sex offenses in particular

from both Indian and non-Indian perpetrators; consequently, the conduct and presence

of convicted sex offenders in Indian Country threatens the political integrity, economic

security, health, and welfare of tribal nations even to the point of imperiling the

subsistence of tribal communities. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011)

7.29.4. Creation of Registries. (a) Sex Offender Registry. This chapter establishes a

sex offender registry program, the Suquamish Tribe Sex Offender Registry, which the

Suquamish Police Department will maintain and operate pursuant to the provisions of

this chapter. Should the Suquamish Police Department be unavailable or unable to

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perform the duties involved in maintaining and operating the Sex Offender Registry, the

Suquamish Probation Office will act as backup.

(b) Public Sex Offender Registry Website. This chapter establishes a public sex

offender registry website, the Suquamish Tribe Public Sex Offender Registry Website,

which the Suquamish Police Department will maintain and operate pursuant to the

provisions of this chapter. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res.

2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.5. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this chapter only.

(a) “Convicted.” An adult sex offender is “convicted” for the purposes of this

chapter if the sex offender has been subjected to penal consequences based on the

conviction, however the conviction may be styled.

A juvenile offender is “convicted” for purposes of this chapter if the juvenile

offender is either:

(1) Prosecuted and found guilty as an adult for a sex offense; or

(2) Adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for a sex offense, but only if the

offender is fourteen (14) years of age or older at the time of the offense and the

offense adjudicated was:

(A) Comparable to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse

as described in 18 USC 2241(a–b); or

(B) An attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.

(b) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a tribal, state,

or federal holiday.

public website maintained by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 34

USC 20922.

(d) “Employee” means an individual who is self-employed or works for any other

entity, whether compensated or not. Volunteers for a tribal agency or organization are

included within the definition of employee for registration purposes.

(e) “Foreign conviction” means one obtained outside of the United States.

(f) “Immediate” and “immediately” mean within three (3) business days.

(g) “Imprisonment” refers to incarceration pursuant to a conviction, regardless of

the nature of the institution in which the offender serves the sentence. The term is to be

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interpreted broadly to include confinement in a state “prison;” in a federal, military,

foreign, BIA, private, or contract facility; or in a local or tribal “jail.” Individuals under

“house arrest” following conviction of a covered sex offense are required to register

pursuant to the provisions of this chapter during their period of “house arrest.”

(h) “Jurisdiction” means a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or any federally-recognized Indian tribe that

elected to function as a SORNA registration and notification jurisdiction pursuant to PL

109-248 §127 (34 USC 20929).

(i) “Military offense” means any military offense specified by the Secretary of

Defense under PL 105-119 §115(a)(8)(C)(i), codified at 10 USC 951 note.

years.

(j) “Minor” means an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen (18)

(k) “National Crime Information Center (NCIC)” means the computerized

database of criminal justice information maintained by the Federal Bureau of

Investigation.

(l) “National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR)” means the national database

maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to 34 USC 20921.

(m) The “Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending,

Registering, and Tracking (SMART)” means the office established within the United

States Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General of the

United States pursuant to 34 USC 20945.

(n) “Reside” or “resides'' means the location of the individual's home or other

place where the individual habitually lives or sleeps.

(o) “Sex offender” means an individual convicted of a sex offense.

(p) “Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)” means Title I of the

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 PL 109-248, 34 USC 20911 et

seq., as amended.

(q) “Sex offender registry” means the registry of sex offenders and a notification

program maintained by the Suquamish Police Department.

(r) “Sex offense” includes those offenses contained in 42 USC § 16911 and 34

USC § 20911(5), as amended, and those offenses enumerated in STC §7.29.6 and

STC § 7.17, as amended, or any other registerable offense under tribal law.

(s) “Sexual act” means:

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(1) Contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus.

For purposes of this subsection contact involving the penis occurs upon

penetration, however slight;

(2) Contact between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or

the mouth and the anus;

(3) Penetration, however slight, of the anal or genital opening of another

by a hand or finger or by any object with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass,

degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; or

(4) Intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the genitalia of

another person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years with an

intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire

of any person.

