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the College community when information is received that a registered sex offender may be
expected on or near the College campus, including off-site buildings and associated College
activities. Information that is relevant and necessary to protect the public and to counteract
the danger created by a particular offender may be released pursuant to RCW 4.24.550.
The extent and content of the disclosure of relevant and necessary information shall be
related to:
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The level of risk posed by the offender to the community;
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the location where the offender resides, expects to reside or, is regularly found;
and
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The needs of affected community members for information to enhance their
individual and collective safety
Purpose of Notification
An informed public is a safer public. Notification is not intended to increase fear.
Sex\kidnap offenders have always lived in our communities. The purpose of the Community
Protection Act of 1990 was to assist local law enforcement agency efforts to protect
communities by providing relevant and necessary information. By providing the public
adequate notice and information, community members can develop constructive plans to
prepare themselves and their children for the offender's release.
The Department of Corrections, the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and the
Indeterminate Sentence Review Board are required to classify all sex offenders released
from their facilities into levels of risk (low, moderate, or high). These agencies then issue to
appropriate law enforcement agencies narrative notices regarding the pending release of sex
offenders. The narrative notices describe the identity and criminal history behavior of the
offender and shall include a risk level classification for the offender. Upon receiving a
narrative notice, local law enforcement agencies review all available information and assign
risk-level classifications to all sex offenders about whom information will be disseminated
for the purpose of community notification.
The campus safety and security office maintains records of sex offenders who have been
brought to the attention of Olympic College by the Kitsap and Mason County Sheriffs’
offices. Additionally, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office maintains an online registry of
level III sex offenders who are registered to live in Kitsap County. You can review the
current list of level III Sex Offenders registered in Kitsap County online by going to:
and for Level II and III Sex
Offenders registered in Mason County at:
. Using this
public information to threaten, intimidate or harass sex\kidnap offenders will not be
tolerated by Olympic College.
Immunity
Public employees and/or public agencies are immune from civil liability for damages for
any discretionary risk level classification decisions or release of relevant and necessary
information, unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross
negligence or in bad faith. (RCW 4.24.550(7)).
For more information, please contact Safety & Security at 360.475.7800 or for view of
full policy, visit:
04ReleaseofSexOffenderInformation.pdf
