Registration with local law enforcement agency within 48 hours; duties of offender and procedure; local law enforcement agency to inform offender of his duties after registration; establishment of record of registration; duty of local law enforcement agency when notified of certain information about offender who enrolls in or works at institution of higher education.
1. In addition to any other registration that is required pursuant to NRS 179D.230, each offender who, after July 1, 1956, is or has been convicted of a crime against a child shall register with a local law enforcement agency pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the offender resides or is present for 48 hours or more within:
(a) A county; or
(b) An incorporated city that does not have a city police department,
Êthe offender shall be deemed a resident offender and shall register with the sheriff’s office of the county or, if the county or the city is within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police department, the metropolitan police department, not later than 48 hours after arriving or establishing a residence within the county or the city.
3. If the offender resides or is present for 48 hours or more within an incorporated city that has a city police department, the offender shall be deemed a resident offender and shall register with the city police department not later than 48 hours after arriving or establishing a residence within the city.
4. If the offender is a nonresident offender who is a student or worker within this state, the offender shall register with the appropriate sheriff’s office, metropolitan police department or city police department in whose jurisdiction he is a student or worker not later than 48 hours after becoming a student or worker within this state.
5. A resident or nonresident offender shall immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency if:
(a) The 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
(b) The 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.
ÊThe offender shall provide the name, address and type of each such institution of higher education.
6. To register with a local law enforcement agency pursuant to this section, the offender shall:
(a) Appear personally at the office of the appropriate local law enforcement agency;
(b) Provide all information that is requested by the local law enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, fingerprints and a photograph; and
(c) Sign and date the record of registration or some other proof of registration in the presence of an officer of the local law enforcement agency.
7. When an offender registers, the local law enforcement agency shall:
(a) Inform the offender of the duty to notify the local law enforcement agency if the offender changes the address at which he resides or changes the primary address at which he is a student or worker; and
(b) Inform the offender of the duty to register with the local law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the offender relocates.
8. After the offender registers with the local law enforcement agency, the local law enforcement agency shall forward to the Central Repository the information collected, including the fingerprints and a photograph of the offender.
9. If the Central Repository has not previously established a record of registration for an offender described in subsection 8, the Central Repository shall:
(a) Establish a record of registration for the offender; and
(b) Provide notification concerning the offender to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies.
10. When an offender notifies a local law enforcement agency that:
(a) The 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
(b) The 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,
Êand provides the name, address and type of each such institution of higher education, the local law enforcement agency shall immediately provide that information to the Central Repository and to the appropriate campus police department.
Last modified: February 25, 2006