A sex offender or child kidnapper who is present in the state must register:

• By the next working day following conviction for a sex offense or child kidnapping, if not incarcerated at the time of the conviction.
• Within 30 days before release from an in state correctional facility.
• By the next working day of becoming physically present in the state.

AS 12.63.100 defines the offenses that require registration. Registration is the personal responsibility of the convicted person.

A sex offender or child kidnapper who moves to Alaska from another jurisdiction must register:

• By the next working day of becoming physically present in the state.
• In accordance with the requirements of Alaska Statute 12.63. Registration requirements are specific to each state or jurisdiction, and a person who moves to Alaska must comply with the Alaska requirements.

The type and the number of the criminal convictions that the sex offender has in his or her history determine the duration for which the offender must continue to register.

The Sex Offender Registration office reviews the conviction information of each offender and determines the duration that is appropriate to the offender’s history. The offender will be notified in writing of their individual reporting requirements and the schedule for reporting verifications.

A sex offender or child kidnapper convicted of an aggravated offense, or two or more non-aggravated offenses, is required to register for life and must verify reported information every quarter.

A sex offender or child kidnapper convicted of a single non-aggravated offense is required to register for 15 years after the date of unconditional discharge for the offense and must verify reported information annually. It is the responsibility of the offender to provide Proof of Unconditional Discharge to the SOR office. See link to Print Registration Forms for the Proof of Unconditional Discharge form. Tolling: the 15-year registration period will be extended for incarceration or non-compliance with the requirements of AS 12.63. A person required to register must register until they receive notice from the SOR office that they are no longer required to register. For specific questions about tolling, contact the Registry office.

A person convicted of two or more sex offenses committed before January 1, 1999, must verify registration information annually, for life.

A person convicted of a single sex offense before January 1, 1999, is required to verify registration information annually, for 15 years after the date of unconditional discharge. It is the responsibility of the offender to provide Proof of Unconditional Discharge to the SOR office. See the link to Print Registration Forms for the Proof of Unconditional Discharge form.

Offenders who relocate to Alaska, and were required to register in another jurisdiction, must register in Alaska. Pursuant to AS 12.63.020(b)(1)(B), the duration of that registration requirement will be determined by the Sex Offender Registry office.

The Sex Offender Registry office provides forms to communicate all registration actions. Forms are available online, but may not be submitted online, with the exception of the Temporary Presence Form and the Notification of International Travel of Sex Offender form. All other registration-related forms must be signed and the form with the original signature delivered to the Sex Offender Registration office or to a local law enforcement registration agency. Faxed or scanned signed copies from registrants are not acceptable.

Initial registration must be completed in person at a registration agency.

After initial registration, verification and change forms may be mailed or delivered to the registry office or to a local law enforcement registration agency. Verification forms must be delivered or postmarked in the month designated by the registration office. To receive a courtesy reminder letter a current and valid mailing address must be on file with the Registry office.

Name and Address changes including residence, mailing, electronic mail, instant messaging, or other Internet communication identifiers such as names used in chat rooms and on social networking websites must be reported by the next working day after being set up or changed. Changes must be reported to the Registration Office or a registration agency.

Offenders without a fixed residence address must provide a description of their physical location. Any changes to the physical location must be reported by the next working day.

If a sex offender or child kidnapper is away from their reported physical address for a period of seven days or more, the offender is required to notify the department in writing of the address being used while away.

If a sex offender or child kidnapper plans to leave the state for international travel, the offender is required to provide the written notice of the plan at least 21 days before leaving the state for international travel.

The Notification of International Travel form is available online. Failure to report international travel is a violation of state and federal sex offender registration requirements. Provide the completed form to the Sex Offender Registration office. The completed form will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice by the sex offender registry.

The Notification of International Travel of Sex Offender form does not eliminate the need to submit a Change Form to report address changes.

Failure to register as a sex offender, failure to file required verifications, failure to supply accurate and complete or information, or failure to report changes to a name, email address, instant messaging address, or any other Internet communication identifier or address used by a sex offender/child kidnapper may be prosecuted as a Class A misdemeanor under AS 11.56.840, or as a Class C felony under AS 11.56.835.

