Registration after conviction; duties and procedure; sex offender informed of duty to register; effect of failure to inform; duties and procedure upon receipt of notification from another jurisdiction or FBI.
1. If the Central Repository receives notice from a court pursuant to NRS 176.0927 that a sex offender has been convicted of a sexual offense or pursuant to NRS 62F.250 that a juvenile sex offender has been deemed to be an adult sex offender, the Central Repository shall:
(a) If a record of registration has not previously been established for the sex offender, notify the local law enforcement agency so that a record of registration may be established; or
(b) If a record of registration has previously been established for the sex offender, update the record of registration for the sex offender and notify the appropriate local law enforcement agencies.
2. If the sex offender named in the notice is granted probation or otherwise will not be incarcerated or confined or if the sex offender named in the notice has been deemed to be an adult sex offender pursuant to NRS 62F.250 and is not otherwise incarcerated or confined:
(a) The Central Repository shall immediately provide notification concerning the sex offender to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies and, if the sex offender resides in a jurisdiction which is outside of this state, to the appropriate law enforcement agency in that jurisdiction; and
(b) If the sex offender is subject to community notification, the Central Repository shall arrange for the assessment of the risk of recidivism of the sex offender pursuant to the guidelines and procedures for community notification established by the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 179D.600 to 179D.800, inclusive.
3. If a sex offender is incarcerated or confined and has previously been convicted of a sexual offense as described in NRS 179D.410, before the sex offender is released:
(a) The Department of Corrections or a local law enforcement agency in whose facility the sex offender is incarcerated or confined shall:
(1) Inform the sex offender of the requirements for registration, including, but not limited to:
(I) The duty to register in this state during any period in which he is a resident of this state or a nonresident who is a student or worker within this state and the time within which he is required to register pursuant to NRS 179D.460;
(II) The duty to register in any other jurisdiction during any period in which he is a resident of the other jurisdiction or a nonresident who is a student or worker within the other jurisdiction;
(III) If he moves from this state to another jurisdiction, the duty to register with the appropriate law enforcement agency in the other jurisdiction;
(IV) The duty to notify the local law enforcement agency for the jurisdiction in which he now resides, in person, and the jurisdiction in which he formerly resided, in person or in writing, if he changes the address at which he resides, including if he moves from this state to another jurisdiction, or changes the primary address at which he is a student or worker; and
(V) The duty to notify immediately the appropriate local law enforcement agency if the sex offender is, expects to be or becomes enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education or changes the date of commencement or termination of his enrollment at an institution of higher education or if the sex offender is, expects to be or becomes a worker at an institution of higher education or changes the date of commencement or termination of his work at an institution of higher education; and
(2) Require the sex offender to read and sign a form confirming that the requirements for registration have been explained to him and to forward the form to the Central Repository.
(b) The Central Repository shall:
(1) Update the record of registration for the sex offender;
(2) If the sex offender is subject to community notification, arrange for the assessment of the risk of recidivism of the sex offender pursuant to the guidelines and procedures for community notification established by the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 179D.600 to 179D.800, inclusive; and
(3) Provide notification concerning the sex offender to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies and, if the sex offender will reside upon release in a jurisdiction which is outside of this state, to the appropriate law enforcement agency in that jurisdiction.
4. The failure to provide a sex offender with the information or confirmation form required by paragraph (a) of subsection 3 does not affect the duty of the sex offender to register and to comply with all other provisions for registration.
5. If the Central Repository receives notice from another jurisdiction or the Federal Bureau of Investigation that a sex offender is now residing or is a student or worker within this state, the Central Repository shall:
(a) Immediately provide notification concerning the sex offender to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies;
(b) Establish a record of registration for the sex offender; and
(c) If the sex offender is subject to community notification, arrange for the assessment of the risk of recidivism of the sex offender pursuant to the guidelines and procedures for community notification established by the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 179D.600 to 179D.800, inclusive.
Last modified: February 25, 2006