Employment: Those convicted of less serious offenses may petition county court for relief from employment restrictions (e.g., regarding proximity to a school) at any time. § 15-20A-25. Restrictions may be reinstated for good cause. § 15-20A-25(i).
Residency: Registrants who are terminally ill, permanently immobile, have a debilitating medical condition requiring substantial care or supervision, or require placement in a residential health care facility, may petition county court for relief from certain residency restrictions at any time. § 15-20A-23. Must be reinstated if person is no longer afflicted. § 15-20A-23(k).
Lifetime juvenile registrants may petition court for full relief 25 years after release. §§ 15-20A-28(b), 15-20A-34.
Relief for employment: No prior or subsequent sex offense adjudications or convictions, no pending sex offense charges. § 15-20A-25(h). Court may consider criminal history. § 15-20A-25(f)(2).
Relief for residency restrictions: no pending criminal charges. § 15-20A-23(d)(3).
Residency: Court must find clear and convincing evidence that person "does not pose a substantial risk of perpetrating any future sexual offense." § 15-20A-23(g).
Lifetime juvenile registrant relief: Court may consider various factors and must be "satisfied by clear and convincing evidence that the juvenile sex offender is rehabilitated and does not pose a threat to the safety of the public." § 15-20A-34(g), (h).
For conviction under § 5-24-221 (permitting physical abuse of a minor), registrant may petition for termination at any time. § 12-12-919(b).
Effective January 1, 2021, people in Tiers 2 and 3 of the new sex offense registration structure may seek relief from the superior court where they are registered, after a minimum period of registration. See column 1.
Removal from website: No conviction for certain listed offenses. See § 290.46(b) - (e).
Removal from website: Mandatory for listed offenses if designated as low/moderate-low SARATSO risk level. § 290.46(e).
Disability: Registrants with a qualifying physical or intellectual disability may petition for termination at any time. § 16-22-113(2.5).
Juvenile relief under § 16-22-113(1)(e): must meet above requirements and also may not have a pending sex offense prosecution.
Under 18 relief pursuant to § 16-22-103(5): no prior unlawful sexual behavior charges. § 16-22-103(5).
Under 18 relief pursuant to § 16-22-103(5): Evaluator must recommend exemption based on best interest of person/community. § 16-22-103(5)(a)(IV). Court must determine by totality of circumstances that registration would be unfairly punitive and that exempting the person would not pose a significant risk to the community. § 16-22-103(5).
Tier I offenders may petition the court for relief 10 years from last day of Level IV/V sentence, or from the date of sentencing if no IV/V sentence imposed. § 4121(e)(2)(c). Tier II/III offenders may petition for redesignation and eventually reach a Tier I designation, though certain waiting periods and eligibility criteria apply. See § 4121(e)(2).
Tier I offenders: Must be free of any non-vehicle conviction for 10 years. § 4121(e)(2)(c).
Tier II/III offenses: Court must determine "by a preponderance of the evidence that such person is not likely to pose a threat to public safety if released from the obligations [imposed by registration]." § 4121(d)(6)(c)
Tier I offenses: Must establish "by a preponderance of the evidence, that the public safety no longer requires preservation of the original designation." § 4121(e)(2)(d). Must complete treatment program. § 4121(e)(2)(c).
Certain less violent offenses: May petition court for relief from registration, residency and employment restrictions 10 years after completion of sentence. Such persons with level I risk assessment may petition for relief at any time. § 42-1-19(a)(4), (c)(2).
Non-sexual kidnapping of minor: May petition for relief immediately. 42-1-19(a)(3), (c)(1).
Physically incapacitated registrants, those in a nursing home or permanently disabled may petition for relief immediately. § 42-1-19(a)(1), (c)(1).
Discharge following first offender deferred adjudication provides relief from registration obligations. § 42-1-12(8).
Non-sexual kidnapping of minor: Same "preponderance" standard as above. § 42-1-19(f).
Incapacitated registrants: Must have completed period of parole/probation § 42-1-19(a)(1). Same "preponderance" standard as above. § 42-1-19(f).
Any person may petition court for relief after 40 years (from later of date of sentencing/release). § 846E-10(e). Certain tier 2 offenses: may petition after 25 years, § 846E-10(c); certain tier 1 offenses after 10 years, § 846E-10(d).
Out of state offenses, see § 846E-2(b).
May petition from relief from bars on employment with child care facility/proximity to facility after 10 years. § 18-8328.
