I just posted this over on the Jessica Lunsford forum but wanted to put it in this thread too. Since Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida is working on H.R. 1505 to change laws regarding sex offenders and keeping track of them I thought it might be a good idea to go over each state database and do a review...I plan on getting this information to Congresswoman Brown-Waite to see if it could have any impact on H.R. 1505 down the line...here's what I posted:
This is quite long...I have went to each state sex offender database (through
www.sexoffender.com) and reviewed what information they make available on their site. I find some are a rather sad excuse for keeping the public informed on just who are sex offenders. I give thumbs up to those who choose to put maps on their sites, especially the ones who make it known how close in proximity schools are from the offender. My plans are to compile this information and use if it possible in helping lawmakers decide what can be done to make these sites more user friendly, have more information readily available to the public without having to jump through hoops (see South Dakota) and keeping our children safe!! If you see that I have missed something please feel free to add...or if you want to give a critique of your states site please do so. If I have indicated that a state has no online database and you know different please provide me with a link to that site. I still think we should have a national database
Alaska
Searchable by
Name
Address type (registered, employment, school, no address)
Address part
Zip code
City
Includes photo, offense and last updated date
Alabama
Searchable by:
Name
Zip Code
County
Includes photo, offense and a map to general area of offenders location. Has separate database of offenders with no known address.
Arizona
Searchable by:
Name
Address
Zip Code
Absconder
Includes map of offenders in specific zip code, photos, offense, risk level, more detailed map on each offenders page including where schools and daycare centers are in close proximity to the offender, date last verified.
Arkansas
Searchable by:
Name
Street Name
City
County
State
Zip Code
Race
Sex
Risk Level
Includes photos, offense, risk level.
California
Searchable by:
Name
Address
City
Zip Code
County
Parks
Schools
Includes photos, offenses, map showing proximity to schools and parks, markings (scars, tattoos), aliases. Some addresses not subject to disclosure. If offender is in violation it is indicated with large red check by his/her entry and indicates on his/her page how long they have been in violation. (California also has specific county/city databases)
Colorado
Searchable by:
Name
City
Zip Code
Includes photos, categories under which offender falls (predator, in violation, multiple offenses etc), aliases
Connecticut
Searchable by:
Name
Town
Zip Code
Includes photos, aliases, markings, date registered, last date verified, offenses. Also has an additional Out of State Offenders in Connecticut database, which is not searchable and has only address information
Delaware
Searchable by:
Name
Out of state offenders
Geographic search (street name, development, city, county, zip code)
Includes option to view entire database, photos, employer, last verification of employer, county of employer, school county if enrolled, risk level, offenses, aliases
Florida
Searchable by:
Name
Address
City
County
Zip
Includes advanced search options which can be quite confusing, but allows you to filter out many things such as deceased offenders. Photos, aliases, date address entered, offenses, whether under supervision.
Georgia
Searchable by:
Name
City
Zip Code
County
Separate absconder search (by county)
Separate predator search (same search parameters as offender search)
Includes photo, markings, registration and conviction date, verification date
Hawaii
Searchable by:
Name
Street
Zip Code
Includes photos with date, conviction date, employer, vehicles, offenses
Idaho
Searchable by:
Name
Zip Code
County
Juvenile or adult database
Includes photo, offense, date of conviction
Illinois
Searchable by:
City
County
Zip
Name
Multiple parameters
Includes photo, offense, age of victim, aliases, indicates whether predator
Indiana
Searchable by:
Name
Alias
SS#
City
County
Includes description (some are pretty vague..ie white male), no address- just city and county, SS# DOB, offenses (but you have to look up the codes to know what they are), conviction date, sentence date
Iowa
Searchable by:
Name
City
County
Offender gender
Victim Gender
Race
Height
Weight
Age (approximate +/-3 yrs)
Hair color
Eye color
Conviction County
Includes photos, markings, offenses and conviction date, victim age and gender
Kansas
Searchable by:
Name
City
County
Zip Code
Absconder
Includes photo, offenses, date of registration, date of last known address, map of location (which also shows other offenders that are nearby)
Kentucky
Search parameters:
Name
City
County
Zip
Includes photos (but they werent coming up when I reviewed it), offenses, compliant or not, date last updated, aliases
Louisiana
Search parameters:
Name
