(a) The Agency shall have the authority to maintain and operate the sex offender registry for the District of Columbia, including the authority to maintain the information obtained on sex offenders.
(b) The Agency shall have the authority to enter the information obtained on sex offenders into appropriate record systems and databases and:
(1) Ensure that conviction data and fingerprints are promptly transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2) Participate in the National Sex Offender Registry on behalf of the District, including providing to the Federal Bureau of Investigation all information required for such participation;
(3) Ensure that information concerning sex offenders is promptly provided or made available to the Metropolitan Police Department, and to other law enforcement and governmental agencies as appropriate; and
(4) Inform the Metropolitan Police Department that a person has provided the Agency with a notice of intent to seek review of the determination that he or she must register under this chapter in conformity with § 22-4004(a)(2)(A) and that registration information on the person shall not be made publicly available unless and until the Agency informs the Metropolitan Police Department that the Court has certified that the person must register under this chapter, the person has failed to file a motion in the Court within the time allowed by § 22-4004(a)(2)(B), or the person’s motion seeking review of the determination has been withdrawn or dismissed.
(c) This chapter does not authorize the Agency to make sex offender registration information publicly available, except as authorized by the rules promulgated under § 22-4011(g), or through the provision of such information to the Metropolitan Police Department or other agencies or authorities as authorized by this chapter.
(July 11, 2000, D.C. Law 13-137, § 11, 47 DCR 797.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 40 - Sex Offender Registration
§ 22–4002. Registration period
§ 22–4003. Certification duties of the Superior Court
§ 22–4004. Dispute resolution procedures in the Superior Court
§ 22–4005. Duties of the Department of Corrections
§ 22–4006. Duties of the Department of Mental Health
§ 22–4007. Registration functions of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
§ 22–4008. Verification functions of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
§ 22–4009. Change of address or other information
§ 22–4011. Community notification and education duties of the Metropolitan Police Department
§ 22–4012. Interagency coordination
§ 22–4014. Duties of sex offenders