Frequently Asked Questions
- Is every offender on the KBI Offender Registration website a sex offender?
- Who is required to register?
- Are juvenile offenders posted on the website?
- How long is an offender required to register?
- How is the length of registration calculated?
- What causes the registration period to be extended?
- What Kansas registration requirements apply to convictions in another state?
- What does the phrase "Registered Since" mean?
- How often is the KBI Offender Registration Web site updated?
- What does "Non-Compliant" mean?
- If an offender moves out of the State of Kansas are they still shown on the public website?
- If the offender was convicted in another state, where can I find information about the nature of the offender's offense?
- Are there any laws that mandate how close an offender can live to a school, daycare or community center?
- Are there any laws that mandate with whom an offender can or cannot associate?
- Who can I contact if I have information, questions or concerns regarding a Registered Offender?
- Does the online Registry show all criminal history for each offender?
- Do all offenders required to register pursuant to the Kansas Offender Registration Act appear on the online Offender Registry?
- Does the online Offender Registry meet the requirements to be used a pre-employment or housing screening check?
- Who do I contact if I suspect a Sexual Offender has an account on a social networking site?
Is every offender on the KBI Offender Registration Web site a sex offender?
No, In addition to sex offenders, Kansas requires registration for certain drug and violent offenders.
Who is required to register?
- Any adult convicted of a crime set fort in KSA 22-4902.
- Any person who has been convicted federally, militarily or in another state of a crime that requires registration.
- Any juvenile adjudicated of a sexually violent crime on or after July 1, 2002. However, if such crime is not an off-grid felony or severity level 1, the court has discretion as to whether or not the juvenile offender will be required to register. For adjudications prior to July 1, 2002, registration is required only if ordered by the court.
Are juvenile offenders posted on the Web site?
Yes, except that the court has discretion in certain circumstances to order a juvenile offender's information not be open to the public.
How long is an offender required to register?
- Adults are required to register for 10 years after their first conviction and for life after a second conviction.
- Adults are required to register for lifetime for a first conviction of certain offenses.
- Juveniles are required to register until 18 years of age, at the expiration of five years from the date of adjudication or, if confined, from released from confinement, whichever date occurs later.
How is the length of registration calculated?
From the date of conviction, or, if confined, for a period of 10 years after paroled, discharged or released, whichever date is most recent.
What causes the registration period to be extended?
Length of registration does not apply to any person while they are incarcerated or include any time period when any person knowingly or willfully fails to comply with the registration requirement.
What Kansas registration requirements apply to convictions in another state?
Any person convicted and required to register in another state is required to register for as long as that state would require or for the period of time required in the State of Kansas, which ever is longer.
What does the phrase "Registered Since" mean?
This is the date that the offender completed initial registration in Kansas.
How often is the KBI Offender Registration website updated?
Every 15 minutes.
What does "Non-Compliant" mean?
The offender has failed to report to the Sheriff's Department as required by Kansas law, or the offender has committed some other violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Therefore the offender is non-compliant and considered to be in violation of the Offender Registration Act, which is a level 5 person felony.
If an offender moves out of the State of Kansas are they still shown on the public website?
If the offender was convicted in the State of Kansas they will remain on the public website as long as the offender is required to register in this state.
If the offender was convicted in another state, where can I find information about the nature of the offender's offense?
You may access some information by going to www.nsopw.gov and conducting a national search or by contacting the Registry in the state the offender was convicted in.
Are there any laws that mandate how close an offender can live to a school, daycare or community center?
Currently, the State of Kansas has no law in place to mandate where an offender can or cannot live, nor does Kansas Law allow for local jurisdictions to have such laws.
Are there any laws that mandate with whom an offender can or cannot associate?
No.
Who can I contact if I have information, questions or concerns regarding a Registered Offender?
You may contact your local Sheriff's Office, the Sheriff's Office in the county where the offender resides, works or attends school, or the KBI Offender Registration Unit at (785) 296-2841.
Does the online Registry show all criminal history for each offender?
No, to obtain a complete criminal history for a specific offender, go to http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory.
Do all offenders required to register pursuant to the Kansas Offender Registration Act appear on the online Offender Registry?
No, if an offender's offense is before April 14, 1994, that offender's record is restricted pursuant to the Kansas Supreme Court's decision in State v. Myers.
Does the online Offender Registry meet the requirements to be used a pre-employment or housing screening check?
No, the online Offender Registry is for notification and public information only, and does not contain all offender required to register by law, nor does it contain all information about any offender's criminal history.
Who do I contact if I suspect a Sexual Offender has an account on a social networking site?
You can report that information to the KBI through this website who will forward it to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offender for further investigation. Or you can report it directly to the social networking site by contacting:
