Kentucky State Police has a list of registered sex offenders’ addresses and they’re checking it twice.
During the past few months, troopers from KSP have located sex offenders in violation of a state law that requires offenders to report an address change to their probation and parole officer prior to moving.
Offenders who move without proper notification are considered non-compliant and face a Class-D felony punishable by one to five years in prison.
To date, there are 5,453 offenders on the registry, including nine sex offenders registered under Owen County addresses. All nine are listed as compliant on the registry, as of Jan. 12.
The investigation revealed 101 non-complaint offenders, according to a KSP press release. KSP located 20 of the 101 – one with an improperly recorded address and 19 in correctional facilities – and charged another 31 registered sex offenders with failure to comply.
Of the remaining 50 offenders, seven cases are pending grand jury action and 43 are still under investigation to determine their whereabouts, the press release said.
Troopers across the state participated in the investigation. KSP Post 3 in Bowling Green was the only region of the state where troopers located all registrants in compliance.
Lt. Col. Dean Hayes, KSP’s director of operations, said in the press release that people should contact KSP if they suspect an offender has moved from the address listed on the Web site.
The sex offender registry is searchable by name, county or ZIP code and is located at http://kspor.state.ky.us.
After sex offenders are registered, KSP verifies the registered address by certified mail. Offenders must sign and return an address verification form within 10 days. Failure to respond to the letter places the offender in non-compliance.
Lifetime registrants have their addresses verified every 90 days, while 10-year registrants are verified annually.

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