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Sex Offender Registry Unit
When I took office, one of my early initiatives was to set up a Sex Offender Registration office in Portsmouth in cooperation with the Virginia State Police. This helps the State Police, but more importantly, it makes the Registry more accessible, increases community education and awareness, thus adding to the safety of Portsmouth's citizens.
Convicted sex offender's all across the United States must register, re-register at regular intervals, and must keep in contact with law enforcement concerning their whereabouts, vehicle ownership, employment, internet use, and other important data. Most of this information is posted on the internet.
In order to maintain awareness of sex offenders living in your neighborhood, I have added a free sex offender registration link to my website. To search your neighborhood for registered sex offenders, click the link below:
Feel free to contact the Portsmouth Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Program for information, for help with a search, using the nation-wide registry, or help with the Virginia State Police web sites. The telephone number is (757) 393-8113.
Legal and Illegal Uses. The information on this web site link is made available solely to provide information to the public. Unlawful use of the information for purposes of intimidating or harassing another is prohibited and willful violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, absent other aggravating circumstances, the mere republication or reasonable distribution of material contained on or derived for the publicly available Internet sex offender database shall not be deemed intimidation or harassment.
Mistaken Identities. Extreme care must be taken in the use of information because mistaken identification may occur when relying solely upon name, age and address to identify individuals.
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