(t) “Sexual contact” means the intentional touching either directly or through the

clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with

an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desires of

any person.

(u) “Student” means an individual who enrolls in or attends either a private or

public education institution, including a secondary school, trade or professional school,

and an institution of higher education.

(v) “Suquamish Probation Office” or “probation office” means the office within the

Suquamish Tribal Court.

(w) “Tier I sex offender” means one who has been convicted of a “tier I” sex

offense as defined in STC §7.29.7(a).

(x) “Tier II sex offender” means one who has been either convicted of a “tier II”

sex offense as defined in STC §7.29.7(b) or who is subject to the recidivist provisions of

STC §7.29.7(b)(1).

(y) “Tier III sex offender” means one who has been either convicted of a “tier III”

sex offense as defined in STC §7.29.7(c) or who is subject to the recidivist provisions of

STC §7.29.7(c)(1). (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res. 2022-145,

passed Aug. 15, 2022; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.6. Registerable Offenses. Individuals who reside, are employed, or attend school

within the exterior boundaries of the reservation or on property owned by the Tribe in

fee or trust regardless of location who have been convicted of any of the following

offenses or convicted of an attempt or conspiracy to commit a sex offense or any of the

following offenses are subject to the requirements of this chapter.

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(a) Tribal offenses. Registerable tribal sex offenses are listed in Chapter 7.17 of

the Suquamish Tribal Code as they now exist and hereafter amended in the future. All

listed sex offenses in Chapter 7.17 are registerable offenses under this chapter, except

for Sections 7.17.17 (Prostitution), Section 7.17.18 (Promoting Prostitution), 7.17.19

(Patronizing a Prostitute), and 7.17.16(b)(1) (Voyeurism in the second degree), none of

which require registration pursuant to this Chapter. In addition to Chapter 7.17,

however, registerable offenses include:

(1) STC §7.6.2 (kidnapping in the first degree)

(2) STC §7.6.3 (kidnapping in the second degree)

(3) STC §7.6.5 (unlawful imprisonment) (if the offender is non-parental)

(4) STC §7.11.2 (incest)

(b) Federal Offenses. A conviction for an attempt or conspiracy to commit or for

commission of any of the following and any other offense hereafter included in the

definition of “sex offense” at 34 USC 20911(5), including any offenses prosecuted under

the Assimilative Crimes Act (18 USC 1152 or 1153). Federal offenses include the

following sections of 18 USC: 1591 (sex trafficking of children), 1801 (video voyeurism

of a minor), 2241 (aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (sexual abuse), 2243 (sexual abuse

of a minor or ward), 2244 (abusive sexual contact), 2245 (offenses resulting in death),

2251 (sexual exploitation of children), 2251A (selling or buying of children), 2252 (material

involving the sexual exploitation of a minor), 2252A (material containing child

pornography), 2252B (misleading domain names on the internet), 2252C (misleading

words or digital images on the internet), 2260 (production of sexually explicit depictions of

a minor for import into the US), 2421 (transportation of any individual for illegal sexual

activity), 2422 (coercion and enticement of a minor for illegal sexual activity), 2423

(transportation of minors for illegal sexual activity, travel with the intent to engage in

illicit sexual conduct with a minor, engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places),

2424 (failure to file factual statement about an alien individual), and 2425 (transmitting

information about a minor to further criminal sexual conduct).

listed in this section that was obtained under the laws of Canada, the United Kingdom,

Australia, or New Zealand, or under the laws of any foreign country when the United

States State Department in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has

concluded that an independent judiciary generally enforced the right to a fair trial in that

country during the year in which the conviction occurred.

(d) Military Offenses. Any military offense specified by the Secretary of Defense

under section 115(a) (8) (C) (i) of Public Law 105-119.

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(e) Juvenile Offenses or Adjudications. Any sex offense or attempt or conspiracy

to commit a sex offense that is comparable to or more severe than the federal crime of

aggravated sexual abuse as codified in 18 USC 2241(a–b) and committed by a minor

who is fourteen (14) years of age or older at the time of the offense. This includes

engaging in a sexual act with another by force or the threat of serious violence or

engaging in a sexual act with another by rendering unconscious or drugging the victim.

