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information for any juvenile enrolled in the local school administrative unit shall be forwarded to
the local board of education. Under no circumstances shall the registration of a juvenile under
Part 4 be included in the county or statewide registries or made available through the online
public registry.
Free Online Public Registry; National Sex Offender Website
Free Access to Online Public Registry (G.S. § 14-208.14, G.S. § 14-208.15)
The State Division of Criminal Information provides free
public access to certain
automated data from the statewide registry, including photographs provided by the registering
sheriffs, via the Internet. The public registry is available at the following web address:
http://sexoffender.ncdoi.gov.
The National Sex Offender Public Website
The United States Department of Justice offers free web access to information gathered
from the sex offender registries of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and
participating tribes. This website may be reached via the North Carolina public registry site
(http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov) or directly at http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Portal.aspx.
Information Shared with Law Enforcement
General Sharing of Information (G.S. § 14-208.5, G.S. § l4-208.6A)
Information collected through the Registration Programs is intended to be shared with the
appropriate local, State, federal, and out-of-state law enforcement officials and with penal
institutions.
Police Information Network (G.S. § 14-208.13, G.S. § 14-208.3 1)
Information from the statewide registry is included in the Police Information Network
(commonly known as the Division of Criminal Information) established under G.S. § 114-10.1.
Registration information is retained even after expiration of an offender’s registration
requirement, though this information would not appear on the public registry. The records of
delinquent juveniles registered pursuant to Part 4 are kept confidential in accordance with
Chapter 7B, Article 32 of the General Statutes.
Cooperation with Other Government Agencies; Private Entities
Information Gathered and Shared by Penal Institutions (G.S. § 14-208.8)
Between 10 to 30 days before release from a penal institution of an offender who will be
required to register under Article 27A, an official of the penal institution will obtain the address
where the offender expects to reside upon release and collect the offender’s registration
information. The address and other information are then forwarded to the sheriff of the county
where the offender expects to reside and to the State Division of Criminal Information.
It is a class F felony to willfully fail to register with the sheriff in the county designated
by the offender as their expected county of residence. An offender will be subject to the
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jurisdiction of the prosecutorial and judicial district that includes the sheriff’s office where the
offender failed to register.
Duties of the Division of Motor Vehicles (Chapter 20 of the General Statutes)
Pursuant to G.S. § 20-9, the DMV shall not issue a driver’s license to an applicant who
has resided in the State for less than 12 months until the DMV has searched the National Sex
Offender Public Registry to determine if the person is currently registered as a sex offender in
another state.
(a)
If the person is registered as a sex offender in another state, the DMV shall not
issue a driver’s license until the person submits proof of registration
in North
Carolina.
(b)
If the person does not appear on the national registry, the person may obtain a
driver’s license but must sign an affidavit acknowledging notification of the
North Carolina registration requirements.
(c)
If the DMV is unable to access the national registry, the person may obtain a
driver’s license but must sign an affidavit stating that the person is not listed on
the national registry and acknowledge notification of the North Carolina
registration requirements.
Pursuant to G.S. § 20-9.3, the DMV must provide notice to each person who applies for
the issuance of a driver’s license, learner’s permit, or instruction permit to operate a motor
vehicle, and to each person who applies for an identification card, of the requirement for certain
offenders to register pursuant to Article 27A.
Pursuant to G.S. § 20-17.9, the DMV must revoke the commercial driver’s license with a
‘P’ or ‘S’ endorsement of anyone convicted on or after December 1, 2009 of an offense requiring
registration under Article 27A. The offender may apply for the issuance of a new commercial
driver’s license, but shall remain disqualified from obtaining a commercial driver’s license with
a ‘P’ or ‘S’ endorsement for the duration of the registration requirement. Pursuant to G.S. § 20-
37.l4A, the DMV must search the statewide registry and the National Sex Offender Public
Registry to determine if an applicant for a commercial driver’s license with a ‘P’ or ‘S’
endorsement is registered as a sex offender in North Carolina or elsewhere.
E-mail Notifications to Licensed Day Care Centers and Schools (G.S. § 14-208.19)
The licensee of each licensed day care center and the principal of each elementary
school, middle school, and high school are required to register with the State to receive e-mail
notifications when a registered offender moves within a one-mile radius of the licensed day care
center or school.
Information Shared with Local Board of Education (G.S. § 14-208.29)
Registry information for any juvenile enrolled in the local school administrative unit
shall be forwarded to the local board of education.