Payment of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) may be delayed for a sex offender or child kidnapper who is not compliant with registration requirements.

If the registrant intends to only be present in the state temporarily (for less than 30 days), the registrant should complete the Temporary Presence Form in addition to other registry requirements. The Temporary Presence Form is in the Print Registration Forms section. The completed form may be mailed, faxed, or emailed before arriving or within one day of arriving in Alaska.

The offender is also responsible for complying with any requirements where he or she is registered in order to report a temporary absence.

The temporary visitor offender should notify the Alaska Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Central Registry office of changes in itinerary or departure date.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that set aside convictions cannot be used for duration purposes before conviction information was defined in AS 12.63 in 1999 (15 ch 54 SLA 1999). After June 5, 1999, set aside convictions may be used to determine duration of registration.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that sex offenders may attempt to obtain early release from registration by filing a civil action in the superior court requesting a hearing. The offender must present evidence to the court that they no longer pose a risk to the public that justifies continued registration. The judge will make the determination whether or not the offender is no longer dangerous and should be relieved of the requirements of registration.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that when interpreting a statute from another jurisdiction to identify a similar Alaska Statute that requires registration a “categorical approach” should be used to determine whether an out-of-state statute is similar to an Alaska offense that triggers a duty to register under the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA). A statute-to-statute approach compares the elements of the statutes rather than looking at the underlying facts of the crimes.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that quarterly registration applies ONLY to persons who committed their crime(s) after January 1, 1999.

For offenses that occurred before January 1, 1999:

• A person with a single conviction for a sex offense is required to register annually for 15 years after the date of unconditional discharge.
• A person convicted of two or more sex offenses is required to register annually for life.
• For 15-year registrants, proof of unconditional discharge must be submitted to the department for determination of a final registration date. It is the responsibility of the registrant to complete the unconditional discharge paperwork.
• Offenders must continue registering until the department has provided notification of a final registration date and are subject to criminal charges for Failure to Register if they fail to do so.
• A person with an offense after January 1, 1999, is subject to the verification schedule currently specified in AS 12.63.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that requirements to register under the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act apply to persons who committed their crimes after August 10, 1994. Persons convicted of child kidnapping and sex offenses that were committed in Alaska after August 10, 1994, are subject to registration in Alaska. Because sex offender laws in other states are different from Alaska’s, some sex offenders who are not required to register in Alaska may be required to register or may have restrictions on where they can live, work, or go to school in another state.

A sex offender who received a Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) prior to December 31, 1995, cannot be required to register as a sex offender based upon that conviction. After December 31, 1995, an SIS is considered a conviction for sex offender registration.

The Alaska registry provides a single public website that sorts and provides registrant information by name, address, zip code, city name, registration status, or a total list. There is no charge to use the official website.

You may also search the registry using the Search By Map link. The locations of offender addresses on this web mapping site are approximate based on automated mapping of the address in the registry. A number of addresses are only mapped to a general location for a community. Addresses in the registry are being updated to provide better mapping results. Incarcerated individuals will show an address of “Anchorage, AK 99501” regardless of incarceration location.

Numerous non-governmental, private websites take information from Alaska’s registry and link it to maps that can be searched in various ways. These commercial mapping websites can be located through popular Internet search engines by using search terms such as “Alaska sex offender/child kidnapper registry mapping services.” Some of the private map services may charge a fee to use their service.

The official Alaska sex offender/child kidnapper registry is updated on business workdays, but private websites may not update their linking information as frequently. There may be a significant difference between private sites and the sex offender registry information. Members of the public who use private mapping websites are encouraged to confirm offender information on this official site.

The Department of Public Safety does not endorse any particular mapping site or search engine; is not responsible for errors, outdated information, or other problems associated with those sites or search engines; and is not responsible for any errors or omissions caused by secondary dissemination of information obtained from this official sex offender/child kidnapper registry.