Sex offender; relocation; notification

§ 168-c. Sex offender; relocation; notification. 1. In the case of any\nsex offender, it shall be the duty of the department, hospital or local\ncorrectional facility at least ten calendar days prior to the release or\ndischarge of any sex offender from a correctional facility, hospital or\nlocal correctional facility to notify the division of the contemplated\nrelease or discharge of such sex offender, informing the division in\nwriting on a form provided by the division indicating the address at\nwhich he or she proposes to reside and the name and address of any\ninstitution of higher education at which he or she expects to be\nenrolled, attending or employed, whether for compensation or not, and\nwhether he or she resides in or will reside in a facility owned or\noperated by such institution. If such sex offender changes his or her\nplace of residence while on parole, such notification of the change of\nresidence shall be sent by the sex offender's parole officer within\nforty-eight hours to the division on a form provided by the division. If\nsuch sex offender changes the status of his or her enrollment,\nattendance, employment or residence at any institution of higher\neducation while on parole, such notification of the change of status\nshall be sent by the sex offender's parole officer within forty-eight\nhours to the division on a form provided by the division.\n 2. In the case of any sex offender on probation, it shall be the duty\nof the sex offender's probation officer to notify the division within\nforty-eight hours of the new place of residence on a form provided by\nthe division. If such sex offender changes the status of his or her\nenrollment, attendance, employment or residence at any institution of\nhigher education while on probation, such notification of the change of\nstatus shall be sent by the sex offender's probation officer within\nforty-eight hours to the division on a form provided by the division.\n 3. In the case in which any sex offender escapes from a state or local\ncorrectional facility or hospital, the designated official of the\nfacility or hospital where the person was confined shall notify within\ntwenty-four hours the law enforcement agency having had jurisdiction at\nthe time of his or her conviction, informing such law enforcement agency\nof the name and aliases of the person, and the address at which he or\nshe resided at the time of his or her conviction, the amount of time\nremaining to be served, if any, on the full term for which he or she was\nsentenced, and the nature of the crime for which he or she was\nsentenced, transmitting at the same time a copy of such sex offender's\nfingerprints and photograph and a summary of his or her criminal record.\n 4. The division shall provide general information, in registration\nmaterials and annual correspondence, to registrants concerning\nnotification and registration procedures that may apply if the\nregistrant is authorized to relocate and relocates to another state or\nUnited States possession, or commences employment or attendance at an\neducation institution in another state or United States possession. Such\ninformation shall include addresses and telephone numbers for relevant\nagencies from which additional information may be obtained.\n