Alfred E. Smith Building
80 South Swan Street Albany, NY 12210
www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor/
Toll-Free Database Search Line
800-262-3257
Main Phone (Non-Search)
518-417-3384
Primary Services
Offender Registries/Community Notification
Description
Provides information regarding registered sex offenders and where they are residing. Information is available via a searchable online directory or by calling 800-262-3257.
The state’s NY-ALERT system can provide notifications whenever a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender listed in the online directory moves.
The state’s NY-ALERT system can provide notifications whenever a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender listed in the online directory moves.
Hours
Database search phone line is available Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm, excluding legal holidays.
Searchable online directory is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Searchable online directory is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Eligibility
Service Area: NYS.
Intake Process
To get information about Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders, search the Sex Offender Registry online directory at https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/SomsSUBDirectory/search_index.jsp
To get information about Level 1 sex offenders and offenders whose risk levels have not yet been determined by a judge, call 800-262-3257 during the hours specified above. Callers must have an individual's name and one of the following – an exact address, date of birth, driver's license number, or Social Security number – to learn if that individual is on the Registry.
Employers, children’s camp operators, and volunteer organizations can submit search requests directly to the Registry. Learn more about that process here: https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor/800info_cdsubmit.htm
To get information about Level 1 sex offenders and offenders whose risk levels have not yet been determined by a judge, call 800-262-3257 during the hours specified above. Callers must have an individual's name and one of the following – an exact address, date of birth, driver's license number, or Social Security number – to learn if that individual is on the Registry.
Employers, children’s camp operators, and volunteer organizations can submit search requests directly to the Registry. Learn more about that process here: https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor/800info_cdsubmit.htm
Program Fees
Free.
Date of Official Change
Nov 17, 2020
Contacts
Program Director (Primary)
SORRequests@dcjs.ny.gov
518-417-3384