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Appendix 4 

Federal Tier Levels and Minimum Registration Periods 

42 U.S.C. § 16911(2)-(4); 42 U.S.C. § 16915 

 

§ 16911. Relevant definitions, including Arnie Zyla expansion of sex offender definition and 

expanded inclusion of child predators. 

 

In this subchapter the following definitions apply: 

 

(2) Tier I sex offender 

The term “tier I sex offender” means a sex offender other than a tier II or tier III sex 

offender. 

(3) Tier II sex offender 

The term “tier II sex offender” means a sex offender other than a tier Ill sex offender 

whose offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year and-- 

(A) is comparable to or more severe than the following offenses, when committed against 

a minor, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense against a minor: 

(i)  sex trafficking (as described in section 1591 of Title 18); 

(ii) coercion and enticement (as described in section 2422(b) of Title 18); 

(iii) transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity (as described  

in section 2423(a)) of Title 18; 

(iv) abusive sexual contact (as described in section 2244 of Title 18);  

(B) involves- 

(i)  use of a minor in a sexual performance; 

(ii) solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution; or 

(iii) production or distribution of child pornography; or (C) occurs after the 

offender becomes a tier I sex offender. 

(4) Tier III sex offender 

The term “tier III sex offender” means a sex offender whose offense is punishable by 

imprisonment for more than 1 year and-- 

(A) is comparable to or more severe than the following offenses, or an attempt or 

conspiracy to commit such an offense: 

(i)  aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse (as described in sections 2241 and 

2242 of Title 18); or 

(ii) abusive sexual contact (as described in section 2244 of Title 18) against a 

minor who has not attained the age of 13 years; 

(B) involves kidnapping of a minor (unless committed by a parent or guardian); or (C) 

occurs after the offender becomes a tier II sex offender. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix 4: Federal Tier Levels and Minimum Registration Periods 

 

§ 16915. Duration of registration requirement. 

 

(a) Full registration period 

A sex offender shall keep the registration current for the full registration period (excluding any 

time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless the offender is allowed a 

reduction under subsection (b) of this section. The full registration period is-- 

(1) 15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender; 

(2) 25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and 

(3) the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III sex offender. 

(b) Reduced period for clean record 

(1) Clean record 

The full registration period shall be reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex 

offender who maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph (2) by-- 

(A) not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 

year may be imposed; 

(B) not being convicted of any sex offense; 

(C) successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, and 

parole; and 

(D) successfully completing of an appropriate sex offender treatment program 

certified by a jurisdiction or by the Attorney General. 

(2) Period 

 

In the case of-- 

(A) 

a tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be 

maintained is 10 years; and 

(B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required 

registration in a sex registry under this subchapter, the period during which the 

clean record shall be maintained is 25 years. 

 (3) 

Reduction 

 

In the case of-- 

(A) a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years; 

(B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that 

period for which the clean record under paragraph (2) is maintained. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix 5 

Registration Programs — Statute Index 

 

North Carolina General 

Statutes 

Chapter 14, Article 27A 

 

Part 1: Registration Programs Purpose and Definitions Generally. 

§ 14-208.5 -- Purpose. 

§ 14-208.6 -- Definitions. 

§ 14-208.6A -- Lifetime registration requirements for criminal offenders. 

§ 14-208.6B -- Registration requirements for juveniles transferred to and convicted in superior 

court. 

 

Part 2: Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Program. 

§ 14-208.7--Registration. 

§ 14-208.8 -- Prerelease notification. 

§ 14-208.8A --Notification requirement for out-of-county employment if temporary residence 

established. 

§ 14-208.9 -- Change of address; change of academic status or educational employment status; 

change of online identifier; change of name. 

§ 14-208.9A --Verification of registration information. 

§ 14-208.10 -- Registration information is public record; access to registration information. 

§ 14-208.11 -- Failure to register; falsification of verification notice; failure to return verification 

form; order for arrest. 

§ 14-208.1 lA -- Duty to report noncompliance of a sex offender; penalty for failure to report in 

certain circumstances. 

§ 14-208.12A --Request for termination of registration requirement. 

§ 14-208.13 -- File with Police Information Network. 

§ 14-208.14 -- Statewide registry; Division of Criminal Statistics designated custodian of 

statewide registry. 

§ 14-208.15 --Certain statewide registry information is public record: access to statewide 

registry. 

§ 14-208.15A --Release of online identifiers to entity; fee. 

§ 14-208.16--Residential restrictions. 

§ 14-208.17 -- Sexual predator prohibited from working or volunteering for child-involved 

activities; limitations on residential use. 

§ 14-208.18--Sex offender unlawfully on premises. 

 -- Community and public notification. 

§ 14-208. 19A -- Commercial driver’s license restrictions. 

 

 

 

 

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