DEPARTMENT: Police Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: William P. McManus, Chief of Police
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Sex Offender Registration Detail
SUMMARY:
The SAPD Sex Offender Registration Detail (SORD) is responsible for identifying, locating and contacting individuals who have failed to register as sex offenders. In addition, the Detail processes the required registration, monitors registrants to ensure ongoing compliance, conducts notifications to school districts and submits offender information to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the DPS Sex Offender Database. The SORD is comprised of 7 sworn personnel (1 sergeant, 4 detectives and 2 patrol officers).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Definition
Chapter 62, Subsection A. of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure defines a registered sex offender as person with a reportable conviction or adjudication for one of 36 crimes which include the following:
Aggravated kidnapping
Online solicitation of minor
Aggravated sexual assault
Indecency with child by exposure
Possession of child pornography
Indecency with child by contact
Sexual performance of a child
Indecent exposure -2nd conviction
SAPD Enforcement
The SORD is responsible for monitoring the approximately 3,200 registered sex offenders that reside within San Antonio. In addition to conducting monthly, quarterly and annual compliance checks as determined by the State, the Detail also proactively identifies and contacts individuals who fail to register. The table below summarizes the efforts of the SORD since 2016:
Activity
2016
2017
2018 YTD
TOTAL
Sex Offender Verification Forms
7,740
7,144
3,293
18,177
Sex Offenders Registered
8,183
8,135
2,752
19,070
DPS Updates
9,539
9,831
3,272
22,642
Home/Business Visits
3,067
2,926
1,389
7,382
Arrests
127
110
48
285
Cases Filed
113
104
52
269
Registration Requirements
Individuals with a reportable conviction or adjudication after September 1, 1970 ...
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