Prohibited Activities 18.2-370.2 – Sex offenses prohibiting proximity Sex Offender and Crimes to children; penalty Some registered sex offenders cannot live 18.2-370.3 – Sex offenses prohibiting residing in Against Minors Registry within 500 feet of a primary, secondary, or proximity to children; penalty high school, child day center or public park that 18.2-370.4 – Sex offenses prohibiting working on Guidelines shares a border with a school and is regularly school property; penalty used for school activities. 18.2-370.5 – Sex offenses prohibiting entry onto Some registered sex offenders are prohibited school property; penalty from "loitering" within 100 feet of the 46.2-2099.49 - Sex Offenders prohibited from premises of any place he knows or has reason operating TNC Vehicles (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to know is: 46.2 -2011.33 –Tier III Sex Offenders prohibited A primary, secondary or high school from operating Taxi Cabs A child day program,

OR Always review the entire form (SP-236 or SP- For the purpose of having any contact 236A) for accuracy BEFORE signing. If whatsoever with children that are not in his custody, of any place owned or operated by a information on the SP-236 is not correct, advise locality that is a playground, athletic field or the official completing the form that it needs to facility, or gymnasium. be corrected. Providing false information on the Tier III Offenders (formerly Sexually Violent SP-236 may result in being charged with §18.2- 472.1 of the Code of Virginia. This is punishable offenders) cannot enter or be present during Virginia State Police school hours, and during school-related or as a Class 5 or 6 Felony, or a Class 1 Sex Offender Registry school-sponsored activities upon any public or Misdemeanor, as applicable. (SOR) Helpdesk private elementary or secondary school or child 7700 Midlothian Turnpike day center property. N. Chesterfield, VA 23235 Tier III Offenders cannot be on any property 804-674-2825 (public or private) during hours when such property is solely being used by a public or E-mailing the SOR private elementary or secondary school for a If you have any questions or concerns about Go to: school-related or school-sponsored activity. your Registry requirements, contact the http://sexoffender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/ Tier III Offenders cannot enter a school bus. appropriate Sex Offender Investigative Unit Click on “Comments” located on the left Tier III Offenders cannot operate a taxi cab Trooper or Compliance Officer, or your column, then type and submit your for the transportation of passengers for hire. Probation/Parole Officer prior to contacting the message. Any person required to register with the “Sex Sex Offender Registry Helpdesk at 804-674- Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry” 2825. The Helpdesk is available Monday to is prohibited from working for any Friday 8:15am – 4:45pm. This brochure does not constitute a Transportation Network Company (Uber, Lyft, comprehensive listing of all laws and etc.). More information available at: regulations for the Sex Offender Registry. Failure to receive this publication does not http://sexoffender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/in constitute a defense to any criminal charge or The laws that govern a sex offender’s dex.html residence, work location, and proximity to other requirement or prohibition imposed upon a person for whom registration is required; nor schools and daycare facilities can be found in The Virginia State Police is not liable for full under the following statutes: shall any civil liability attach to a governmental information provided from the helpdesk. entity involved in the development or

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Sex Offender Registry Guidelines Within 3 days of enrolling in, quitting, or If you register every 90 days, you will graduating from an institution of higher learning. receive your letter beginning on your birth It is your responsibility to register, in This includes any post-secondary school, trade month and then every third month after person, with the Virginia State Police, or your school, or professional institution of higher and according to the date schedule. local law enforcement agency within the education. (See below) jurisdiction you reside and submit a new SP- Within 30 minutes of any change in, or If you register every 30 days you will 236 registration form with prints in the addition to, your email address information, any register according to the date schedule following instances: instant message or chat screen name, or other each month. (See Below) Internet electronic communication name or Every person required to register shall identity information that you use or intend to Date Schedule register in person within 3 days of his use. This can be done electronically by Last name beginning “A-L” will be mailed on st release from confinement in a state, local or submitting the information by e-mail to the 1 of each month and will be required to juvenile correctional facility, in a state civil [email protected]. The be returned by the 15th. commitment program for sexually violent instructions for submitting information predators or, if a sentence of confinement is electronically are listed on the SOR page under Last name beginning “M-Z” will be mailed on not imposed, within three days of suspension the 16th of each month and will be required the “Change of Electronic Communication” Tab. to be returned by the last day of the month. of the sentence or in the case of a juvenile of This may also be done in person with a local law disposition. enforcement agency where your residence is Within 3 days of receiving an additional located, by submitting an SP-236, with the new International Travel

conviction or suspended sentence for a information, to the Sex Offender Registry. charge listed on the back of Form SP-236. A registrant is required to inform their Every 2 years commencing with the date of residence jurisdiction of any intended travel Within 3 days of a change in residence or initial registration, submit to be photographed mailing address within Virginia, including if outside of the U.S. at least 21 days prior by the Virginia State Police or your local law you become homeless. to that travel. Information you need to enforcement agency. provide is found at: Within 10 days prior to change of http://www.smart.gov/international_ residence if moving outside of Virginia. Registered sex offenders who are classified as travel.htm Within 3 days of a change in employment Tier I and Tier II (formerly Sexual) must re- regardless if employment is in or outside of register with the authorities once per year. A For a copy of the United States Marshal Virginia. This applies if you change jobs, or member of the Virginia State Police Sex Service - International travel form, use the become unemployed, retired, disabled, laid- Offender Unit will complete this registration in following link: off, or start or end a second, or more jobs. person. No letter will be mailed. Within 3 days of release from a Registered sex offenders who are classified as https://app.alea.gov/Documents/Forms correctional facility, jail, or com-munity Tier III must re-register with the authorities /SOForm-InternationalTravel.pdf supervision (probation and parole). every 90 days. A conviction of failure to Within 3 days of legally changing your register will change this to every 30 days. Once you provide the information to your name through a court order. appropriate law enforcement official, state Within 3 days of a change in owned vehicle Certified letters will be mailed to Tier III trooper, compliance officer, or registration information (includes changing offenders at the address listed on the Sex probation/parole officer, it will be license plate numbers, buying, trading, Offender Registry Website. The letters transmitted to the United States Marshals selling or otherwise disposing of any vehicle (SP-236A) will be mailed to the offender Service. you own or have your name on the title). based on the following schedule: Revised 4/29/2020 This includes watercraft and aircraft.