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 LOSS PREVENTION MANAGEMENT BULLETIN

Prepared as a service of the AH&LA by the

Loss Prevention Management Institute, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston,

Funded by gifts from the American Hotel and Lodging Education Foundation

APRIL, 2006

IN SUPPORT OF BACKGROUND CHECKS

While it is considered a best practice to conduct criminal history background checks on new hires, many companies choose not to do so. A quick and easy check that can be made without cost in most cases that provides an increased degree of care for the associates and the guests would be to check the states sexual offender website.

 We believe this is a comprehensive list of state websites, let us know if you discover the site is no longer viable or if we  missed one.

 National http://www.nsopr.gov /

Alabama http://www.dps.state.al.us/public/abi/system/so/

Arizona http://az.gov/webapp/offender/main.do

Arkansas http://www.acic.org/Registration/

California http://meganslaw.ca.gov/

Colorado http://sor.state.co.us/default.asp

Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/dps/sex_offender_registry.htm

Delaware http://www.state.de.us/dsp/sexoff/

 Florida   http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sopu/index.asp?PSessionId=906554405&

 Georgia http://www.ganet.org/gbi/sorsch.cgi

 Hawaii http://pahoehoe.ehawaii.gov/sexoff/

Illinois http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/

Indiana https://secure.in.gov/serv/cji_sor

Iowa http://www.iowasexoffender.com/

Kansas http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/ro.shtml

Kentucky http://kspsor.state.ky.us/

Louisiana http://www.lasocpr.lsp.org/socpr/

Maine http://www.informe.org/sor/

Maryland http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/

Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/sorb/

Michigan http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/

Minnesota http://www.doc.state.mn.us/level3/search.asp

Mississippi http://www.sor.mdps.state.ms.us/

Missourihttp://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/SOR/SORPage.html

 Montana http://svor.doj.state.mt.us

 Nebraska http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor/find.cfm

Nevada http://www.nvsexoffenders.gov/

New Hampshire http://www.oit.nh.gov/nsor/search.asp

New Jersey http://www.njsp.org/info/reg_sexoffend.html

New Mexico http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/

New York http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/

North Carolina http://sbi.jus.state.nc.us/DOJHAHT/SOR/Default.htm

North Dakota http://www.ndsexoffender.com

Ohio http://www.drc.state.oh.us/cfdocs/inmate/search.htm

Oklahoma  http://docapp8.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=190&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30

Oregon http://www.oregonsatf.org/offender_registry.html

Pennsylvania http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/

Rhode Island http://www.doc.state.ri.us/contacts.htm

South Carolinahttp://www.sled.state.sc.us/SLED/default.asp?Category=SCSO&Service=SCSO_01

South Dakotahttp://www.sddci.com/administration/id/sexoffender/index.asp

 Tennessee http://www.ticic.state.tn.us/SEX_ofndr/search_short.asp

Texas https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/soSearch/default.cfm

Utah http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/community/sexoffenders/

Vermont http://www.dps.state.vt.us/cjs/s_registry.htm

Virginia http://sex-offender.vsp.state.va.us/cool-ICE/

Washington http://ml.waspc.org/Accept.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2Findex.aspx

Washington DC http://ml.waspc.org/Accept.aspx?ReturnUrl=/index.aspx

West Va. http://www.wvstatepolice.com/sexoff/

Wisconsin http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/

Wyominghttp://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/so_registration.html  

Puerto Rico does not maintain an online sex offender registry.

Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands does not maintain an online sex offender registry.

We are indebted to Jesse Denton, a long time safety, security and fire protection consultant to the hospitality industry, for this information.

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