(a) For the covered offender who has registered a permanent residence address to which the United States Postal Service will deliver mail or a permanent residence and a registered post office box, during the first week of the months of January, April, July, and October of every year, the attorney general shall mail a nonforwardable verification form to the last reported permanent residence address or post office box of the covered offender. Upon receipt of the verification form:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-5

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general of the State of Hawaii, the department of the attorney general, or an authorized representative of the attorney general. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
  • Chief of police: means the county chief of police, the county police department, or an authorized representative of the chief of police. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
  • Covered offender: means a "sex offender" or an "offender against minors" as defined in this section. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
  • Permanent residence: means a building, permanent structure or unit therein, or watercraft where the covered offender resides and intends to reside indefinitely, or at least for the next one hundred eighty days, and which the offender owns, rents, or occupies with the consent of the owner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
  • Registration information: means the information specified in section 846E-2(d) and (e). See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
  • Temporary residence: means a building, permanent structure or unit therein, watercraft, emergency shelter, or transitional housing facility where the covered offender resides, but does not intend to reside for more than one hundred eighty days. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 846E-1
(1) The covered offender shall sign the verification form and state that the covered offender still resides at the address last reported to the attorney general and that no other registration information has changed or shall provide the new information; and
(2) The covered offender shall mail the signed and completed verification form to the attorney general within ten days after receipt of the form.
(b) For the covered offender who has registered:

(1) A temporary residence address;
(2) A description of a place or area in which the covered offender resides for at least thirty nonconsecutive days within a sixty-day period;
(3) No place of residence; or
(4) A permanent residence address, to which the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail, and has no registered post office box,

during the first week of the months of January, April, July, and October of every year, the covered offender shall report to the chief of police where the covered offender resides, or to such other department or agency that may be designated by the attorney general in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91 for purposes of administration of this section, and shall review the existing information in the registry that is within the covered offender’s knowledge, correct any information that has changed or is inaccurate, and provide any new information that may be required.

(c) The periodic verification provisions of this section shall not apply to covered offenders who are incarcerated or have registered with a designated law enforcement agency after establishing residence in another state.