According to the law of Minnesota, types of sex offenders include child sex offenders, sexually violent offenders, sexually violent predators. Sex offender registration is of different length for different states. State of Minnesota has two lengths of registration that is 10 years and life. The length of sex offender registration is determined by the nature of sex offender’s conviction. An individual may request the Minnesota’s Sex Offender Registry Board to get registered as a sex offender. Requests must be made by a Minnesota’s sex offender registration request form, approved by the Board. After filling the form appropriately applicant is required to post the form at the following address of Sex Offender Registry of Minnesota:
Sexual Offender Registry Unit
Minnesota Department of Corrections
1450 Energy Park Drive
Suite 200
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
The sex offender registration form contains the name of an offender, address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number, physical description, complete address history, information about vehicle , status of offenders employment, employment or attendance at a school, and also the incarceration(s) as well as the criminal history. A concerned registering agency will complete this registration form; registrant will sign the form and obtain the fingerprints and photographs of the offender. This process of Sex offender registration is entirely free of cost.
How to obtain information about a sex offender in the State of Minnesota
Any person who desires to obtain information about a sex offender, he can request sex offender registry through the following ways:
A written request can be send via traditional mailing system to the Minnesota Sex Offender Registry maintained by Department of corrections, to obtain certain information about a sex offender.
An individual can obtain the status of a particular sex offender by calling at Ph no: (651) 361-7340, during business hours: 0800 – 0430
After the business hours a person can request for Sex offender’s information by sending a fax at: (415) 331-5633.
An email can also be dropped at : klaaskids@pacbell.net
Minnesota Sex Offender Registry Online Search
The online Minnesota Sex Offender Registry, facilitates the general public of the state by providing information about sex offenders concerning particularly high risk/level 3 sex offenders. This sex offender online database is updated regularly after every 15 minutes except for the local holidays. This online database is an authenticated source for obtaining sex offenders information, provided by the government of Minnesota. All other information in this online database registry is obtained by the offices of local Sheriffs, when sex offenders register with those local agencies.
The information obtained from this online Minnesota sex offenders database is considered to be public record and therefore can be freely distributed to anyone, without any fear of legal penalties or civil punishments. For further information about a particular sex offender of Minnesota dial toll free (866) 396-9953 else drop an email at notification.doc@state.mn.us. Usually a response is sent within 24 hours during normal business hours.