This page is not meant to be all-inclusive. The information below is not intended to be legal advice. For specific information about registration requirements you must refer to Minnesota law.

Here are the offenses that require registration. 

Ongoing registration requirements

Once registered, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) will mail verification forms to your primary address once a year. All registrants must complete and return the form within 10 days. The BCA does not confirm whether a verification form has been sent or whether a completed form has been received. Registrants may confirm the status of your letter. 

Level 3 registrants and those civilly committed as sexually dangerous persons or sexual psychopathic personalities must complete verification forms twice a year. 

Law enforcement and corrections agents may obtain updated photos at a time or frequency chosen by the authority.

Submit additional forms that apply to your circumstances

Complete a Change of Information form with your corrections agent or law enforcement agency under the circumstances listed below. Law enforcement, corrections and the BCA cannot change your information over the phone or with an email.

• If you move to a different residence or become unhoused
• If you will spend significant time at an alternate residence
• If you own, lease or rent a property
• If you switch jobs
• If you switch schools
• If you switch vehicles
• If you switch phone numbers
• If you are hospitalized 
• Additional reasons as identified in Minnesota law

Registrants who become unhoused must also complete a Lack of Primary Address form weekly at your local law enforcement agency.

If you have questions

Under Minnesota law, the BCA is prohibited from answering questions over the phone or via email. Questions for the BCA must be submitted in a physical letter and sent to the BCA by mail. 

Bureau of Criminal Apprehension – Predatory Offender Registration Unit
1430 Maryland Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Responses will be mailed only to the primary address on file and will only contain information related to registration. Please include the following in any correspondence:

• Full legal name
• Date of birth
• All relevant court documents

Changes to your information cannot be made over the phone or with an email.

Read Predatory Offender Registry frequently asked questions.