Office of Sex Offender Management
Sex Offender Registry
Welcome to New York State’s Sex Offender Registry home page. The Registry helps protect our families and communities by requiring sex offenders to register, and providing this information to law enforcement and the public. You are now on the public part of the Sex Offender Registry.
Sex offenders are classified by risk level:
- Level one (low risk);
- Level two (medium risk); and
- Level three (high risk).
Level 1 offenders are required to register for a minimum of twenty years, and level 2 and 3 offenders for life (view details).
Police and law enforcement have access to information on all sex offenders (levels 1, 2 and 3). However, under the law, information on level 1 (low-risk) offenders is not available on the public website. Only level 2 and 3 offenders are listed on the public website.
How do I search for a sex offender?
To search for a sex offender click here. You can search by last name or zip code or County. You can also call (800) 262-3257. By calling the 800 number you can obtain information on level 1, 2 and 3 offenders (the public website only lists level 2 and 3 offenders, the 800 line can give information on level 1, 2 and 3). If you call the 800 line you will need the offender’s name and one of the following: an exact address, or a date of birth, or a driver’s license number, or a social security number.
The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) also offers a service to the public, including children’s camps, to improve response time to requests for checks of prospective employees against the Sex Offender Registry. DCJS is now accepting requests for searches by Compact Disc (CD) submission. It is highly recommended that a CD be submitted for searches of more than 30 names.
FAQ’s / more information
You can easily get more information on how the registry works by clicking on the gray box on the top right of this page.
How to Obtain Information about
Sex Offenders Living in Your
Neighborhood…
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