Louisiana Sex Offender Records

What is a Sex Offender?

A sex offender refers to an individual convicted by the court due to involvement in unlawful sexual conduct. In Louisiana, individuals found guilty of sex crimes by the state courts face severe penalties like incarceration and payment of fines. Sex offenders also can face state or federally imposed restrictions that limit their presence in places or subject them to supervision by law enforcement agencies. Generally, information on sex offenders is made available to the public for community awareness and safety.

Who is Considered a Sex Offender in Louisiana?

A sex offender in Louisiana is an individual convicted of a sex offense. While the Lousiana statutes do not explicitly describe who a sex offender is, such an individual must have committed any of the sex crimes mentioned in the criminal laws to be regarded as a sex offender.

The criminal laws of the state outline several sexual offenses, including rape, sexual battery, carnal knowledge of a minor, indecent behavior with minors, sexual molestation, and underage pornography.

What are the Different Types of Sex Offenses in Louisiana?

The different types of sex offenses in Louisiana and their penalties are contained in the state's criminal statutes. Usually, sex crimes involving violence or threats of violence have harsher consequences for persons found guilty. The penalties can include imprisonment, fines, and sex offender registration, among others. The sex offenses in Louisiana include:

Rape: Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:41 describes rape as a sexual act carried out against the victim's lawful consent. The act may be oral, anal, or vaginal. The slightest sexual penetration is sufficient to constitute rape.

• First-degree rape: The criminal laws describe this as rape that occurs under any of the following circumstances:
  • When there is resistance from the victim, but the offender overpowers it with coercion and proceeds with the act.
  • When the offender threatens the victim with bodily harm to prevent any form of resistance, and the victim believes they have the power to execute such threats.
  • When the offender wields a dangerous weapon to prevent the victim from resisting.
  • If the victim is below thirteen years of age, regardless of the offender's awareness of this detail or not.
  • If the victim is 65 years or more.
  • The involvement of more than one offender either when committing the act or physically aiding another offender.
  • If the victim cannot struggle against the act because they are quadriplegic, paraplegic, or possess an IQ lower than seventy.

Individuals found guilty of first-degree rape will face life imprisonment with hard labor and no provisions of probation, parole, or suspension of the court sentence. However, if the victim involved is below thirteen years old, the district attorney may seek a capital sentence in which the offender faces the death penalty.

• Second-degree rape: Per Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:42.1, second-degree rape occurs when a sex offender commits the act of rape under the following circumstances:
  • When the offender threatens the use of physical harm or uses force to avert any resistance to the act, and the victim believes any resistance will fail to prevent the act.
  • If the victim is unable to resist the act or temporarily unable to understand it due to:
    • Intoxication to stupor.
    • Irregular state of mind caused by controlled substances or anesthetic agents given to them by the offender, without their consent.

Second-degree rape is also known as forcible rape. Commission of this offense will result in imprisonment between five to forty years with hard labor. The state shall not grant such offenders the benefit of probation/parole or suspend their sentences.

• Third-degree rape: Third-degree rape in Louisiana is also known as simple rape. It involves the following:
  • When the offender is aware or should have been aware of the victim's incapacity to prevent the act due to the intake of any intoxicating substance.
  • When the victim is of unsound mind, which results in the temporary or permanent incapacity to comprehend the nature of the act, and the offender is aware of this or should have been aware.
  • When the victim submits to the act because they believe they are engaging in it with a known individual and not the offender. In this situation, the offender is aware and pretends to be someone known to the victim.
  • If the offender commits the act without the consent of the victim.

Third-degree rape is punishable by imprisonment for a maximum of twenty-five years without the benefit of probation or suspension of the sentence.

Sexual Battery: Louisiana's criminal laws define sexual battery as when someone deliberately touches another's genitals using a part of their body or any instrument. The violation of the victim may be direct skin contact or through clothes and under the following circumstances:

• The victim does not agree to the act.
• The victim is not yet fifteen years old, and the difference with the offender's age is three years or more.
• The victim is above the age of seventeen, the act is performed without their consent, and they cannot resist because:
  • They are quadriplegic, paraplegic, or physically incapacitated
  • They lack the mental capacity to understand the nature of the act, and the offender is aware of this.

