FAQ: What are the registration requirements that apply in sex crimes cases?
Depending upon the type of sex crime involved, you may be required to register with both state and/or federal sex offender registries.  Your picture will be posted and your status as a sex offender will be available to those who live in your community—in some cases, schools and others may even be proactively informed of your presence in the community.  Sex offender registration requirements may last a lifetime in certain extreme cases. In cases involving very serious sex crimes, you may even be required to submit to supervision by a parole officer for life (known as PSL, parole supervision for life), which can restrict your ability to travel and even access the internet.