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7-19-302 Registration of offenders; procedure; verification(a) Any offender residing in this state or entering this state for the purpose of residing in this state shall register with the division of criminal investigation or other entity in accordance with the provisions of this act. The offender shall be photographed and fingerprinted by the registering entity or another law enforcement agency and shall provide the following additional information when registering:
(i) Name, including any aliases ever used;
(ii) Address;
(iii) Date and place of birth;
(iv) Social security number;
(v) Place of employment;
(vi) Date and place of conviction;
(vii) Crime for which convicted; and
(viii) The name and location of each educational institution in this state at which the person is employed or attending school.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the department, for aggravated sex offenders sentenced to imprisonment, and the sheriff of the county where judgment and sentence is entered for all other aggravated sex offenders, shall obtain the name of the sex offender, identifying factors, anticipated future residence, offense history and documentation of any treatment received, including prescribed psychotropic medication history, for any mental abnormality or personality disorder of the aggravated sex offender. This information shall be transmitted to the division within three (3) working days of receipt for entry into the central registration system. A person found to be a sexually violent predator by a sentencing court in another state shall provide information required under this subsection at the time of registration under this act.
(c) Offenders required to register under this act shall register with the entities specified in this subsection and within the following time periods:
(i) Offenders who, on or after July 1, 1999, are in custody of the department, local jail or a public or private agency pursuant to a court order, as a result of an offense subjecting them to registration, who are sentenced on or after January 1, 1985, shall register prior to release from custody. The agency with custody of the offender immediately prior to release shall register the offender and perform the duties specified in W.S. 7-19-305;
(ii) Offenders who are convicted of an offense subjecting them to registration under this act but who are not sentenced to a term of confinement shall register immediately after the imposition of the sentence. The sheriff of the county where the judgment and sentence is entered shall register the offender and perform the related duties specified in W.S. 7-19-305;
(iii) Offenders convicted of an offense subjecting them to registration, who are sentenced on or after January 1, 1985, who reside in or enter this state for the purposes of residing and who are under the jurisdiction of the department or state board of parole or other public agency as a result of that offense shall register within ten (10) days of entering this state or on or before August 1, 1999, if a current resident. The Wyoming agency that has jurisdiction over the offender shall notify the offender of the registration requirements before the offender moves to this state and shall register the offender and perform the related duties specified in W.S. 7-19-305;
(iv) Offenders convicted of an offense subjecting them to registration, who are sentenced on or after January 1, 1985, who reside in or enter this state and who are not under the jurisdiction or custody of the department, board of parole or other public agency as a result of that offense shall register with the division on or before August 1, 1999, if a current resident, or within ten (10) days of entering this state if not a current resident.
(d) The division shall accept registration information for a nonresident who is employed or attends school in this state. For purposes of this subsection, "registration information" means the registrant's place of employment or the school attended in this state and his address in his state of residence. The registration information accepted under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of W.S. 7-19-303.
(e) If any person required to register under this act changes his residence address within the same county, he shall send written notice of the change of address to the division within ten (10) days of establishing the new residence. If any person required to register under this act moves to a new county in this state, he shall notify the division, the county sheriff in the new county and the county sheriff of the county of his previous residence within ten (10) days of establishing the new residence. If the person changes residence to another state and that state has a registration requirement, the division shall, within three (3) working days of receipt of the information, notify the law enforcement agency with which the person must register in the new state. Any person who has not established a new residence within ten (10) days of leaving his previous residence, or becomes transient through lack of residence, shall report on a weekly basis to the sheriff in the county in which he is registered, until he establishes another residence. The division shall, within three (3) working days of receipt of a registration or notice of change of address, notify the sheriff of the county in which an offender resides, unless the division received the registration information from the sheriff. The division shall also notify the victim, or if the victim is a minor the victim's parent or guardian, within the same time period if the victim, or a minor victim's parent or guardian, has requested in writing that the division provide notification of a change of address of the offender and has provided the division a current address of the victim, parent or guardian as applicable.
(f) An offender who changes residence to another state shall register the new address with the law enforcement agency with whom he last registered and shall also register with the designated law enforcement agency in the new state not later than ten (10) days after establishing residence in the new state.
(g) For an offender other than an aggravated sex offender required to register under this act the division shall annually verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the offender shall annually report his current address to the division, during the period in which he is required to register. Any person under this subsection who has not established a residence or is transient, and who is reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e) of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the address verification requirements of this section.
(h) For aggravated sex offenders or those persons found to be sexually violent predators by a sentencing court in another state the division shall verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the offender shall report his current address to the division, every ninety (90) days after the date of the initial release or commencement of parole. Any person under this subsection who has not established a residence or is transient, and who is reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e) of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the address verification requirements of this section.
(j) In addition to any other requirements of this section and of this act, any person required to register under this act shall provide information in writing regarding each change in employment or enrollment status at any educational institution in this state within ten (10) days of the change to the entity with whom the offender last registered. This information shall be forwarded immediately from the registering entity to the division on a form prescribed by the division, and the division shall then enter the information into the central registry and forward the information to the campus police department or other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the institution.
§ 7-19-304 Termination of duty to register
(a) The duty to register under W.S. 7-19-302 shall terminate as follows:
(i) For an offender other than an aggravated sex offender or a recidivist, the duty to register shall end ten (10) years after the offender was released from prison, placed on parole, supervised release or probation, provided the registration period shall be tolled for subsequent periods of confinement; and
(ii) For an aggravated sex offender or a recidivist, the duty to register shall continue for the duration of the offender's life.
