North Carolina
Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 10,244
Latest Events
Recent Action: September 2005, public concern rising, state laws being attacked as weak and weakly enforced
Statutes
Sex Offender Registration
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.5 et seq.
Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.10
Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.2 et seq.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1 et seq.
Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.18, § 14-190.19
Regulations
Registration: Adults and juveniles; 2 tiers; upon conviction if no imprisonment; within 10 days of release; consideration of foreign convictions not specified; ; notification of changes: no more than 10 days after change, outgoing
Notification: passive; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to adult sex offenders and sexually violent predators
Risk Designation: no specified tiers; DA can file for designation of "sexually violent predator"
Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually, by mail; duration of registration 10 years or life for adults, on 18th birthday or when jurisdiction of court ends (whichever first) for juveniles
Penalties: Class F felony
Resources
Website of Registry: http://sbi.jus.state.nc.us/DOJHAHT/SOR/Default.htm
Relevant State Entity: Department of Correction