Sexual battery is punishable by ten years of incarceration, with or without hard labor and without a parole option. If the victim is not older than thirteen and the offender is at least seventeen years old, they will face a prison sentence between twenty-five to ninety years.

• Misdemeanor sexual battery: Misdemeanor sexual battery occurs when an offender deliberately touches the breasts or behind a victim with their body or the use of an instrument. This act occurs without the victim's consent and could either be done directly or through clothing.

Persons guilty of this offense may pay a fine of up to $1,000, or incur a six-month jail sentence, or both.

• Second-degree sexual battery: This type of sexual battery involves the offender inflicting severe bodily injuries on the victim during the act. Individuals that commit this offense can serve a prison sentence that does not exceed ten years. If the victim is thirteen years of age or less, the offender faces at least twenty-five years of incarceration.

Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile: Per the sex crime statutes, this is a sex offense that affects minors. It occurs when the offender is aged seventeen or older and engages in a sexual act with a minor aged thirteen or older but younger than the offender (if the age difference is at least four years).

Individuals are also guilty of this crime if they are habitual offenders of misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile or they are registered sex offenders that commit a misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

Anyone guilty of this sex crime faces a fine that does not exceed $5,000 or a prison term of ten years.

• Misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile: Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:80.1 describes this as an occurrence in which an offender aged seventeen or older has unlawful sexual intercourse with a victim whose age ranges from thirteen to seventeen years old. The age difference between both parties must not exceed four years but cannot be less than two years.

The offender cannot use their lack of knowledge of the victim's age as a suitable defense for the act. The court can sentence individuals guilty of this crime to six months incarceration and a fine not exceeding $1,000. Eligible offenders can have their prosecution dismissed and conviction suspended as the law permits.

Indecent Behavior with Juveniles: Following the criminal laws, things that constitute indecent behavior with juveniles include:

• When an offender performs any lewd act upon or in the presence of a minor younger than seventeen years old. (The age difference between both parties must be more than two years, and the lack of knowledge of the minor's age is not a defense.)
• When there is a transmission or delivery of any communication that contains lewd and inappropriate messages in any form (text, pictures, or words) directed to a minor below seventeen years of age. In this case, the victim is two years younger than the offender.

Anyone that commits this offense can be penalized with a maximum fine of $5,000 or a prison sentence that does not exceed seven years. If the victim is younger than thirteen years old when the offender is seventeen or older, the incarceration sentence cannot exceed twenty-five years.

Pornography involving juveniles: It is illegal for anyone in Louisiana to create, publicize, market, distribute, own, or possess for distribution purposes any pornographic material that features minors. Anyone caught deliberately possessing pornographic content involving juveniles shall face penalties of a fine of $50,000 or less or an incarceration sentence between five to twenty years without parole. Subsequent convictions will lead to a maximum fine of $75,000 and a minimum prison sentence from ten to forty years.

Parents, custodians, and legal guardians who consent to the involvement of minors under their care in pornography acts also violate the pornography involving juveniles statute. Offenders shall pay a maximum fine of $50,000 and serve a five to ten years imprisonment sentence.

Sexting: The state sex crime laws forbid individuals younger than seventeen years of age from deliberately and willingly transmitting sexually explicit content in any form (videos, images, and film) using any telecommunication device or a computer. Persons also violate this law if the explicit content they possess or transmit was transmitted earlier by a fellow juvenile not older than seventeen.

The penalty for the first offense is a fine not less than $100 and not exceeding $200, ten days in jail, or both. Second-time offenders face a $250 to $500 fine, jail time between ten days to thirty days, or both. Subsequent offenses are punishable with a fine ranging from $500 to $700, incarceration between thirty days to six months, or a combined sentence.

Molestation of a juvenile or an individual with a physical or mental disability: This sex crime occurs when an offender older than seventeen years old conducts lewd acts upon or in the presence of a juvenile victim (someone younger than seventeen years of age and at least two years younger than the offender). The offender does this to sexually arouse either party and uses violence, force, threats of bodily injury, or authority over the juvenile to conduct the activity.

