{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-811.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 811.5","heading":"Commencement of the obligation to register.","body":"(a) A sex offender's obligation to register starts when the sex offender is found guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity of a registration offense or is determined to be a sexual psychopath. However, CSOSA may suspend registration requirements during any period of time in which a sex offender is detained, incarcerated, confined, civilly committed, or hospitalized in a secure facility.\n(b) A sex offender must register if the sex offender is placed on probation, parole, supervised release, or convalescent leave, is conditionally or unconditionally released from a secure facility, is granted unaccompanied grounds privileges or other unaccompanied leave, absconds or escapes, is otherwise not detained, incarcerated, confined, civilly committed, or hospitalized in a secure facility, or enters the District of Columbia from another jurisdiction to live, reside, work, or attend school. Registration shall be effectuated as provided in § 811.7 and may be carried out prior to the occurrence of a circumstance described in this paragraph, including the release of or granting of leave to a sex offender.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER VIII—COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA","PART 811—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"160215a8dbfe20347aa5427102fb7b23038f94ea7fda9a41584021f6f678c349","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-811.4","next":"us/28-cfr-811.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}