The court must inform a person who is required to register of the duty to register and require the person to read and sign a form stating that the duty of the person to register under this section has been explained. The court also must inform the person that, if the person fails to comply with the registration requirements, information about the offender may be made available to the public through electronic, computerized, or other accessible means. The court lacks authority to modify the person’s duty to register. The court must forward the signed predatory offender registration form, the complaint, and sentencing documents to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).
If the court does not notify the person of the registration requirement, the assigned corrections agent shall notify the person of the registration requirements. If the person is required to register following release from civil commitment, the treatment facility shall notify the person of the registration requirements, obtain the required registration information, and forward the information to the BCA. Minn. Stat. § 243.166, subd. 2.
The person’s corrections agent, or if the person does not have an assigned corrections agent, the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction in the area of the person’s primary address must notify the person of the obligation to register in another state if the person works or attends school there. Minn. Stat. § 243.166, subd. 3.
CREDIT: The content of this and any related posts has been copied or adopted from the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department’s Information Brief, Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders: Minnesota Criminal and Civil Regulatory Laws, written by Legislative Analyst Jeffrey Diebel.
This post is also part of a series of posts on Minnesota Criminal and Civil Regulatory Laws Regarding Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders.