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Statutes > Louisiana > Rs > Title15 > Rs15-645§645. Central registry
A. The bureau shall establish and maintain a central registry to collect and disseminate information regarding those offenders who are required to register in accordance with this Chapter. The bureau shall provide the information to all law enforcement agencies in this state who request such information in an effort to assist in the prevention of violence and protection of peace officers.
B. Once each year, the bureau shall mail a non-forwardable verification form, not less than five days prior to the anniversary of the date of the offender's initial registration, to the last reported address of each person subject to the provisions of this Section. The person subject to registration shall mail the verification to the bureau within ten days of receipt of the verification form. If the bureau does not receive the verification form within thirty days, the bureau shall immediately notify the sheriff of the parish in which the person's last reported address of residence is located, or in the case of a person residing in a parish with a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand according to the latest federal decennial census, the police department of his municipality of residence.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
