For general registration questions please refer to the tabs listed on our website. If the information you are seeking is not found within these tabs please contact your local law enforcement agency or local State's Attorney's Office for help.

Offender Registration Tab - Overview of the Offender Registration Unit, Statutes, Rules and the Administrative Appeal Process

Sex Offender Registration Tab - Disclaimer and the Registry Search Tool

FAQs Tab - Offense Lists, Criteria for Registration, Definitions, Retroactive Registration, Duration of Registration, Registration Fees, Residency Restrictions, Park Restrictions, School Restrictions, Victim Notification Assistance, How to Obtain Offense Information, Offender Photo Process, Sex Offender Registry Transfer Explanation and Out of State Offender Information. All FAQ's are listed in further detail within Illinois Statute.

Other State SOR Sites Tab - This has a full list of Out of State Sex Offender Registration Units. To view the National Sex Offender Public Website please visit https://www.nsopw.gov/

Training Tab - How to access the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Exchange Portal through the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP). The Illinois State Police Offender Registration Unit will provide all available training documents, tools, guides and forms that are used statewide for law enforcement agencies in Illinois to access at their convenience.

Important Links Tab - Legislation, Documents, Education and Safety Links

Law Enforcement Requests

Copies of an offenders registration form should be directed to the law enforcement agency in which the offender is currently registering under.

Court document requests should be directed to the county of conviction Circuit Clerks Office or State's Attorneys Office.

Incident report requests should be directed to the local law enforcement agency that was involved in the offenders arrest.

Law enforcement should perform a criminal history review of the offender to assist with identifying the agencies involved.

For LEADS questions please refer to all available manuals listed on our website at LEADS Manual.

For legal questions please contact your local State's Attorneys Office or an attorney in your jurisdiction.

For all other requests, law enforcement should provide all identifiers of the subject in question before sending their request to ISP.SOR.Unit@illinois.gov