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Rhode Island Amber Alert - Information on the Rhode Island Amber Alert plan.

Rhode Island State Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2907

Telephone: (401) 421-5268

Any person who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor or a sexually violent offense, whether in Rhode Island or not, is required to register.  Also those who have been determined to be sexually violent predators, committed an aggravated offense or is a recidivist is require to register.

The state defines a sexually violent predator as a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and has a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes them likely to recommit and engage in violent sex offenses.

Criminal offense against a victim who is a minor is defined as one of the following offenses:

• Kidnapping or false imprisonment of a minor
• Sexual assault in the third degree
• Child molestation sexual assault in the first or second degree
• Exploitation for commercial or immoral purposes
• Murder, if committed during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a kidnapping of a victim under 18.

A sexually violent offense is defined as any of the following:

• Sexual assault in the third degree
• Child molestation sexual assault in the first or second degree
• Sexual assault in the first or second degree
• Murder committed in perpetration or attempted perpetration of rape, sexual assault or child molestation
• Offense in another jurisdiction is substantially equivalent to an offense listed above

A juvenile is required to register if they are a sexually violent predator who has one or more prior convictions for an offense requiring registration or has been convicted of aggravated assault.