(f) Jurisdiction Offenses. Any sex offense committed in any jurisdiction, including

the Suquamish Tribe’s jurisdiction, that involves any of the following.

(1) Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor.

(2) Any type or degree of genital, oral, or anal penetration.

(3) Any sexual touching of or sexual contact with a person’s body, either

directly or through the clothing.

(4) Criminal sexual conduct that involves physical contact with a minor or the

use of the Internet to facilitate or attempt such conduct. This includes offenses

whose elements involve the use of other persons in prostitution, such as pandering,

procuring, or pimping in cases where the victim was a minor at the time of the

offense.

(5) False imprisonment of a minor.

(6) Kidnapping of a minor.

(7) Possession, production, or distribution of child pornography.

(8) Solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution.

(9) Solicitation to engage a minor in sexual conduct understood broadly to

include any direction, request, enticement, persuasion, or encouragement of a

minor to engage in sexual conduct.

(10) Use of a minor in a sexual performance.

(11) Any offense similar to those outlined in the following sections of 18

USC: 1591 (sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion), 1801 (video voyeurism

of a minor), 2241 (aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (sexual abuse), 2244

(abusive sexual contact), 2422(b) (coercing a minor to engage in prostitution),

and 2423(a) (transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity).

g) An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense described in this section. (Res.

2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res. 2022-145, passed Aug. 15, 2022)

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7.29.7. Offense Tiers. (a) Tier I Offenses. A tier I offense includes any sex offense or

attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense for which an individual has been

convicted that is not a tier II or tier III offense. A tier I offense also includes:

(1) Any offense for which an individual has been convicted by any

jurisdiction, local government, or qualifying foreign country pursuant to STC

§7.29.6(c) that involves the false imprisonment of a minor, video voyeurism of a

minor, or possession or receipt of child pornography.

(2) Any tribal sex offense covered by this act where punishment was

limited to one year in jail is considered a tier I sex offense.

(3) Conviction for any of the federal offenses in the following sections of

18 USC or for an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense is considered

a conviction for a tier I offense: 1801 (video voyeurism of a minor), 2252 (receipt

or possession of child pornography), 2252A (receipt or possession of child

pornography), 2252B (misleading domain names on the internet), 2252C

(misleading words or digital images on the internet), 2422(a) (coercion to engage

in prostitution), 2423(b) (travel with the intent to engage in illicit conduct), 2423(c)

(engaging in illicit conduct in foreign places), 2423(d) (arranging, inducing,

procuring, or facilitating the travel in interstate commerce of an adult for the

purpose of engaging in illicit conduct for financial gain), 2424 (failure to file

factual statement about an alien individual), and 2425 (transmitting information

about a minor to further criminal sexual conduct).

(4) Any military offense specified by the Secretary of Defense that is

similar to those offenses outlined in STC §7.29.7(a)(1-3) is considered a tier I

offense.

(b) Tier II Offenses. (1) Recidivism and Felonies. Unless otherwise covered by

STC §7.29.7(c), any sex offense that is not the first sex offense or attempt or conspiracy

to commit such an offense for which an individual has been convicted and that is

punishable by more than one (1) year in jail is considered a tier II offense.

(2) Offenses Involving Minors. A tier II offense includes any sex offense

against a minor or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense for which

an individual has been convicted that involves:

(A) The use of minors in prostitution, including solicitations;

(B) Enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity;

(17) years old;

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(D) Sexual contact with a minor thirteen (13) years of age or older

that involves the intimate parts of the body, whether directly or indirectly

through the clothing;

(E) The use of a minor in a sexual performance; or

(F) The production or distribution of child pornography.

