Sex Offender Information
Sex Offender Registrations are conducted at 400 1st St Hillsboro, MO 63050 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM and Wednesdays from 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM by appointment only. Call Patti Short at 636-797-5017 to schedule an appointment.
If you know of a sex offender who is failing to comply with their registration requirements, send us a tip, contact us at 636-797-5017, or pshort@jeffcomo.org.
Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 589, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office maintains a list of sex offenders residing in Jefferson County who are required to register under section 589.040 RsMO. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office maintains its list in electronic" public viewable" form through the use of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's (MSHP) Sex Offender Registry Website. Offenders may have moved and failed to notify the Sheriff's Office as required by law.
When Must an Offender Register (589.400)
Any changes to an offender's status (change in address, phone number, vehicles, social media, and email address) must be reported within 3 business days of the change. Any change of address including home address, work address, change in school or volunteer status must reported in person within three-business days to make that change. All in person registrations require an appointment.
All persons that have been ordered to report as a sexual offender in Jefferson County Missouri will need to respond to 400 1st St Hillsboro, MO 63050 to report.
What Information must the Offender Provide (589.407)
- Name, date of birth and SSN #
- Alias names and alias dates of birth
- Physical Description of offender (i.e. age, sex, race, height, and weight.)
- Addresses: home, work, school, temporary address
- Any photographs: required one per year
- Vehicle: year, make, model, color, license plate, license state of any vehicle owned or operated by the offender
- Nature and dates of offenses
- Release Date
- Photocopy of driver's license or nondriver's identification card
- Document verifying proof of residency
- Photocopy of vehicle registration for each of the offender's vehicles
- Any online identifying information he or she uses.*
- Palm prints and a DNA sample
Scammers often target registered sex offenders by calling and posing as a member of law enforcement and claiming the offender has an active warrant for their arrest. The scammer insists the offender must pay fees immediately, often by using a payment center, with gift cards, or via wire transfer, or the offender will be taken to jail. THIS IS A SCAM. Law enforcement doesn't call people to warn them of an outstanding warrant and will never ask for payment in any of those ways. If you get this call, please hang up. If you have further questions, contact the agency that supposedly contacted you directly.
Did You Know...
U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience some kind of sexual assault in their lifetime. Statistics also show that 67% of sexual assaults have victims under the age of 18.
Almost two-thirds of all sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim. (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of statistics. 2007)
Missouri implemented its own statewide Sex Offender Registration program in January 1995 in accordance to standards set by the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act.
Currently, all 50 states have a registration and tracking system in place. Missouri requirements allow for the collection of DNA samples from registered offenders and then stores this information in a DNA database. This collection is performed through the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Crime Lab.