Such offenders face penalties that include a maximum fine of $5,000, imprisonment between five to ten years, or both. If the crime victim is physically or mentally disabled, the offender shall be incarcerated for at least twenty-five years to ninety-nine years. The punishment can be harsher depending on the type of influence the offender has over the victim.

Prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student: The law prohibits unlawful sexual conduct between students and educators. This sex offense occurs under the following conditions:

• The educator has sexual activities with a student from their school who is at least seventeen years old but younger than twenty-one. The age difference between both parties is more than four years, and they have no marital relationship.
• An educator commits any lewd act upon any student aged seventeen or older but less than twenty-one years old or in the victim's presence. The age difference is more than four years, and the offender committed the act to simulate the sexual desires of either side.
• An educator deliberately touches the parts of a student aged seventeen to twenty-one years old, and the age difference between them is four years.

An educator in this context refers to an individual working in the same school as the victim, such as:

• An administrator
• A coach
• An instructor
• Teacher or a teacher aide
• A paraprofessional

Educators guilty of having unlawful conduct with a student shall face a fine not higher than $5,000 and a prison sentence between a year to five years. First-time offenders may pay a maximum fine of $1,000 with an incarceration period that does not exceed six months.

Crime against nature: Crime against nature in Louisiana refers to any of the following:

• Any abnormal copulation act between two human beings of different or the same sex or between humans and animals. It is punishable by a fine not more than $2,000 and a jail sentence that does not exceed five years. If the victim is under eighteen years of age, the offender shall face a fifteen to fifty years jail sentence and a fine not more than $50,000. If the victim is younger than fourteen years of age, a maximum fine of $75,000 and a minimum jail term of twenty-five years is imposed.
• Any deliberate marital involvement or sexual acts with a Louisiana resident related through ancestry (siblings, cousins, aunties, or uncles). Where the violation happens between sibling or an ascendant and descendant, offenders face a jail term at hard labor not exceeding fifteen years. If the misconduct occurs between an uncle and niece or aunt and nephew, a maximum fine of $1,000, confinement in prison for up to five years, or both may be imposed.
• Aggravated crime against nature: Aggravating factors of crime against nature include:
  • When the victim struggles to stop the unlawful act but fails due to force used by the offender.
  • When the offender prevents any form of resistance from the victim by threatening them with instant infliction of bodily injuries.
  • When the offender wields any dangerous weapon to prevent the victim's resistance.
  • When the victim has a challenge that makes them incapable of giving consent to the act, and the offender is aware of this.
  • When the offender administers narcotic substances to the victim, making such a person incapable of resisting the act of understanding what transpired.
  • When the age difference between both parties is more than three years, and the victim is below seventeen years of age.

Here, the penalty imposed is an incarceration period not less than three years or above fifteen years. Offenders shall not enjoy the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of the sentence.

Sexual battery of persons with infirmities: The criminal laws define this as the deliberate engagement in certain sexual activities with another individual that is not the offender's partner when:

• The offender coerces the victim to participate in the act using bodily harm threats, and the victim cannot physically prevent the act due to old age or physical infirmity.
• The victim fails to resist or grasp the act because their mind is unbalanced due to the effect of intoxicants or narcotics administered by the offender.
• Due to the unsoundness of the mind, the victim fails to understand the nature of the sexual acts momentarily or permanently, and the offender is aware or should be aware of the victim's disability.

Sexual activities or acts in the context of the crime refers to:

• The violation of an individual's private parts by an offender's body or using any instrument.
• The touching of the victim's private body areas with the victim's body or any instrument.

Offenders shall be penalized with imprisonment for not more than twenty years. If the victim stays in a nursing home, a facility for the intellectually or mentally challenged, a hospital, and another related facility, the offender faces twenty-five years or less in prison.

What Types of Sex Offenders Exist in Louisiana?

Sex offenders in Louisiana are classified into three tiers, depending on the severity of their crimes and how long they must register on the State Sex Offender & Child Predator Registry. These tiers include:

Tier 1

Offenders in this level have a low risk of repeat offending. The state requires the offender's continuous, annual registration for 15 years. Crimes identified as Tier 1 include aggravated offenses or sex offenses involving a minor victim, such as stalking an underage victim, sexual battery, intentional exposure to AIDS, interference with a child custody of a minor victim, felony carnal knowledge, and voyeurism.