School (if enrolled in college)
Zip Code (can include surrounding zips)
Parish
City
Includes photos, aliases, work address, date of conviction, offenses, date of registration and verification
Maine
Search parameters:
Name
City/Town
Zip Code (including varying miles radius of area)
Includes photos, convictions, employer, date of verification
Maryland
Search parameters:
Name (can be narrowed by offender type)
Zip Code (can be narrowed by offender type)
Those employed or enrolled at higher education institues
Out of state registrants
Includes photo, work address, offense, category, status, information contact
Massachusetts
Search parameters:
Name
County
City
Zip Code
Includes photo, work address, offenses, risk, level
Michigan
Search parameters:
Name
Age (estimated within 5 years)
Zip Code
Includes no photos, aliases, description, offenses
Minnesota
Search parameters:
(Level 3 offenders only)
Name
Zip
City
County
Includes photo (both front and profile), aliases, offenses
Missouri
Search parameters:
Not searchable
Includes HTML or PDF listing of offenders by name, county, zip code. Includes links to separate county pages. Information listed only includes name, address, # of charges and offenses
Mississippi
Search parameters:
Name
City
Zip Code
County
Includes photo, conviction date, offense, date address first registered
Montana
Search parameters:
County
City
Zip
Name
Offender type
Includes photo, alias, markings, offense info, date last updated, tier type, offender type
Nebraska
Search parameters:
Name
City
County
Zip
Includes photo, alias, date of registration, offense and conviction date, known to frequent, risk level
New Hampshire
Search parameters:
Name
Address
City
Zip
Includes photo, offenses and date of offenses, aliases
New Jersey
Search parameters:
Geographical
Individual search
Advanced search (combining parameters)
Vehicle license
Includes photo, aliases, markings, offenses and conviction info, MO
New Mexico
Search parameters:
Name
Zip
City
County
Absconder
Includes photo, aliases, date of registration, date of re-registration, markings, offense, employers address
New York
Search parameters
Name
County
Zip
Includes photo, map, offender type, conviction date, victim age, charges, employer, college, vehicle, offense description and MO (you must enter your name and address to do search)
North Carolina
Search parameters:
Name
Zip
City
County
Status
Includes photo, aliases, registration status and violations, markings, offense and conviction info
North Dakota
Search parameters:
Name
City
Zip
County
Alphabetical listing
Includes photo, conviction and offense info, registration info including expiration date and last verification date (allows you to view photos of varying dates of arrest if available)
Nevada
Search parameters:
Name
Zip
SS#
Vehicle license
Includes
Ohio
Search parameters:
Name
County
School District (within the county)
Zip Code
Includes photo (although they werent coming up when I checked it), markings, aliases, classification, offenses, maps for home address and work address if known
Oklahoma
Search parameters:
Name
Address
City
State
Zip
County
Includes photo, aliases, markings, registration status and dates, last verification date, offenses
Oregon
Search parameters:
No searchable state database...Benton Co, Yamhill Co and Marion Co all have databases, but not searchable
Pennsylvania
Search parameters:
Name
Alias
County
City
Zip
Includes photo, aliases, employer address, type of offense
Rhode Island
No searchable online database
South Carolina
Search parameters:
Name
City
County
Zip
Includes photo, aliases, markings, offense info
South Dakota
Search parameters:
None...SD only has dot density maps for cities and counties. Not even a list of names.
Tennessee
Search parameters:
Name
City
Zip Code
Includes photo, aliases, offense info, date of verification
Texas
Search parameters:
Name
City (must have Zip to use City search)
Zip
Includes photo, aliases, offense info, verification date, risk level if available
Utah
Search parameters:
Name
Zip
Includes photo, aliases, vehicle, offense info and target victims
Vermont
Search parameters:
Name
County
Includes photo, treatment status, offenses, date of conviction, whether wanted or not
(You must enter your name and address to search this site)
Virginia
Search parameters:
Zip
County
City
Name
Includes photo, aliases, work address, offense information, date of registration and re-registration
West Virginia
Search parameters:
Name
County
Includes photo, offense info, victim relation and age, address verified (but no date)
Washington State
Search parameters
County
City
Street
Name
Offense type
Includes photo, map (if more than 100 come up in search you will be asked to narrow it down by choosing a quadrant on the map), offense and level of offense, schools near offender. Also includes a list of offenders with no valid address
Wisconsin
Search parameters:
Name
Location (by Zip Code only)
Includes photo, aliases, offense info, registration status
Wyoming
Search parameters:
No searchable state database - listed by county, not searchable. Includes photo, aliases, offenses