# W. Va. Code § 15-12-9: Registration of out-of-state offenders

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S9

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 15-12-9
- **Heading:** Registration of out-of-state offenders
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 12 / Section 9

## Text

(a) When any probation or parole officer accepts supervision of and has legal authority over any person required to register under this article from another state under the terms and conditions of the uniform act for out-of-state parolee supervision established under article six, chapter twenty-eight of this code, the officer shall give the person written notice of the registration requirements of this section and obtain a signed statement from the person required to register acknowledging the receipt of the notice. The officer shall obtain and submit to the State Police the information required in subsection (d), section two of this article.

(b) Any person:

(1) Who resides in another state or federal or military jurisdiction;

(2) Who is employed, carries on a vocation, is a student in this state, is a visitor to this state for a period of more than fifteen continuous days or owns or leases habitable real property in this state that he or she regularly visits; and

(3) Who is required by the state, federal or military jurisdiction in which he or she resides to register in that state, federal or military jurisdiction as a sex offender, or has been convicted of a violation in that state, federal or military jurisdiction that is similar to a violation in this article requiring registration as a sex offender in this state, shall register in this state and otherwise comply with the provisions of this article.

(c) Any person changing residence to this state from another state or federal or military jurisdiction who is required to register as a sex offender under the laws of that state or federal or military jurisdiction shall register as a sex offender in this state.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-1 §15-12-1. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-1A §15-12-1a. Intent and findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-2 §15-12-2. Registration; fees and use thereof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-2A §15-12-2a. Court determination of sexually violent predator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S2A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-2B §15-12-2b. Creation of sex offender registration advisory board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S2B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-3 §15-12-3. Change in registry information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-3A §15-12-3a. Petition for removal of sexually violent predator designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S3A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-4 §15-12-4. Duration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-5 §15-12-5. Distribution and disclosure of information; community information programs by prosecuting attorney and State Police; petition to circuit court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-6 §15-12-6. Duties of institution officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-6A §15-12-6a. Release of information to the Sex Offender Registry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S6A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-7 §15-12-7. Information shall be released when person moves out of state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-8 §15-12-8. Failure to register or provide notice of registration changes; penalty; penalty for aiding and abetting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 15-12-9 §15-12-9. Registration of out-of-state offenders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C15_A12_S9.md)

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