(3) Certain Federal Offenses. Conviction for any of the federal offenses in

the following sections of 18 USC or for an attempt or conspiracy to commit such

an offense is considered a conviction for a tier II offense: 1591 (sex trafficking by

force, fraud, or coercion), 2423(d) (arranging, inducing, procuring, or facilitating

the travel in interstate commerce of a minor for the purpose of engaging in illicit

conduct for financial gain), 2244 [abusive sexual contact where the victim is less

than twelve (12) years of age], 2251 (sexual exploitation of children), 2251A

(selling or buying of children), 2252 (material involving the sexual exploitation of

a minor), 2252A (production or distribution of material containing child

pornography), 2260 (production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for

import into the United States), 2421 (transportation of any individual for illegal

sexual activity), 2422(b) (coercing a minor to engage in prostitution), and 2423(a)

(transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity).

(4) Any military offense specified by the Secretary of Defense that is

similar to those offenses outlined in STC §7.29.7(b)(1–3) is considered a tier II

offense.

conspiracy to commit such an offense that is punishable by more than one year in jail and

where the offender has at least one prior conviction for a tier II sex offense or has

previously become a tier II sex offender is a tier III offense.

(2) General Offenses. A tier III offense includes any sex offense or

attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense for which an individual has

been convicted that involves:

(A) Nonparental kidnapping of a minor;

(B) A sexual act with another by force or threat;

or involuntarily drugged or who is otherwise incapable of appraising the

nature of the conduct or declining to participate; or

(D) Sexual contact with a minor twelve (12) years of age or

younger, including offenses that cover sexual touching of or contact with

the intimate parts of the body, either directly or through the clothing.

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(3) Certain Federal Offenses. Conviction for any federal offense in the

following sections of 18 USC is considered conviction for a tier III offense: 2241

(aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (sexual abuse), 2243 (sexual abuse of a minor

or ward), and 2244 [abusive sexual contact where the victim is less than twelve

(12) years of age].

(4) Any military offense specified by the Secretary of Defense that is

similar to those offenses outlined in STC §7.29.7(c)(1–3) is considered a tier III

offense. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011)

7.29.8. Registration. (a) Registration. A sex offender must register with the Suquamish

Police Department:

(1) If convicted by the Tribal Court of a covered sex offense;

(2) If incarcerated by the Tribe while completing any sentence for a

covered sex offense;

(3) If residing on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the Tribe;

(4) If employed by the Tribe in any capacity or otherwise employed on

lands subject to the jurisdiction of the Tribe; or

Tribe.

(5) If a student in any capacity on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the

(6) Registration without conviction:

(A) Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. If a defendant is found not

guilty by reason of insanity, for any of the registerable offenses listed in

STC 7.29.6, the defendant must register as a sex offender in accordance

with this chapter.

(B) Incompetence. Tiered offenders include those defendants who

have been deemed “incompetent to stand trial” by a court of competent

jurisdiction. This includes those defendants not convicted for reasons of

insanity but would have, or may have, been convicted had a court of

competent jurisdiction not found the defendant to be “legally insane.”

(7) Juveniles age fourteen (14) and older who are adjudicated juvenile

delinquent due to any an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a

registerable offense under this chapter of the Suquamish Tribal Code in any

court of competent jurisdiction is subject to the SORNA registration requirements.

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(b) Timing. A sex offender required to register with the Tribe under this chapter

must do so at the Suquamish Police Department within the following timeframe:

(1) Before being released from incarceration if convicted by the

Suquamish Tribal Court for a covered sex offense and incarcerated;

(2) In person within three (3) business days of sentencing for the

registration offense if convicted by the Suquamish Tribal Court but not

incarcerated; and

(3) In person within three (3) business days of establishing a residence,

commencing employment, or becoming a student on lands subject to the

jurisdiction of the Tribe, or changing the sex offender’s name.

also subject to the registration and updating requirements of this chapter:

(1) Sex offenders incarcerated or under the supervision of the Tribe,

whether for a covered sex offense or other crime;

(2) Sex offenders already registered or subject to a preexisting sex

offender registration requirement; and

crime.

(3) Sex offenders reentering the justice system due to conviction for any

(d) Keeping Registration Current. (1) All sex offenders required to register must

immediately appear in person at the Suquamish Police Department to update any

change in the sex offender’s name, residence (including termination of residency),

employment, school attendance, vehicle information, temporary lodging, email

addresses, telephone numbers, Instant Messaging addresses, and any other

designation used in internet communications, postings, or telephone communications.

