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Chapter 1: Registration Requirements for Adults and Certain Juveniles Under Article 27A, Part 2 and Part 3

 

 

Initial Registration Process 

 

A person who is required to register due to a “reportable conviction” must report in 

person to the appropriate sheriff’s office to comply with the “initial county registration” 

requirements of G.S. § 14-208.7. 

 

When and Where to Register 

Resident offenders shall register immediately upon conviction when an active term of 

imprisonment is not imposed. Otherwise, resident offenders shall register “[w]ithin three 

business days of release from a penal institution or arrival in a county to live outside a penal 

institution.” Anyone who has a “reportable conviction” and moves to North Carolina shall 

register “within three business days of establishing residence in this State, or whenever the 

person has been present in the State for 15 days, whichever comes first.” Registration for these 

groups will be initiated with the sheriff of the county in which the offender resides. 

 

Nonresident students are required to register upon enrollment in any type of school in the 

State. Nonresident workers are required to register upon working for more than 14 days or for an 

aggregate period of more than 30 days in a calendar year. Registration for these groups will be 

initiated with the sheriff of the county where the offender works or attends school. 

 

Information Provided to Sheriff During Initial Registration 

Each offender required to register must provide the following information during initial 

county registration (see some additional requirements below): 

(1) 

The person’s full name, each alias, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, eye 

color, hair color, driver’s license number, and home address. 

(1 a)  A statement indicating what the person’s name was at the time of the conviction 

for the offense that requires registration; what alias, if any, the person was using  

 

at the time of the conviction of that offense; and the name of the person as it 

appears on the judgment imposing the sentence on the person for the conviction 

of the offense. 

(2) 

The type of offense for which the person was convicted, the date of conviction, 

and the sentence imposed. 

(3) 

A current photograph taken by the sheriff, without charge, at the time of 

registration. 

(4) 

The person’s fingerprints taken by the sheriff, without charge, at the time of 

registration. 

(5) 

A statement indicating whether the person is a student or expects to enroll as a 

student within a year of registering. If the person is a student or expects to enroll 

as a student within a year of registration, then the registration form shall also 

require the name and address of the educational institution at which the person is 

a student or expects to enroll as a student. 

(6) 

A statement indicating whether the person is employed or expects to be employed 

at an institution of higher education within a year of registering. If the person is 

employed or expects to be employed at an institution of higher education within a 

year of registration, then the registration form shall also require the name and  

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Chapter 1: Registration Requirements for Adults and Certain Juveniles Under Article 27A, Part 2 and Part 3

 

 

 

address of the educational institution at which the person is or expects to be 

employed. 

(7) 

Any online identifier that the person uses or intends to use. 

 

Nonresident students or workers who are required to register must also provide: 

(1) 

Information regarding the person’s school or place of employment as appropriate. 

(2) 

The person’s address in his or her state of residence. 

 

Offenders subject to Part 3 registration requirements must also provide: 

(1) Identifying 

factors. 

(2) Offense 

history. 

(3) 

Documentation of any treatment received by the person for the person’s mental 

abnormality or personality disorder. 

 

Continuing Obligations to Maintain Registration 

 

Once registered, an offender has several continuing obligations to maintain registration 

by verifying and updating information as required by statute. These obligations carry with 

them very stringent time standards. Appendix 2 in this publication sets out these standards.  

 

Mandatory Verification (G.S. § 14-208.9A(a)) 

A registered offender will receive a verification form at his or her last reported address 

every year on the anniversary of the offender’s initial county registration and six (6) months 

from that date. Part 3 offenders should receive this form every ninety (90) days after initial 

county registration. 

 

Upon receipt of the verification form, a registered offender must report in person to the 

sheriff’s office to return the form. The verification form must be signed and indicate whether the  

information contained in the form is accurate, while providing updated information if applicable. 

 

Authorized Additional Verification (G.S. § 14-208.9A(b)-

 

(c) 

The sheriff is authorized to verify an offender’s place of residence during the registration 

period. The sheriff is also authorized to require a registered offender to be photographed if the 

current photograph no longer provides a true and accurate likeness of the offender. Demands for 

additional photographs require in-person notice by the sheriff’s office, and the offender must 

comply with such a demand during normal business hours within three (3) business days. 

 

Obligations to Update or Report Various Information (G.S. § l4-208.8A, G.S. § 14-208.9) 

In addition to the periodic mandatory verification requirements, a registered offender has 

a continuing obligation to report any of the following: 

(a)  

Change of address, whether within the county or to a different county 

(b)  

Intent to move out of state or change of such intent 

(c) 

Temporary work in a different county if accompanied by temporary residence in 

that county 

(d)  

Change of academic status or employment at institution of higher education. The  

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