Registration not required for deferred judgment that has been set aside. § 692A.101(7).
Expungement does not relieve registration, but relieves public registration. § 22-4909(e). However, expungement under § 21-6614 is not available while registered. § 21-6614(f).
Registration terminates upon completion of pretrial diversion/deferred adjudication under § 533.250. § 17.500(5)(d).
No provision for reducing 25-year registration requirement. § 15:544(B)(1).
Person whose period was increased to lifetime based on a finding of substantial risk of committing another offense, may petition for relief. § 15:544(F)(2).
Relief from increased lifetime term: "clean record" (see § 15:544(E)(3)) for period of time the person would otherwise have been required to register. § 15:544(F)(2).
15 year/lifetime juvenile relief: Must successfully complete any period of supervised release/sex offender treatment program. § 15:544(E).
Pardon/vacatur/set aside/reversal provide relief from registration obligations. § 11285(9)(B). However, by policy, pardon will not be granted solely for removal from registry. http://www.maine.gov/
corrections/adult/pardon/.
Tier I registrants may petition the court for relief after 10 years. § 28.728c(12).
Any registrant who was registered before July 1, 2011 for an offense that required registration but for which registration is not required after July 1, 2011, must be terminated upon petition. § 28.728c(3), (15)(b).
Tier III based on juvenile adjudication may petition after 25 years. § 28.728c(2), (13).
Pardon may relieve obligation to register but no authority on point. See § 638.02(2). Sealing probably does not relieve registration duty.
Tier I registrant may petition the circuit court for relief after 15 years; Tier II after 25 years. § 45-33-47(2)(b), (c). Relief not available for certain offenses against persons younger than 15. § 45-33-47(2)(f).
Tier I registrant may petition the court for 5 year reduction of term after 10 years with a "clean record." § 589.400(5).
Anyone registered or who otherwise would be required to register for felonious restraint or kidnapping of a nonsexual nature when the person was the parent or guardian and the victim was the child, or nonsexual child abuse, shall be removed from the registry. § 589.400(8).
In addition, § 589.400(9) authorizes a person to petition to remove the registration requirement for certain types of conduct and offenses, by filing a petition under § 589.400, but that section imposes waiting periods of 10 years for Tier I, 25 years for Tier II, and 25 years for Tier III juvenile adjudications. § 589.401(4).
A person adjudicated for a non-aggravated sexual may move the juvenile court to be exempted from community notification or placement on the community notification website. § 62F.320.
Juvenile age 21 hearing: to relieve from registration and community notification requirements, the court must find, considering several enumerated factors, "by clear and convincing evidence at the hearing that the child has been rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the juvenile court and that the child is not likely to pose a threat to the safety of others." § 62F.340.
Registration is required while under deferred sentence, but not after a conditional discharge under § 31-20-13. See § 29-11A-3(B).
Person classified as level 2/3 offender may petition for reclassification to a lower level. § 168-o(2).
Pardon relieves registration obligations. § 168-f(4).
Juveniles: Life (tier III/public registry-qualified person)/20 years (tier II)/10 years (tier I). § 2950.07(B). See § 2950.07(A) for duration details.
Other juvenile registrants may petition for reclassification/declassification three years after completion of disposition. § 2152.85.
Pardon may relieve registration requirement but no authority on point. Sex offenses ineligible for deferred adjudication/ expungement under 22 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 991c.
Misdemeanor/class C felony offenders may petition circuit court for relief 10 years after termination of supervision/probation. Not available for predatory sex offenders. § 163A.120(1)(a).
Level 1 offender: May petition court for relief after 5 years at level one classification. ORS § 163A.125(1)(a), (1)(c). Level 2 and Level 3 offenders may petition court for reclassification at a lower offense level after 10 years, § 163A.125(2), and ultimately for relief as Level 1.
Out of state offense, see § 163A.125(1)(d) (may not petition for relief unless law in jurisdiction of conviction would permit it).
Certain offenders less than 5 years older than victim: No other sex offense conviction/adjudication. ORS § 163A.140(2)(d).
Level 1 offender: No subsequent conviction for person felony/person class A misdemeanor. § 163A.125(3)(a). Court considers all past criminal conduct. § 163A.125(5)(i).
