Cite as: 57 CNCA § 11

A. The Marshal Service shall conduct verification of the registration information of each registered sex offender by requiring the registrant to verify their registration information in-person at the Marshal Service Office as follows:

1. on an annual basis, if the tier level of the person is I, or

2. every six (6) months, if the tier level of the person is II, or

3. every ninety (90) days, if the tier level of the person is III.

The Marshal Service may determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by the sex offender which shall be consistent with the reporting requirements of this subsection.

B. Each verification shall include the following:

1. Verification by the registrant of existing information for accuracy where the registrant shall inform the Marshal Service if any of the information required to be submitted pursuant to 57 CNCA § 8 has changed;

2. Taking a current photograph; and

3. Production of proof by the registrant of the identity of the person and current address.

C. The Marshal Service shall, within two (2) business days, electronically submit and update all information provided by the sex offender to those law enforcement departments listed in 57 CNCA § 10(B).

D. In addition to the in-person verification required by this section, the Marshal Service may develop a system by which Marshal Service personnel go to the sex offender's registered physical addresses in Cherokee Nation Indian Country and verify the residence of the sex offender at such temporary or permanent address.

E. In any case where the Marshal Service receives notice from any other jurisdiction that a registered offender is transferring his or her place of residence, employment, or school to a location within Cherokee Nation Indian Country and the offender fails to register with the Marshal Service within the required time, the Marshal Service shall provide notice of this failure to register to the other jurisdiction from which the Marshal Service received notice that the offender would be transferring a residence, employment, or school into Cherokee Nation Indian Country.

F. The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service shall notify the applicable offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Service and local law enforcement authority of the appropriate county or city, if the Marshal Service is unable to verify the address of a sex offender within thirty (30) days of an initial attempt to verify the registrant's address. The Marshal Service may notify the Office of the Attorney General whenever it comes to the attention of the Marshal Service that a sex offender is not in compliance with any provisions of this act. If the Marshal Service receives information that a sex offender may have absconded, the Marshal Service shall:

1. seek an arrest warrant for the offender's arrest if the legal requirements for doing so are satisfied; and

2. notify the United States Marshals Service and any relevant local law enforcement authority; and

3. update the registration database to reflect the offender's status as an absconder and seek to enter the sex offender into the National Crime Information Center Wanted Person File.

Historical Data

LA 22–08, eff. October 15, 2008. Amended LA 08–12, eff. March 23, 2012.