In the event of a change in temporary lodging, the sex offender must notify the

Suquamish Police Department in person of the change three (3) days prior to it taking

effect, and the Suquamish Police Department must immediately notify the jurisdiction in

which the sex offender will be temporarily staying.

(2) With regard to changes in a sex offender’s registration information, the

Suquamish Police Department will immediately notify:

(A) All jurisdictions where a sex offender intends to reside, work, or

attend school;

(B) Any jurisdiction where the sex offender is either registered or

required to register; and

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offender’s intent to commence residence, school, or employment outside

of the United States, any jurisdiction where the sex offender is either

registered or required to register, and the U.S. Marshals service. The

Suquamish Police Department will also ensure this information is

immediately updated on the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) and

the sex offender registry website identified in S.T.C. §7.29.10.

(e) Failure to Register. If a sex offender who is required to register due to the

sex offender’s residence, employment, or school attendance status fails to do so or

otherwise violates a registration requirement of this chapter, then the Suquamish Police

Department will make an effort to determine if the sex offender actually resides, is

employed, or is attending school on lands subject to the Tribe’s jurisdiction. If it verifies

this information, it will then take all appropriate follow-up measures, including those for

absconded sex offenders pursuant to the Tribe’s sex offender registration policies and

procedures.

(f) Failure to Appear. In the event a sex offender fails to register with the Tribe as

required by this chapter, the Suquamish Police Department or its designee will

immediately inform the jurisdiction that provided notification that the sex offender was to

commence residency, employment, or school attendance in the Tribe’s jurisdiction that

the sex offender failed to appear for registration. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011;

amended by Res. 2019-161, passed August 12, 2019; amended by Res. 2022-145,

passed Aug. 15, 2022; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.9. Required Information. A sex offender covered by this chapter who is required

to register with the Tribe pursuant to STC §7.29.8 must provide all of the information

detailed in this section to the Suquamish Police Department.

All information obtained under this chapter must be, at a minimum, maintained by

the Police Department in a digitized format.

A sex offender registry will be maintained in an electronic database by the Police

Department and will be in a form capable of electronic transmission.

Required information includes all of the following items.

(a) Name. The following information related to the sex offender’s name:

(1) The sex offender’s full primary given name;

(2) Any and all nicknames, aliases, and pseudonyms, regardless of the

context in which they are used; and

(3) Any and all ethnic or tribal names by which the sex offender is

commonly known, excluding any religious or sacred names not otherwise

commonly known.

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(4) A sex offender subject to registration requirements under this section

who applies to change the sex offender’s name under STC 9.4 or any other law

must submit a copy of the application to the Suquamish Police Department. No

sex offender under the requirement to register under this section at the time of

application will be granted an order changing the sex offender’s name if the court

finds that doing so will interfere with legitimate law enforcement interests, except

that no order will be denied when the name change is requested for religious or

legitimate cultural reasons or in recognition of marriage or dissolution of

marriage. A sex offender under the requirement to register under this section

who receives an order changing the sex offender’s name must submit a copy of

the order to the Suquamish Police Department within three business days of the

entry of the order.

(b) Address. The following information related to the sex offender’s residence:

(1) The address of each residence at which the sex offender resides or will

reside, and

(2) Any location or description that identifies where the sex offender

habitually resides regardless of whether it pertains to a permanent residence or a

location otherwise identifiable by a street or address.

designations used by a covered sex offender for purposes of routing or self–

identification in telephonic communications including but not limited to cellular, landline,

and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone numbers.

(d) Date of birth. The sex offender’s actual date of birth and any other date of

birth used by the sex offender.

(e) Social Security Number. A valid social security number for the sex offender

and any social security number the sex offender has used in the past, valid or

otherwise.

(f) Offense Information. The text of each provision of law defining the criminal

offense(s) for which the sex offender is registered.

(g) Criminal History. Information related to the sex offender’s criminal history,

including the dates of all arrests and convictions; the sex offender’s status of parole,

probation, or supervised release; the sex offender’s registration status; and any

outstanding arrest warrants.