Certain offenders less than 5 years older than victim: Must meet eligibility requirements at ORS § 163A.140. For determination made upon conviction/adjudication, state bears burden of proving ineligibility. § 163A.145(2), (3). Thereafter, offender bears burden of proving eligibility. § 163A.150(6).
Tier III offenders may file a motion in court 30 years after release from incarceration without supervision or termination of active supervision. § 23-3-463(A)(2).
Pardon does not result in removal from registry unless granted for innocence ("based on a finding of not guilty specifically stated"). § 23-3-430(F).
Out of state/federal offenses: may apply if eligible for removal under the laws of the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred. § 23-3-462(A)(1)(c).
Registrants of any tier may petition for exemption from community safety zone restrictions only after 10 years. § 22-24B-27. Not available for offense against child under 13. § 22-24B-27(5).
Registration terminates upon dismissal following deferred adjudication under § 23A-27-14. § 22-24B-2.
Community safety zone restrictions: Court must find that petitioner is not likely to offend again. § 22-24B-28.
Registrants with non-violent offenses may petition Tenn. Bureau of Investigation for termination after 10 years if victim was not 12 or younger / registrants with an offense of sexual contact with inmates may petition after 3 years. §§ 40-39-207(a)(1), (3). Judicial review of TBI denials. § 40-39-207(g).
Out-of-state offenses, see § 40-39-207(i)(4) (may apply for relief to TBI the later of 10 years after supervision or 5 years after being added to TN registry).
Aggravated prostitution relief: A person required to register solely due to a conviction for aggravated prostitution may petition the sentencing court any time after a verdict or finding of guilty, for termination of the registration requirements based on the person's status as a victim of human trafficking offense, a sexual offense, or domestic abuse. §§ 40-39-207(a)(4), 40-39-218.
If the person is required to register due to a diversionary plea taken under § 40-35-313, they may file a request for termination of registration upon successful completion of a term of judicial diversion and dismissal of charges. § 40-39-207(a)(1).
Expungement provides relief, § 40-39-207(a)(2), but sex offenses may not be expunged following diversion, § 40-32-101(a)(1)(D); see also 40-32-101(g) (ineligible for conviction expungement are: (1) any felony or misdemeanor sex offense requiring registration, committed prior to November 1, 1989; (2) any felonies committed on or after November 1, 1989, except listed class E felonies; and listed misdemeanors committed on or after November 1, 1989).
Violent juvenile offender: No subsequent sex offense conviction. § 40-39-207(j)(3).
Juvenile registrants may move for relief at any time. art. 62.352, 62.354.
Youthful offenders: Court must find by preponderance of evidence that exemption does not threaten public safety/conduct was consensual/exemption is in the best interest of victim and justice. art. 62.301(d).
Juveniles: 10 years. § 77-41-105(3)(a), (c).
A provision enacted in 2019 authorizes 10 year registrants to petition the court for relief from registration 10 years after sentence to probation or release on parole, if certain conditions relating to other convictions are met. § 77-41-112(1)(b).
Registration obligation terminates after completion of deferred sentence agreement. § 5401(15).
Expungement terminates registration obligation. CVR 28-050-002, 3.11(d). Registration obligations may not be relieved under Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act. 13 V.S.A. § 8012(a)(1). Pardon may relieve registration requirement but no authority on point.
Termination of website posting upon expungement or pardon. CVR 28-050-002, 4.7.
Registrants with a qualifying physical disability (including those ineligible to petition after 15/25 years) may petition for termination at any time. § 9.1-909(b). Obligation to register may be reinstated if the disability no longer exists. Id.
Notification: May petition for termination of community notification requirements after 15 years without a subsequent disqualifying conviction. § 9A.44.142(2)(b).
Lifetime registration based on court-ordered lifetime supervision order under § 939.615: May petition the court for termination of supervision after 15 years. § 939.615(6). Upon termination of supervision, the court may order relief from registration obligations. § 301.45(5)(am)(2).
Certain court-ordered registration based on depiction of nudity without consent terminates upon completion of sentence/satisfaction of court order. § 301.45(1p)(b).
Registration not required when charges dismissed following first offense deferred adjudication under § 7-13-301. § 7-19-301(a)(iii)
* Limited terms run from completion of sentence, including any community supervision, unless otherwise noted
‡ Relief in case of reversal/acquittal only not separately noted. Waiting period runs from time of initial registration, unless otherwise noted.
† Waiting period runs from time of initial registration, unless otherwise noted.± Applies to all seeking early termination, unless otherwise noted.