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Washington
D.C. Megan's
Law and Victim's Rights
| Contact Person: |
Sgt. Robert Panizari 202-727-4407; Email: soru@mpdc.org. |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Anyone convicted of felony sexual assault (regardless of the age
of the victim); an offense involving sexual abuse or exploitation of minors; or
sexual abuse of wards, patients or clients. |
| Information Collected: |
Photograph, fingerprints, name, all aliases used, date of birth,
sex, race, height, weight, eye color, identifying marks and characteristics,
driver's license number, social security number, PDID, DCDC, FBI and NCIC
numbers, home address or expected place of residence, and any current or
expected place of employment or school attendance. |
| Administrating Agency: |
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District
of Columbia, Metropolitan Police Department. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
3 days. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes. |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Lifetime registration for Class A offenders, 10 years for all
others. |
| Verification of Address: |
Yes. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
Failure to register is a crime. The first violation conviction is
a misdemeanor offense. A conviction of a second violation is a felony offense.
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| Access to Information: |
The Sex Offender Registry database provides information on Class
A sex offenders only. If you would like to see a complete list of all Class A,
B, and C Offenders, you must go, in person, to one of the MPDC Registry Book
locations. Class A Sex Offenders have been convicted of or found not guilty by
reason of insanity the following sex offenses: First Degree Sexual Abuse; Second
Degree Sexual Abuse; Forcible rape; First Degree Child Sexual Abuse of a child
under 12 years of age; Carnal Knowledge of a child under 12 years of age; Murder
or Manslaughter committed before, during or after engaging or attempting to
engage in a sexual act, sexual contact or rape; Forcible Sodomy; Sodomy
committed against a child under 12; Assault with the intent to commit any of the
aforementioned Act; Attempting to commit any of the aforementioned Acts;
Conspiring to commit any of the aforementioned Acts; Two separate convictions
for registration offenses; A conviction for committing registration offenses
against two or more victims. Class B Sex Offenders have been convicted of or
found not guilty by reason of insanity any of the following sex offenses against
a minor, that is, a person under the age of 18: Third Degree Sex Abuse; Fourth
Degree Sex Abuse; Misdemeanor Sex Abuse; First Degree Child Sexual Abuse; Second
Degree Child Sex Abuse; Carnal Knowledge; Sodomy against a Minor; Indecent Acts
on a Child; Enticing a Child; Lewd, Indecent or Obscene Acts; Sexual Performance
using a Minor; Incest; Obscenity; Prostitution; Pandering; Assault Unwanted
sexual touching); Threatening to commit a Sexual Offense; Kidnapping; First or
Second Degree Burglary with intent to commit a sexual offense; Assault with
intent to commit any of the above offenses; Attempting to commit any of the
above offenses; Conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses; Any offense
against a minor for which the offender agreed in a plea agreement to be subject
to Sex Offender Registration; Conviction in another jurisdiction of a similar
criminal offense; First or Second Degree Sexual Abuse against a ward or resident
of a hospital, treatment facility or other institution; First or Second Degree
Sexual Abuse of a Patient or Client. C Classification will be given to persons
convicted of the following offenses against a person 18 years of age or older:
Third or Fourth Degree Sexual Abuse; First or Second Degree burglary with the
intent to commit a sexual offense; Kidnapping with the intent to commit a sexual
offense; Threatening to commit a sex offense. Assault with the intent to commit
any of the above criminal offenses; Attempting to commit any of the above
criminal offense; Conspiracy to commit any of the above criminal offenses; Any
offense for which the offender agreed in a plea agreement to be subject to Sex
Offender Registration; Conviction in another jurisdiction of a similar offense.
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| Confidentiality Provision: |
Anyone who uses the information in the sex offender registry to
commit a crime against a sex offender will be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. |
| Number Registered: |
444 as of 7/29/02 |
| Percent Compliance: |
Not known. |
| Internet Access: |
http://www.mpdc.org/ (Class A
offenders only) | |
