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A Level 1 offender (low risk) must register for twenty years or for life, and Level 2 (moderate risk) and Level 3 (high risk) offenders must register for life.

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Since its a federal law, it is a national requirement. Naturally, some states do things differently from others with this registery.

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The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld sex offender registration laws twice, in two respects. Two challenges to state laws (in Hawaii and Missouri) have succeeded, however.

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Wikipedia has a detailed anaylsis of both challenges.
Source(s):
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/faq.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registration#Registration_require...

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