Tier 2

Tier 2 offenders must register semi-annually for 25 years. Offenses that fall into this category are usually sex crimes with minor victims. Those crimes include oral sexual battery, juvenile pornography, prostitution of minors, molestation of minors or physically/mentally disabled individuals, luring a minor into prostitution, and aggravated crime against nature.

Tier 3

Tier 3 comprises aggravated offenses that require a lifetime registration period for the offenders and re-registration every quarter. This level contains offenders with a high risk of repeat offending. Some examples of offenses here include first-degree rape, sexual battery of a minor under 13 years, aggravated kidnapping of minor, human trafficking, and sexual battery of the infirmed.

How to Find a Sex Offender Near Me in Louisiana

Per Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:542.1, the general public must have access to notification of sex offenders and child predators that reside in their area. As such, individuals can find a sex offender around them in Louisiana on databases maintained by law enforcement agencies. The Louisiana State Police maintains a State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry site that provides sex offender information. Likewise, the sheriff's department in a parish usually disseminates information on sex offenders residing within its jurisdiction. Requesters can obtain such details at a local sheriff's office or check the sheriff's site for available offender search tools.

Louisiana sex offender information is also available on the Department of Justice's nationwide sex offender public site.

What Happens When You Register as a Sex Offender in Louisiana?

Upon registration as a sex offender in Louisiana, individuals will have to ensure they renew their registration at the appropriate time and with correct information. Failure to register on time or the provision of false information will result in penalties that include a fine and jail term.

The state laws also limit sex offenders' presence in some places. For instance, it is unlawful for an offender that preyed on a victim under the age of thirteen to reside or be present within a thousand feet of a private or public high school or an early learning institution. Likewise, such offenders cannot have a residential home within a thousand feet of a recreational facility or public park.

The state statutes also make it unlawful for anyone convicted of a sex offense to share candy or gifts to minors during recognized holidays and celebrations (Christmas, Easter, Halloween).

What is the Louisiana Sex Offender Registry?

The Louisiana State sex offender and child predator registry provide information on persons that have been convicted of sex crimes in the state. According to Louisiana law, individuals who fall under the definition of a sex offender in the state must register with the sheriff’s office or local police department. Depending on the sex offense, registration may last either for 15 years, 25 years or for life. Louisiana residents can search for information about these sex offenders and locate them in their neighborhoods through the registry. They can view the identifiers, location, and compliance status of registered sex offenders in their area and the state.

Interested members of the public may also obtain public record information from third party websites. These privately owned sites typically host data culled from public databases and repositories. However, the information available on third-party sites may vary since they are independent of government sources. To use a third-party site, record seekers may be required to provide all of some of the following information:

• The full name on the record of choice
• The last known or current address of the named individual
• The address of the requestor

Who Runs the Louisiana Sex Offender Registry?

The Louisiana State Police is primarily in charge of maintaining the central registry of sex offenders and child predators in Louisiana. It provides information about the registry, registration requirements, and notification requirements. The Division of Probation and Parole of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections supervises convicted of sex offenses in cities, towns, villages, and parishes across Louisiana. Both state departments work with local law enforcement authorities to get accurate information about sex offenders and their location in the state. In 2021, Louisiana had about 13,000 registered sex offenders on its registry. The registry aids the search of registered sex offenders in communities. Residents can obtain information like when and where the crime was committed, how serious the offense was, and photographs of offenders.

Who Can View the Louisiana Sex Offender Registry?

The Louisiana State sex offender and child predator registry is accessible to members of the general public. The registry was created to protect communities by requiring sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators to register with law enforcement authorities. This information is to be exchanged among public agencies and officials and provided to the general public. The registry provides residents with the reported physical location of convicted sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators in the state. The information on the registry is provided to promote public awareness and safety. It is not to be used to harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate sex offenders in the state.

What are the Sex Offender Laws in Louisiana?

In 1992, Louisiana enacted its first state law requiring sex offenders to register upon conviction. This law requires the registration of persons convicted of sex offenses and offenses against victims that are minors. Local law enforcement registers sex offenders and forwards the offender’s information to the State Police and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The State Police then publishes sex offender and child predator information on the registry. It was mandated to maintain the central registry of the state.

