What is the Sex Offender Registry? Will I have to be registered for life?
The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, a federal act, requires released sex offenders to register with law enforcement and further requires offenders convicted of crimes against children to verify their address to law enforcement annually. Offenders deemed to be sexually violent predators must verify their addresses more frequently. States that do not meet the requirements of the Act are subject to reduced federal funding. As a result, all states require some type of registration and most maintain a central registry of resident sex offenders. In most states, sex offenders are required to register their addresses, along with other identifying information, with their resident state’s law enforcement agency. You can view the Arizona registry website here: http://az.gov/webapp/offender/main.do. Most registration statutes also require offenders to re-register each time they change their residencies and may require verification of the off
