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Definitions and Explanations
Pursuant to the State of Nevada Community Notification Risk Assessment and
Rating Manual prepared by the Community Notification Advisory Council, the
purpose of a risk assessment scale is to provide a standard for notification to
the public so as to address the public safety concerns of the community
regarding the location of convicted sex offenders who pose a risk of committing
further offenses.
The Criminal History Repository conducts the risk assessments. These assessments
are based upon a lengthy formula, which considers the seriousness of the
offense, the number of instances, the factors of violence, etc. The following
notifications are assessed to the appropriate tier categories:
Tier 0 (No assessment required)
Convicted sex offenders who are required to register; however, they
are convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or crime against a child,
and are not subject to community notification. These offenders are not subject
to a risk assessment and therefore the identities of these offenders will not
be posted to this Website because their offense is not listed under
NRS 179D.620.
Tier 1 (Low risk)
A convicted sex offender who is assessed as posing a possible risk of recidivism
and threat to public safety. Notification shall be provided only to persons
authorized to receive criminal history record information. Typically, this
includes law enforcement, prosecutors and courts. Assessment information is not
intended for the general public therefore the identities of these offenders
will not be posted to this Website.
Tier 2 (Moderate risk)
A convicted sex offender who is assessed as posing a probable risk of recidivism
and threat to public safety. Requires notification to law enforcement and
organizations in the community, including schools, religious and youth
organizations, as well as prosecutors and courts. Nevada state law
(NRS 179B.250) permits the Nevada Sex Offender Registry to release
certain information about all Tier 2 Level offenders. The information shared
with the general public, if available, is on this Website and includes the
following:
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The offender’s name, including any aliases
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Tier Level
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Year(s) of birth used by the offender
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Physical description
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Residential address, block number of the address of the employer, and block number of the address of the school of the offender
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Name offender convicted under
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City / County / Township of conviction
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Description of conviction
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Statute
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Penal Institution / hospital committed for sexual offense
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The offense for which the offender was convicted
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The date and location of each conviction
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A
photographic image of the offender, if available
All Tier 2 offenders are listed on this Website.
Tier 3 (High risk)
A convicted sex offender who is assessed as posing a substantial risk of
recidivism and threat to public safety. Requires notification to law
enforcement, organizations in the community, including schools, religious and
youth organizations, prosecutors and courts and general community notification.
The same information listed under Tier 2 is also available to the public on
Tier 3 offenders. All Tier 3 offenders are listed on this Website.
There are three status categories
of convicted sex offenders:
Active status: The convicted sex offender who has registered
with local law enforcement and has complied with
NRS 179D.230 through
NRS 179D.290 and
NRS 179D.450 through
NRS 179D.490.
Inactive status: The convicted sex offender who has:
(1) moved out of state
(2) been incarcerated
(3) been deported by INS
(4) been hospitalized for an indefinite period
(5) been a visitor
(6) failed to initially register
Non-compliant status: Convicted sex offenders who fail to
initially register or fail to comply with an annual verification or fail to
update personal information; i.e., residential address, employment information,
school information, pusuant to
NRS 179D.250 and
NRS 179D.470.
If you have additional information on a non-compliant sex offender, please
contact your local law enforcement agency.
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