<P> Sex offender registries in the United States consist of federal and state level systems designed to collect information of convicted sex offenders for law enforcement and public notification purposes . All 50 states and District of Columbia maintain registries that are open to public via sex offender registration websites , although some registered sex offenders are visible to law enforcement only . According to NCMEC , as of 2015 there were 843,260 registered sex offenders in the United States . Registrants have to periodically appear in person to their local law enforcement for purposes of collecting their personal information , such as photograph , fingerprints , name , scars , tattoos , living address , place of employment and vehicle information . </P>
<P> Sex offender registries in the United States consist of federal and state level systems designed to collect information of convicted sex offenders for law enforcement and public notification purposes . All 50 states and District of Columbia maintain registries that are open to public via sex offender registration websites , although some registered sex offenders are visible to law enforcement only . According to NCMEC , as of 2015 there were 843,260 registered sex offenders in the United States . Registrants have to periodically appear in person to their local law enforcement for purposes of collecting their personal information , such as photograph , fingerprints , name , scars , tattoos , living address , place of employment and vehicle information . </P>
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