Background The U.S. Congress passed three laws that require States to keep track of sex offenders; the Wetterling Registration Act, the Lynchner Tracking and Identification Act and Megan’s Law. On March 5, 2003, The Supreme Court ruled that information about potential predators may be posted on the Internet. The Problem The information is available and you have the right to see it. But the problem is that access is very difficult. You have to know the name of the individual you are looking for and in many States you must go to your police station and complete a request form. In some States there is a fee and limit to view only two names	National Alert Registry Establishing the identity of an offender Have a neighbor who you believe is a convicted sex offender, yet you don't see on your neighborhood list? Convinced that the individual is getting away unnoticed? Not so fast! With a little help you can usually figure out why. Here's how: Perform a name search to see if the offender is listed somewhere else. How? Depending upon the State, offenders may wait up to six months to register at their new address. Determine if the offender lives within your search radius. You can expand your search radius up to a total of 12 miles. Find out how by clicking here. Verify that the offender has been convicted Only previously convicted - not alleged, accused or indicted sex offenders - are required to register. Determine if the individual was recently convicted or recently moved. The offender listing may be delayed by the State agency in charge of overseeing offender registration. Determine if there are already 100 other listings within your neighborhood search area. The National Alert Registry can display up to 100 offender listings per neighborhood search area. If you are convinced that the neighbor is already a convicted sex offender, has lived at the same address for six months or more and cannot be located by a nationwide name search: Contact a National Alert Registry support agent and identify the person by clicking here. The agent will be happy to help you determine the reason for the discrepancy and correct any problems. Consider consulting with a local law enforcement officer. If the record was delayed, you may receive a future Red Alert email listing the offender as a new neighbor. Please note: The National Alert Registry will never arbitrarily add a name to the list of convicted sex offenders regardless of the requesting party. To ensure the integrity of the service, all sex offender data comes directly from the jurisdiction of State registration records. Have you solved the problem? Yes, I have solved the problem. No, I want to go back to the Topics List. No, I want to go back to the beginning. No, I want to contact your support department.