Citizens can now elect to receive e-mail notifications when a sex offender in their neighborhood moves to a new location.
When interested persons register for this new service, they can specify the given radius of the area they desire to keep tabs on.
Additionally, if a person is interested in being notified when a particular registrant moves, there is a link provided under the picture on each registrant's page that reads, "Track Registrant." When the user clicks on the link, they will be asked to provide the e-mail address where notifications can be sent.
The link to subscribe to the service is located on the Idaho State Police website.
The sex offender website already allows people to look up neighbors in their area who are on the Idaho Sex Offender Registry list. Their address and criminal convictions can also be viewed.
The upgrade to the system that includes e-mail notifications was made possible due funding from federal grants.
The Bureau of Criminal Identification has been responsible for Idaho's sex offender registration since it began operation on July 1, 1993.
The Idaho Legislature expanded the public's right to access the information on the registry in 1998 with the passage of the "Sexual Offenders Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act."
Users of the information in the Idaho Sex Offender Registry are reminded that the information is provided only for the purpose of protecting the public. It is not to be used for the purpose of harassing or intimidating anyone.
A person who uses registry information to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to arrest and prosecution under sections 18-8326 or 18-8413, Idaho Code. ..Source.. by Journal Staff
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