Sex Offender Address Changes Reflected Immediately... Private Maps Applied from November

Ministry of Gender Equality, Ministry of Justice, and National Police Agency Discuss Measures to Provide Accurate Actual Residence Information
Immediate Update Upon Recognizing Residential Changes of Electronic Supervision Subjects
From November, Private Maps to Be Used for Sex Offender Location Information Service
Violating Change Reporting Obligation Punishable by Up to 1 Year Imprisonment or Fine Up to 5 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The site that publicly discloses personal information of sex offenders will be improved to more accurately reflect the actual residence information of sex offenders. Changes in the residence of electronically monitored individuals will be immediately reflected, and severe punishment will be imposed if a sex offender falsely reports their address.

On the 28th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Police Agency held the "Sex Offender Personal Information Related Agencies Working Council" to enhance the accuracy of publicly disclosed sex offender personal information and prepared improvement measures.

The registration, disclosure, and notification of sex offender personal information are operated by three ministries sharing responsibilities. The National Police Agency verifies and inspects registration information, the Ministry of Justice handles registration and management of personal information, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is responsible for disclosure and notification.

At the working council, related ministries discussed ways to provide accurate actual residence information among the eight personal information items disclosed on the Sex Offender Alert e website and app. Until now, there have been blind spots in management, such as sex offenders deliberately omitting or falsely reporting their actual residence when registering their address, or intentionally evading police inspections.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family strengthened communication among related agencies to check whether the photo information of sex offenders is up to date and to ensure appropriate measures are taken. To improve the accuracy of displaying the location of sex offenders, from November, private maps will be utilized in the sex offender residence location information service provided on the Sex Offender Alert e website. If the actual residence information of a sex offender is incorrectly disclosed or notified, anyone can request correction of the information through the "Notification Information Correction Request System," which will be promoted and its operation activated.

The Ministry of Justice will immediately reflect changes in the residence of electronically monitored individuals once recognized and notify the police and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, improving the processing procedure. Previously, recognized address information was notified to the police for on-site verification before being reflected, but going forward, the Ministry of Justice agreed to promptly reflect residence information of electronically monitored individuals managed based on location information. The method of delivering changes in personal information from the police to the Ministry of Justice will also be improved from registered mail delivery to system sharing.

The National Police Agency will verify changes immediately upon notification from the Ministry of Justice through direct face-to-face contact with the individual and punish those who violate the obligation to report changes with imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 5 million won. The verification results will also be immediately notified to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to enhance the accuracy of publicly disclosed personal information. For high-risk groups subject to sex offender personal information disclosure and notification, management will be continuously strengthened by confirming changes in personal information through comprehensive inspections in the first and second halves of the year.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated, "As a result of this discussion, it is expected that the actual residence information of electronically monitored sex offenders will be promptly updated in the future, and accuracy will also be improved."

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