§ 11-37.1-8 — § 11-37.1-8. Verification of address.

Rhode Island § 11-37.1-8

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 11: Criminal Offenses
• Ch. 11-37.1: Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification

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§ 11-37.1-8. Verification of address.

(a) For a person required to register under § 11-37.1-3(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9) on each anniversary of the person's initial registration date during the period in which the person is required to register:

(1) The designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency shall mail a non-forwardable verification form to the last reported address of the person;

(2) The person shall mail the verification form to the designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency within ten (10) days after receipt of the form;

(3) The verification form shall be signed by the person, and state that the person still resides at the address last reported to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the city or town in which the person having the duty to register resides; and

(4) If the person fails to mail the verification form to the designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency within ten (10) days after receipt of the form, the person shall be in violation of this chapter unless the person proves that the person has not changed the residence address from that which he or she last registered.

(b) The provisions of subsections (a)(1) — (a)(4) of this section shall apply to a person required to register under § 11-37.1-3(a)(3), (4), or (5), except that the registration address verification shall take place quarterly.

Legislative History

P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 259, § 1.