Sex Offender Registration And Notification Act (SORNA) publications
Publications:
This report, produced by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy, discusses recommendations on how Tribes can best protect their sovereignty while substantially complying with SORNA's mandatory requirements of sex offender registration and notification.
This report, sponsored and distributed by the National Institute of Justice, presents results of a study on the effectiveness sex offender registration and notification policy in reducing sexual violence.
List of Tribes Implementing SORNA
This document is a list of Tribes/Nations/Pueblos that are working on implementing SORNA at this time. This list includes those tribes that have already substantially implemented the SORNA requirements.
Procedure for Delegation of Tribal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Responsibilities
This document describes the procedure that will be used when the Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking determines that a tribe is unable to implement SORNA within a reasonable amount of time.
SORNA Implementation and Policy and Procedure Guide
This guide, written by the Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART), assists tribes with creating their own policy and procedures manual to describe their sex offender registration and notification programs.
Supplemental National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
This document contains supplemental guidelines, developed by the Office of the Attorney General, for the implementation of SORNA. The matters addressed in these regulations include certain aspects of website posting of sex offender information, sharing sex offender registry information, the Attorney General's Office's review process for determining whether jurisdictions have adequately implemented SORNA, the types of sex offenders that must be registered by jurisdictions retroactively, and how newly federally recognized tribes should be treated after the enactment of SORNA.
The National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
These guidelines, issued by the United States Attorney General's Office, define the proper way for tribes and states to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Title I of the Adam Walsh Act, which is more commonly referred to as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, provides minimum standards for the registration of all sex offenders across the country. It also provides severe criminal punishments for offenders who fail to comply with its requirements.
28 C.F.R. pt. 72. Sorna Regulation
28 C.F.R. pt. 72. This regulation, created by the United States Attorney General's Office, discusses the applicability of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). According to the Attorney General's office, SORNA applies to all sex offenders, regardless of whether SORNA was enacted before or after the sex offender's conviction.
28 C.F.R. pt. 72. Sorna Regulation
28 C.F.R. pt. 72. This regulation, created by the United States Attorney General's Office, discusses the applicability of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). According to the Attorney General's office, SORNA applies to all sex offenders, regardless of whether SORNA was enacted before or after the sex offender's conviction.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Bay Mills Indian Community’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Cherokee Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Comanche Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
This report, written by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Warm Spring Tribe of Oregon’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Gila River Indian Community’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses Jicarilla Apache Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Juvenile Offenders Required to Register Under SORNA: A Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, produced by the Department of Justice, discusses the applicability of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to juvenile sex offenders. The fact sheet concludes that it is not mandatory for jurisdictions to register juvenile offenders under SORNA just because they have been adjudicated delinquent for committing a sex act against a child under the age of twelve. The key consideration is whether the elements of the juvenile's offense require registration, not whether the underlying conduct would require registration.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Kalispel Tribe of Indians’ implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians’ implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Ohkay Owingeh Tribe’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Pueblo of Acoma’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Pueblo of Isleta’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Sac & Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa’s (Meskwaki) implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Osage Nation’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
This report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) discusses the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Fiscal Policy and Legal Considerations Regarding State Compliance with the Adam Walsh Act
This issue brief, produced by the Florida Senate, focuses on fiscal, policy, and legal considerations that may be relevant to legislators in determining whether to substantially implement the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
Title I of the Adam Walsh Act, which is more commonly referred to as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, provides minimum standards for the registration of all sex offenders across the country. It also provides severe criminal punishments for offenders who fail to comply with its requirements.