In 1994, the Wetterling Act was enacted to set guidelines for the sex offender registration programs of the state. It sought to restrict the release and dissemination of registration information. In 1996, Megan’s Law was enacted, amending the Wetterling Act to establish the release of registration information following Louisiana laws. It prompted the community-based notification system of sex offender information. Louisiana passed its sexual predator and sex offender registration and notification laws requiring sex offender registration and community notification. It established the requirements for the disclosure of registered sex offender information to the public.

Through Act 1147 in 1997, Louisiana amended its laws to conform with the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan’s Law, and the Pam Lychner Act.

The laws governing the administration of sex offender registration and notification are codified under R.S. 14:1, R.S. 15:541, and R.S. 15:542.

How Long Do Sex Offenders Have to Register in Louisiana?

The length of time for which a sex offender must register depends on the tier the offender belongs.

• Tier I offenders - 15 years
• Tier II offenders - 25 years
• Tier III offenders - For life

By R.S. 15:542(A), the following individuals are required to register as a sex offender or child predator:

• An adult living in the state that has been convicted of, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for the commission or attempted commission of, or any conspiracy to commit any of the following:

  1. A sex offense defined in R.S. 15:541
  2. A criminal offense against a victim who is a minor defined in R.S. 15:541.

• Any juvenile who pled guilty or has been convicted of a sex offense or second-degree kidnapping as provided for under the Children’s Code Article 305 or 857

• Any juvenile that has attained 14 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, who has been adjudicated delinquent because of the commission, attempted commission, or conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses:

  1. Rape - aggravated (R.S. 14:42) or forcible (R.S. 14:42.1)
  2. Second-degree sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.2)
  3. Aggravated kidnapping of a child under 13 years (R.S. 14:44)
  4. Second-degree kidnapping of a child who has not attained the age of thirteen years (R.S. 14:44.1)
  5. Aggravated crime against nature, defined in R.S. 14:89.1(A)(2), involving circumstances described by R.S. 15:541 as an “aggravated offense”
  6. Aggravated crime against nature (R.S. 14:89.1(A)(1))
  7. A crime under the laws of another state, military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, equivalent to the crimes listed above.

An offender must register within three business days of release from incarceration, of entering Louisiana, or of changing place of residence. An offender must register in person with the local law enforcement agency of their place of residence. A sex offender that is a student at an institution in Louisiana is also to register with the law enforcement agency of the institution at least one business day before the beginning of the school term or semester.

This registration must be done following the requirements of the law by providing the following information:

• The sex offender’s name and aliases (if any)
• Date of birth
• Telephone number(s)
• Address of the sex offender’s place of residence
• Description of the sex offender’s physical features, such as sex, race, hair color, eye color, height, age, weight, or other identifying features on the body
• Name and address of the place of employment
• Name and physical address of the school
• Sex crime committed and entire criminal history
• Photograph
• Fingerprints and DNA
• Details of motor vehicles registered to or operated by the sex offender, including license plate number and vehicle identification number
• Driver’s license and identification card
• Social Security Number
• Travel and immigration documents,
• Other detailed information needed to carry out the purposes of the law

There are also specific registration requirements that must be complied with regarding the local sheriff and chief of police. These requirements usually vary depending on the size of the parish where the sex offender lives. While a sex offender must register with law enforcement at the place of employment or education, they must first register in the parish where they were convicted.

Can a Sex Offender Live With Their Family in Louisiana?

Sex offenders in Louisiana may live with family members. However, this may be prohibited in some cases where a sex offender is under parole supervision for life.

Do Sex Offenders Have to Notify Neighbors in Louisiana?

According to R.S. 15:542.1, sex offenders are required to notify everyone in the neighborhood of their status. Sex offenders who change their place of residence are also required to register with local law enforcement and notify everyone in the new community. This community notification must be done within 21 days of release from confinement or conviction. The notification should include the sex offender’s name, physical description, residential address, the crime committed, and a photograph.

Sex offenders are also required to disclose their offenses on all their social media profiles.

Do Sex Offenders Have to Put a Sign in Their Yard in Louisiana?

