§ 12-12-909 - Verification form -- Change of address. - Arkansas Statutes

12-12-909. Verification form -- Change of address.

(a) (1) (A) For a person required to register as a sex offender, every six (6) months after the person's initial registration date during the period in which the person is required to register, the following applies:

(i) The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall mail a nonforwardable verification form to the last reported address of the person by certified mail;

(ii) (a) The person shall return the verification form in person to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within ten (10) days after receipt of the form.

(b) Within three (3) days after receipt of the form, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall forward the form to the center;

(iii) The verification form shall be signed by the person and state that the person still resides at the address last reported to the center; and

(iv) If the person fails to return the verification form to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within ten (10) days after receipt of the form, the person shall be in violation of this subchapter.

(B) Should the sex offender or sexually violent predator change address without notice or fail to return the verification of residence, notification will be sent to law enforcement and supervising parole or probation authority, and notice may be posted on the Internet until proper reporting is again established or the person is incarcerated.

(2) The provisions of subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be applied to a person required to register as a sexually violent predator, except that the person must verify the registration every ninety (90) days after the date of the initial release or commencement of parole.

(b) (1) Before a change of address within the state, a sex offender shall report the change of address to the center no later than ten (10) days before the sex offender establishes residency or is temporarily domiciled at the new address.

(2) When a change of address within the state is reported to the center, the center shall immediately report the change of address to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the sex offender expects to reside.

(c) (1) Before a change of address to another state, a sex offender shall register the new address with the center and with a designated law enforcement agency in the state to which the person moves not later than ten (10) days before such person establishes residence or is temporarily domiciled in the new state if the new state has a registration requirement.

(2) When a change of address to another state is reported to the center, the center shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency with which the sex offender must register in the new state if the new state has a registration requirement.

(d) The center may require a sex offender to report a change of address through the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.