A.       Policy

The purpose of this policy is to provide standardized procedures for the fingerprinting of sex offenders referred to the police department by the Parole Board, Department of Corrections or Probation Departments or moving to Lakewood as provided for by C.R.S., Section 18-3-412.5.
B.         Procedure

1.      Fingerprinting of sex offenders shall be accomplished between the hours of 0800 and 1600 Monday - Friday. Holidays are excluded and no registration will occur on these days. The designated fee will be collected by the Records Section prior to registration on all initial registrations, re-registrations, and re-activations. No fee is charged for address changes. If the sex offender is unable to pay the registration fee, the Offender Registrar may issue a promissory note to the offender which is due by a specified date, which is preferably no more than 14 days. The fee may be waived for an indigent person. The sex offender’s registration shall be accepted even if the person is unable to pay the fee at the time of registration.

2.      Sex offenders who lack a fixed residence. The SOAR Unit shall not accept the registration to a location that would be a violation of the Lakewood Zoning Code or the Lakewood Municipal Code. Sex Offenders who attempt to register to such a location should be given an extension of five (5) days to find a lawful location. Registration will be not be accepted to any of the following locations:

a.         Commercial zoned businesses or areas that do not meet residential codes
b.         Industrial zoned businesses or areas that do not meet the residential codes
c.         In a garage or storage shed (illegal under the Building Code)
d.         RVs and travel trailers are allowed for up to two weeks on a residential lot; only register as a temporary resident.
e.         City parks or other property owned or controlled by the City, except where overnight camping is allowed at Bear Creek Lake Park for up to 14 days.
f.          Anywhere else prohibited by sign or private property owners.
g.         Property owned or controlled by RTD.

3.         All annual and quarterly re-registrations and address changes within Lakewood will be required to present proof of residency at the time of registration. The following items will be accepted:

a.         Valid driver's license with current address.
b.         State-issued identification card with current address.
c.          Current (within last 7 days) hotel/motel receipt.
d.         Documentation of placement in Community Corrections.
e.         Current (within last 30 days) lease/rental receipt.
f.          Current (within last 30 days) residential property ownership.
g.         Utility bills addressed to registrant (within last 30 days).
h.         Proof mailing address was established (within last 30 days).

4.         The Offender Registrar shall complete a records check by querying the appropriate federal, state and local computer systems. The Offender Registrar will meet with the offender at the previously arranged appointment time to review and discuss the completion of the registration forms of the required registration process.

5.         Finger and palm print standards will be obtained. A mug photo shall also be obtained.

6.         Any complete fingerprint and palm print records obtained will be processed by Fingerprint Technicians. A fingerprint record will be submitted to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Upon completion of the registration process, entries shall be made in the LPD and state computer files within the required three days. The entries will also undergo a second party check by another Offender Registrar or designated personnel.

7.         Copies of the Notice to Register and Annual/Quarterly Registration Requirements forms will be retained in the Offender Registrar files.

8.         One copy of the completed Notice to Register form and Annual/Quarterly Registration Requirements forms shall be forwarded to the appropriate parole or probation department.

9.         If the subject fails to appear for registration within the required five business day period follow-up will be conducted in accordance with investigative procedures.

10.        When the subject has moved to Lakewood from another jurisdiction, notice of the new registration will be sent to the prior registering law enforcement agency through CBI.

C.      Rule

Police personnel shall as soon as possible following the registrant's first registration and at least annually thereafter, verify the residential address reported by the registrant, a returned, signed, postcard sent by the SOAR Unit will constitute verification; except that, if the registrant is a sexually violent predator, police personnel shall verify the registrant's residential address quarterly. C.R.S. 16-22-109 (3.5) Verification is not required of a sex offender’s address who registers as “lacks a fixed residence;” the offender is required to self-verify with the police department.

1.            After each initial registration, re-activation, birthday re-registration and address change within Lakewood, a letter with a “sign and return” postage paid postcard enclosed, shall be mailed to the registered address by the SOAR Unit. The returned signed postcard will serve as address verification. The envelope will have a "Return Service Requested-Official Mail-Return Postcard Enclosed" message printed on it.

2.            Failure to return the address verification postcard will result in follow-up investigation by the SOAR Unit with assistance from the CAT Team.

3. The CAT Team shall assist in completing physical sex offender address verifications. These physical verifications will include all sexually violent predators and a monthly random sampling of all annual and quarterly registrants. The verifications should include a visit to the registered address, personal contact with the offender at which point the offender should provide photo identification and two pieces of USPS mail showing the name of the offender and registered address.

4.            All annual and quarterly registrants will be notified by standard mail of their up-coming registration. Within this mailing, a form requiring them to bring proof of residency and the appropriate fee will be included.

5.            Any registrants who fail to register in accordance with the law will be subject to arrest. Follow-up will be conducted in accordance with investigative procedures.

PP-8391 - SXO Reregistration and Address Change