(h) DNA Sample. If the sex offender’s DNA is not already contained in the

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the sex offender must provide the Suquamish

Police Department or its designee a sample of the sex offender’s DNA.

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(i) Fingerprints and Palm Prints. Fingerprints and palm prints taken by the

Suquamish Police Department or its designee.

(j) Photograph. A digital photograph taken by the Suquamish Police Department

or its designee at each scheduled personal appearance.

(k) Physical Description. An accurate general description of the sex offender’s

physical appearance or characteristics and any identifying marks, including but not

limited to scars, moles, birthmarks, and tattoos. Photographs may be taken of

identifying marks.

(l) Driver’s License and Identification Documents. A covered sex offender must

provide all identification documents listed below to the Suquamish Police Department

which will make photocopies of any such documents:

(1) Valid driver’s licenses issued by any jurisdiction;

(2) Identification cards issued by any jurisdiction including the sex

offender’s tribal enrollment card;

(3) Any passports used by the sex offender; and

(4) Any and all immigration documents used by the sex offender.

(m) Professional Licenses. All licensing that authorizes the sex offender to

engage in an occupation or carry out a trade or business.

(n) Employment information related to the sex offender’s employment including

volunteer and unpaid positions:

(1) The name of the sex offender’s employer;

(2) The address of the sex offender’s employer; and

(3) Similar information related to any transient or day labor employment

and volunteer and unpaid positions.

(o) School Location. The name and address of each school where the sex

offender is or will be a student.

(p) Internet Names. All the following information related to the sex offender’s

internet–related activity:

(1) Any and all email addresses used by the sex offender;

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(2) Any and all Instant Message addresses and identifiers;

(3) Any and all other designations or monikers used for self–identification

in internet communications or postings; and

(4) Any and all designations used by the sex offender for the purpose of

routing or self–identification in internet communications or postings, including but

not limited to social network identifications, Twitter accounts, and video posting

site identifications such as YouTube, etc.

(q) Vehicle Information. The following information related to all vehicles owned

or operated by the sex offender for work or personal use including land vehicles,

aircraft, and watercraft:

(1) License plate numbers;

(2) Registration numbers or identifiers;

(3) General description of the vehicle to include color, make, model, and

year; and

(4) Any permanent or frequent location where any covered vehicle is kept.

(r) Lodging information. When the sex offender will be absent from the sex

offender’s residence for seven (7) days or more, the sex offender must provide the

following information in person no later than seven (7) days before the sex offender’s

scheduled travel:

(1) Identifying information about the temporary lodging locations including

addresses and names; and

(2) The dates the sex offender will be staying at each temporary lodging

location.

(s) Travel Abroad. Sex offenders must inform their residence jurisdictions

twenty-one (21) days in advance if the sex offender intends to travel outside of the

United States.

(t) Acknowledgement Form. The sex offender must read or have read to the sex

offender and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained by the

Suquamish Police Department and that the sex offender understands the registration

requirement.

(u) Requirements for Personal Appearances. At each personal appearance, the

sex offender must permit the Suquamish Police Department to take a photograph of the

offender and will review existing information for accuracy.

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A sex offender who is required to register must, at a minimum and excluding any

time in custody or civilly committed, appear in person at the Suquamish Police

Department for purposes of verification and keeping the sex offender’s registration

current in accordance with the following time frames:

(1) For “tier I” offenders, once every ninety (90) days for fifteen (15) years

from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is incarcerated for

the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex offender who is

not incarcerated for the registration offense.

(2) For “tier II” offenders, once every ninety (90) days for twenty-five (25)

years from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is

incarcerated for the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex

offender who is not incarcerated for the registration offense.

lives.

(3) For “tier III” offenders, once every ninety (90) days for the rest of their

(v) Reduction of Registration Periods. A sex offender may have his or her period

of registration reduced as follows:

(1) A tier II offender’s period of registration may be reduced to ten (10)

years if the offender has maintained a clean record for ten (10) consecutive

years.

(2) A tier III offender’s period of registration may be reduced to twentyfive (25) years if the offender was adjudicated delinquent for an offense as a

juvenile that required tier III registration and the offender has maintained a clean

record for twenty-five (25) consecutive years.