Sex offenders are not required to put up a sign in their yard. However, the Louisiana Sex Offender Assessment Panel places certain offenders as subject to community notification and requires them to be electronically monitored to provide for location tracking. The panel is within the Department of Public Safety and Correction. It evaluates sex offenders pending their release to determine whether the sex offender is a sexually violent predator or a child sex predator. The monitoring is for offenders between tier II and tier III. Sex offenders are required to pay for the monitoring, with certain exceptions.

How Close Can a Sex Offender Live to a School in Louisiana?

Certain sex offenders are subject to housing restrictions. By R.S. 14:91.1 and R.S. 15.538, a sexually violent predator and serious paroled sex offender cannot reside within 1,000 feet of schools or related school activities, including school buses for life or duration of parole or probation. They cannot live three miles from their victim. If the victim was less than 13 years of age, the sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of places where minors gather. This includes a school, playground, public park, daycare center, recreational facilities, or particular areas of public libraries.

Can You Expunge a Sex Offender Charge in Louisiana?

Generally, sex offenses in Louisiana are not eligible for expungement. However, there have been certain changes in the law that allow persons to be relieved of the duty to register and ultimately be removed from the registry. For example, an offender convicted for a crime against nature before August 15, 2010, may submit a motion to the court of conviction to be relieved of sex offender registration and notification duties. This is the same for an offender convicted of carnal knowledge of a juvenile before August 15, 2001.

In addition, a tier I sex offender required to register for 15 years may have the period reduced to ten years if the offender has maintained a clean record for ten years straight. Also, tier III offenders may have their registration period reduced from a lifetime to 25 years, where the offender has maintained a clean record for 25 years. These offenders can submit a motion to a court in Louisiana.

How to Look Up Sex Offenders in Louisiana?

To obtain information about convicted sex offenders in Louisiana, visit the Louisiana State sex offender and child predator registry. Interested persons can carry out searches on a statewide basis or at the parish level and obtain updated sex offender information through email alerts. They can also view registered sex offenders’ location and compliance status, submit tips or make offender-related queries using the registry.

On the registry’s homepage, users have the option of searching sex offenders in their area, searching sex offenders in a particular parish, register for email alerts, and read safety tips. Search for sex offenders in an area can be done by area, name, city, non-compliant offenders, internet names/email, or phone number. Information required for searches done by area includes address, city, zip, zip plus, and offender address type. Residents can also get a list of all published offenders registered or search with a combination of all search options.

Where a search is carried out based on a particular parish, a user is redirected to the sex offender registry of the parish maintained by the parish’s sheriff’s office.

Furthermore, to register to receive email alerts when a sex offender moves to their neighborhood, users have to provide their address (not P.O. Box), city, zip, and email address.

Where users have questions about the sex offender community awareness program, they can contact the Louisiana State Police at:

Louisiana State Police
7919 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
TelePhone: (800) 858-0551
Email: socpr@dps.la.gov

Is Public Urination a Sex Offense in Louisiana?

Public urination does not constitute a sex offense in Louisiana. It is, however, prohibited in the state. Also, public urination can become an act of obscenity, which is a sex offense, where it is done in a patently offensive manner.

What is Indecent Exposure in Louisiana?

Indecent exposure falls under acts of obscenity in R.S. 14:106A. This includes the exposure of a person’s private parts in any public place, place open to public view, or prison, with the intent of arousing sexual desire, which appeals to a prurient interest or is patently offensive.

How to Report a Sex Offender in Louisiana?

Louisiana residents can report a sex offender if they believe that a child may be in danger from the sex offender. They may also report a sex offender if it is discovered that the sex offender registered incorrect information or failed to register. Residents can make reports by contacting the Louisiana State Police at:

Louisiana State Police
7919 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 925-6006

Under R.S. 15:542.1.4, a sex offender can be fined around $1,000 and imprisoned for two to ten years, as a first conviction, for failing to:

• Timely register
• Timely provide any information needed
• Timely and periodically renew and update registration
• Timely notify of any change of address or other registration information
• Provide community notification as required by law

This punishment also applies where the offender knowingly provides false information. Where it is a second conviction, the offender will be fined $3,000 with five to 20 years imprisonment.