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As part of the NYS Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) there are 4 ways to
obtain information about sex offenders in New York State:
- You can contact the NYS Sex Offender Registry Info Line at 1-800-262-3257
to determine if someone is on the Registry. You will need the name of the
person about whom you are inquiring and one of the following: an exact
address, a complete date of birth, a driver’s license number or a social
security number. You can call with a maximum of 5 names to be
searched.
- You can access the Subdirectory on the DCJS web site at
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/search_index.htm where you
can search for level 2 and level 3 offenders by name, county or zip code.
- The local law enforcement agency where the offender currently resides can,
if it chooses, release community notification information on sex offenders
residing in the community to “entities with vulnerable populations related to
the nature of the offense”. The law enforcement agency can release information
on level 1, level 2 and level 3 offenders through this method. Also, while the
exact address of level 3 offenders can be provided, the law provides that only
an approximate address based on zip code can be provided by a law enforcement
agency for level 1 and level 2 offenders. The New Paltz Police Department maintains a list of
sex offenders in the area here
- Your local law enforcement agency has the Subdirectory available for
the public to view upon request.
Please note: As a result of the ongoing federal litigation in
Doe v. Pataki, certain level
2 or 3 sex offenders cannot be included in the Subdirectory. Additionally, as a result of
this continuing litigation, additional information regarding certain level 2 sex offenders
will not be available via the DCJS 800# and law enforcement cannot perform
community notification on them.
The laws regarding the Sex Offender Registry are frequently updated. Visit the DCJS
website
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us for the most up-to-date information
and to learn more about the New York State Sex Offender Registry.
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
Office of Sex Offender Management
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 457-5628
infodcjs@dcjs.state.ny.us
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