| Contact Person: |
Erik Wood, Section Chief – 785-296-2841. Kansas Bureau of Investigation. |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Anyone convicted of the following offenses and whose date of offense occurred on or after April 14, 1994, must register and such registration becomes public record: rape, (aggravated) and/or indecent liberties with a child, (aggravated) and/or criminal sodomy, (aggravated) and/or indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and aggravated sexual battery. Anyone convicted of the following offenses on or after April 14, 1994, must register, and if date of offense occurred on or after July 1, 1997, such registration becomes public record: sexual battery and aggravated incest. Anyone convicted of the following offenses on or after July 1, 1997, must register, and if date of offense occurred on or after July 1, 1997, such registration becomes public record: capital murder, first degree murder, second degree murder, voluntary (and involuntary) manslaughter, kidnapping (except by a parent), aggravated kidnapping, criminal restraint (except by a parent) when the victim is less than 18 years of age, adultery, criminal sodomy, promoting prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, lewd and lascivious unlawful sexual conduct when one of the parties involved is less than 18 years of age. Those convicted of Unlawful Manufacture of or attempting such of any controlled substance, Possession of Precursors with intent to Manufacture a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Sale of Distribution of a Controlled Substance. |
| Information Collected: |
Fingerprints, social security number, photograph, current address, telephone number, vehicle information, employment information, email addresses, drivers license information, demographic information, conviction information and additional relevant information not including information identifying the victim. |
| Administrating Agency: |
Kansas Bureau of Investigation , Department of Corrections and local law enforcement, county sheriff. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
Upon release or parole from correctional institution or upon commencement of a sentence of intermediate punishment or probation; within 10 days of changing address; within 10 days of moving to another state. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes. Effective July 1, 2001 Any person who is a Kansas resident who has been required to register under any federal, military, or other state's law will be required to register in Kansas even if their conviction was prior to our effective date. |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Sexually violent predators - until the court determines the person is no longer a sexually violent predator; certain other offenders - 10 years: If more than one conviction and aggravated offenses, LIFE. |
| Verification of Address: |
The KBI is no longer responsible for the verification of addresses due to a change in statute effective July 1, 2007. Offenders are required to report in person 3 times a year to the county sheriff in every county they are required to register. County Sheriff’s are responsible for verifying offender addresses on a schedule and by a method determined by each sheriff. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
Failure to register, failure to udpate the registration or any other violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act is a Severity Level Five (5) person Felony. |
| Access to Information: |
The general public has access to SOR information through an Internet website. Members of the public may also inspect registration records at a local sheriff's office or at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. (The date of commission of specific offenses determines whether an offender's registration information is a public record.) |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Social security numbers and drivers license information on the offenders is not considered open to the public. |
| Number Registered: |
6,918 as of 3/19/09 |
| Percent Compliance: |
91% of offenders required to register by Kansas law are compliant. |
| Internet Access: |
http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/ro.htm |
