| Contact Person: |
Captain Andrew Jordan, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (803) 737-9000 |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Adults and juveniles convicted of certain sex
and other offenses. |
| Information Collected: |
Name, photo, address and statement of crime. |
| Administrating Agency: |
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Department of
Corrections, Department of Probation and Parole; Department of Juvenile
Justice, 46 county sheriffs, Department of Motor Vehicles and Federal
agencies. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
Within 1 business day of release; 1 business day of sentencing; 10 days of entering state; 10 days of changing address; 10 days of moving out of the state; 10 days for juveniles not confined to a juvenile justice authority. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Life |
| Verification of Address: |
Offenders register annually with county sheriff. Must provide written notice within 10 days of change of address. The County Sheriff is required to verify the home address of the sex offender annually. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
First offense: misdemeanor, with mandatory 90
days sentence. Second offense: misdemeanor, with mandatory 1-year sentence.
Third offense: felony, with 1-5 year sentence, 3 years mandatory without
probation or suspension. |
| Access to Information: |
The Sex Offender Registry information is open to public inspection via the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, www.sled.sc.gov . Requests for additional information must be made in writing and include the name of the requestor and the name or address of the person about whom information is sought. |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Yes |
| Number Registered: |
11,470 as of 5/26/2009 |
| Percent Compliance: |
Not known* |
| Internet Access: |
http://services.sled.sc.gov/sor/ |
