| Contact Person: |
Major Carlotta Stackhouse, 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, 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 24 hours of release; 10 days of
sentencing to probation; 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. |
| 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: |
As of 5/99, local SOR information is open to public
inspection upon a request to the county sheriff. Requests 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. SLED also may respond to written
requests for registry lists by zip code, county, or the full State. |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Yes |
| Number Registered: |
9,872 as of 7/12/07 |
| Percent Compliance: |
Not known* |
| Internet Access: |
http://services.sled.sc.gov/sor/ |
