Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1395-01-05-.05 - SEXUAL OFFENDER AND REGISTRATION MONITORING PROCESS

(1) The officer or employee responsible for supervising a sexual offender who is, or has been, released on probation, parole, or any other alternative to incarceration shall:

(a) Obtain the offender's signed statement acknowledging that the named officer or employee has obtained the offender's anticipated residential address and completed the following tasks:

1. Explained the registration and verification requirements and sanctions of the program, and the offender understands; and

2. Provided the offender with a blank TBI sexual offender registration/ monitoring form and assisted the offender in completion of the form.

(b) Obtain a current photograph of the offender; and

(c) Deliver the sexual offender registration forms, acknowledgment statements and photographs to the TBI CIU at headquarters in Nashville within three (3) business days following receipt.

(2) The warden of the correctional facility or sheriff of the jail from which a sexual offender is released from incarceration, with or without supervision, within at least ninety (90) days prior to the release of the offender shall:

(a) Obtain the offender's signed statement acknowledging that the named warden or sheriff, or an agent of the warden or sheriff, has fully explained, and the offender understands, the registration and verification requirements and sanctions of the monitoring process;

(b) Include the offender's anticipated residential address on the acknowledgment form; and

(c) Deliver the completed acknowledgment form and photograph to the TBI CIU at headquarters in Nashville within three (3) business days prior to the release of the offender.

(3) If an offender is placed on unsupervised probation, the court shall:

(a) Obtain the offender's signed statement acknowledging that the court has fully explained, and the offender understands, the registration and verification requirements and sanctions of the monitoring process;

(b) Include the offender's anticipated residential address on the acknowledgment form;

(c) Provide the offender with a blank TBI sexual offender registration/ monitoring form and assist the offender in the completion of the form;

(d) Obtain a current photograph of the offender; and

(e) Send the signed and completed acknowledgment form, the sexual offender registration form and the photograph of the offender to the TBI CIU at headquarters in Nashville within three (3) business days following receipt.

(4) Sexual offender registration/ monitoring forms and verification/ monitoring forms shall be designed, printed and distributed by and at the expense of TBI. Sexual offender registration/ monitoring forms shall be available from local law enforcement agencies, the TBI, the Tennessee department of correction, the Tennessee department of safety, and parole officers, probation officers, and other public officers and employees assigned responsibility for the supervised release of convicted felons into the community. The TBI recommends that local law enforcement agencies adopt policies regarding the location of such forms within the agencies in order to ensure their availability.

(a) Copies of the Sexual Offender Release Notification forms (BI-0126) and Sexual Offender Registration forms (BI-0125) may be obtained from the TBI Sex Offender Registry program in the following ways:

1. By contacting:

Tennessee Internet Criminal Information Center Hotline

1-888-837-4170

2. By faxing a request to:

TBI Sex Offender Registry

(615)532-8315

3. By sending a written request to:

TBI Sex Offender Registry

901 R.S. Gass Boulevard

Nashville, Tennessee 37216-2639

(b) All questions concerning the Sex Offender Registry Program should be addressed to the following location:

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Criminal Intelligence Unit

Sex Offender Registry

901 R.S. Gass Boulevard

Nashville, Tennessee 37216-2639

(888)837-4170

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1395-01-05-.05

Original rule filed December 19, 2001; effective April 30, 2002.

Authority: T.C.A. § 40-39-105.