(w) Clean Record. For purposes of STC §7.29.9(v), an individual has a clean

record if the individual:

(1) Has not been convicted of any offense considered to be a felony within

a convicting jurisdiction;

(2) Has not been convicted of any sex offense;

(3) Has successfully completed without revocation any period of

supervised release, probation, or parole; and

(4) Has successfully completed an appropriate sex offender treatment

program certified by the Tribe, another jurisdiction, or by the Attorney General of

the United States. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res.

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2022-145, passed Aug. 15, 2022; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3,

2025)

7.29.10. Public Sex Offender Registry Website. The Suquamish Police Department will

use and maintain a public sex offender registry website compatible with the Dru Sjodin

National Sex Offender Public Website and in compliance with the Tribe’s sex offender

registration policies and procedures.

(a) The website must include the following.

(1) Links to sex offender safety and education resources.

(2) Instructions on how to seek correction of information that the individual

contends is erroneous.

(3) A warning that the information contained on the website should not be

used to unlawfully injure, harass, or commit a crime against any individual named

in the registry or residing or working at any reported addresses and that any such

action could result in civil or criminal penalties.

(b) The website must have the capability of conducting searches by:

(1) Name;

(2) County, city, and/or town; and

(3) Zip code and/or geographic radius.

email notification whenever a sex offender commences residence, employment, or

school attendance on lands within the Tribe’s jurisdiction, within a specified zip code, or

within a certain geographic radius. This email notice will include the sex offender’s

identity so that the public can access the public registry for the new information.

(d) Prohibited Information. The following information will not be available to the

public on the sex offender registry website:

(1) The identity of any victim;

(2) Any arrest that did not result in conviction;

(3) The sex offender’s social security number;

(4) Any travel and immigration documents; and

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(5) Internet identifiers, as defined in 42 USC 16911. (Res. 2011-079,

passed Jul. 11, 2011; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.11. Duties of the Suquamish Police Department. The Suquamish Police

Department will have policies and procedures in place to ensure registration of sex

offenders (see §7.29.8), obtaining required information (see §7.29.9), and timely

notification of other jurisdictions and the public. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011;

amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.12. Immunity. (a) No waiver of immunity. Nothing under this chapter may be

construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity for the Suquamish Indian Tribe, its

departments, agencies, employees, or agents.

(b) Good faith. Any person acting under good faith of this chapter is immune

from any civil liability arising out of such actions. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11, 2011;

amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

7.29.13. Crimes and Civil Sanctions. (a) Criminal penalty. Each violation of a provision

of this chapter by a sex offender who is an Indian is considered a felony and subject to

penalties pursuant to S.T.C. Chapter 7.32.

(b) Civil Penalty or Exclusion. Violators of a provision of this chapter may also be

subject to civil penalties including fines and/or exclusion from the reservation (see STC

chapter 5.3).

Court does not have jurisdiction will be referred to the US Attorney for federal

prosecution.

(d) Hindrance of sex offender registration. An individual is guilty of an offense

and subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) if the individual:

(1) Knowingly harbors, attempts to harbor, or assists another person in

harboring or attempting to harbor a sex offender who is in violation of this

chapter;

(2) Knowingly assists a sex offender in eluding a law enforcement agency

that is seeking to find the sex offender to question the sex offender about or to

arrest the sex offender for noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter;

(3) Provides information to law enforcement agency regarding a sex

offender which the individual knows to be false. (Res. 2011-079, passed Jul. 11,

2011; amended by Res. 2025-043, passed Feb. 3, 2025)

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7.29.14. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or

circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of the

provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. (Res. 2011-079, passed

Jul. 11, 2011)

7.29.15. Effective Date. This chapter takes effect on October 1, 2011. (Res. 2011-079,

passed Jul. 11, 2011)

Note: This chapter was revised for plain language at the time of the revisions authorized by Res. 2019161, passed August 12, 2019. Also included were updates in citations to the U. S. Code, and corrections

to language taken from the U. S. Code. No changes were made to the content of any section other than

that named in Res. 2019-161.

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