KRS 17.520: Period of registration.

(1) A registrant, upon his or her release by the court, the Parole Board, the cabinet, or

any detention facility, shall be required to register for a period of time required

under this section.

(2) (a) Lifetime registration is required for:

1. Any person who h as been convicted of kidnapping, as set forth in KRS

509.040, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of

the commission of the offense, except when the offense is committed by

a parent;

2. Any person who has been convicted of unlawful imprisonment, as set

forth in KRS 509.020, when the victim is under the age of eighteen (18)

at the time of the commission of the offense, except when the offense is

committed by a parent;

3. Any person convicted of a sex crime:

a. Who has one (1) or more prior convictions of a felony criminal

offense against a victim who is a minor; or

b. Who has one (1) or more prior sex crime convictions;

4. Any person who has been convicted of two (2) or more felony criminal

offenses against a victim who is a minor;

5. Any person who has been convicted of:

a. Rape in the first degree under KRS 510.040; or

b. Sodomy in the first degree under KRS 510.070; and

6. Any sexually violent predator.

(3) All other r egistrants are required to register for twenty (20) years following

discharge from confinement or twenty (20) years following the maximum discharge

date on probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or other form of

early release, whichever period is greater.

(4) If a person required to register under this section is reincarcerated for another

offense or as the result of having violated the terms of probation, parole,

postincarceration supervision, or conditional discharge, the registration

requirements and the remaining period of time for which the registrant shall register

are tolled during the reincarceration.

(5) A person who has pled guilty, entered an Alford plea, or been convicted in a court

of another state or territory, in a court of the United States, or in a court -martial of

the United States Armed Forces who is required to register in Kentucky shall be

subject to registration in Kentucky based on the conviction in the foreign

jurisdiction. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shal l promulgate administrative

regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

(6) The court shall designate the registration period as mandated by this section in its

judgment and shall cause a copy of its judgment to be mailed to the Information

Services Center, Department of Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.