SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 1

Sex Offender Registration and 

Notification Act (SORNA)

State and Territory

Implementation Progress Check

Enacted in 2006, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act — the Sex Offender 

Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) — created a baseline standard for sex offender registration 

and public notification. SORNA replaced a patchwork of federal laws, including the Jacob Wetterling 

Act and Megan’s Law, to improve consistency among jurisdictions’ sex offender registration and 

notification laws. States and other jurisdictions that substantially implement SORNA’s requirements 

avoid a reduction in federal funding. 

To verify compliance, the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, 

and Tracking (SMART) reviews jurisdictional laws, policies and procedures across 14 SORNA categories, 

detailing if a jurisdiction has or has not met the standards. These SORNA substantial implementation 

reviews are available at https://smart.gov/sorna-map.htm. 

The following progress check summarizes where each state, territory and the District of Columbia has 

met the SORNA minimum requirements in five broad categories (I. SORNA Implementation Overview), 

followed by a more detailed summary of each jurisdiction (II. Individual State & Territory SORNA 

Implementation). This document is meant to summarize jurisdictions’ SORNA implementation status 

and is not a full account of each jurisdiction’s efforts to implement SORNA.

December 17, 2018

SMART.gov
2

State/Territory

Offenses & 

Offenders 

Included

Tracking & 

Penalizing 

Absconders

Community 

Notification

Appearance & 

Verification

Information 

Sharing

Alabama

Alaska

American Samoa

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands

Colorado 

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

I. SORNA Implementation Overview
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 3

State/Territory

Offenses & 

Offenders 

Included

Tracking & 

Penalizing 

Absconders

Community 

Notification

Appearance & 

Verification

Information 

Sharing

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

U.S. Virgin Islands

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Meets minimum 

SORNA requirements

Does not meet minimum 

SORNA requirements
4

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Alabama

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Alaska

II. Individual State & Territory SORNA Implementation

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 5

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender

 information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

American Samoa

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Arizona

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
6

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Arkansas

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

California

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 7

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Colorado

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
8

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Connecticut

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Delaware

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 9

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

District of Columbia

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Florida

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
10

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Georgia

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Guam

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 11

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Hawaii

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Idaho

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
12

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Illinois

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Indiana

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 13

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Iowa

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Kansas

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
14

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Kentucky

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Louisiana

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 15

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Maine

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Maryland

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
16

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Massachusetts

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Michigan

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 17

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Minnesota

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Mississippi

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
18

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Missouri

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Montana

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 19

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Nebraska

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Nevada

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
20

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

New Hampshire

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

New Jersey

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 21

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

New Mexico

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

New York

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
22

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

North Carolina

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

North Dakota

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 23

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Ohio

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

IInvestigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Oklahoma

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
24

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Oregon

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Pennsylvania

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 25

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Puerto Rico

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Rhode Island

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
26

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

South Carolina

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

South Dakota

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 27

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Tennessee

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Texas

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
28

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

U.S. Virgin Islands

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Utah

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 29

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Vermont

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Virginia

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
30

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Washington

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

West Virginia

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements
SMART State & Territory SORNA Implementation Progress Check 31

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel

Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Wisconsin

Offenses and Offenders Included

Required state, tribe, territory, federal and military 

offenses

Required juvenile offenses

Retroactively apply requirements

Required early registry removal standards

Offender Appearance and Verification

Required if convicted, incarcerated, residing, working 

or attending school in the state

Register before release from prison or immediately 

after sentencing or relocating to state

Offense-based tiering and required duration of 

registration and frequency of reporting

Immediate reporting of registration information 

changes

21-day advance notice of international travel Tracking and Penalizing Absconders

Requisite criminal penalty for Failure to Register

Notification to originating jurisdiction when offender 

fails to appear for registration

Investigation procedures for suspected absconders; 

jurisdictional referral of suspected absconders to 

local and/or federal law enforcement and prosecutors

Information Sharing

Collect all identification and location information in 

registry

Provide registration information to law enforcement 

and prosecution agencies within the jurisdiction

Immediate notification of changes in offenders’ 

information to any affected jurisdiction

Immediate notification to NCIC/NSOR of all new and 

updated registration information

Community Notification

Maintain public registry website; post all required 

offenders and offender information

Immediate notation of changes in offender 

information on the public website

Email notification system alerting public when 

offenders relocate into or out of a particular ZIP code 

or geographic radius

Wyoming

Meets minimum 

requirements

Does not meet minimum 

requirements

Does not meet any 

requirements