(A) Information collected for the offender registry is open to public inspection, upon request to the county sheriff. A sheriff must release information regarding persons required to register under this article to a member of the public if the request is made in writing, on a form prescribed by SLED. The sheriff must provide the person making the request with the full names of the registered sex offenders, any aliases, any other identifying physical characteristics, each offender's date of birth, the home address on file, the offense for which the offender was required to register pursuant to Section 23-3-430, and the date, city, and state of conviction. A photocopy of a current photograph must also be provided. The sheriff must provide to a newspaper with general circulation within the county a listing of the registry for publication.

A sheriff who provides the offender registry for publication or a newspaper which publishes the registry, or any portion of it, is not liable and must not be named as a party in an action to recover damages or seek relief for errors or omissions in the publication of the offender registry; however, if the error or omission was done intentionally , with malice, or in bad faith the sheriff or newspaper is not immune from liability.

(D) For purposes of this article, information on a person adjudicated delinquent in family court for an offense listed in Section 23-3-430 must be made available to the public in accordance with the following provisions:

1. (1) If a person has been adjudicated delinquent for committing any of the following offenses, information must be made available to the public pursuant to subsections (A) and (B):

   1. (a) criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (Section 16-3-652);
   2. (b) criminal sexual conduct in the second degree (Section 16-3-653);
   3. (c) criminal sexual conduct with minors, first degree (Section 16-3-655(1));
   4. (d) criminal sexual conduct with minors, second degree (Section 16-3-655(2) and (3));
   5. (e) engaging a child for sexual performance (Section 16-3-810);
   6. (f) producing, directing, or promoting sexual performance by a child (Section 16-3-820);
   7. (g) kidnapping (Section 16-3-910); or
   8. (h) trafficking in persons (Section 16-3-930) except when the court makes a finding on the record that the offense did not include a criminal sexual offense or an attempted criminal sexual offense.

2. (2) Information shall only be made available, upon request, to victims of or witnesses to the offense, public or private schools, child day care centers, family day care centers, businesses or organizations that primarily serve children, women, or vulnerable adults, as defined in Section 43-35-10(11), for persons adjudicated delinquent for committing any of the following offenses:

   1. (a) criminal sexual conduct in the third degree (Section 16-3-654);
   2. (b) criminal sexual conduct: assaults with intent to commit (Section 16-3-656);
   3. (c) criminal sexual conduct with a minor: assaults with intent to commit (Section 16-3-656);
   4. (d) committing or attempting lewd act upon child under sixteen (Section 16-15-140);
   5. (e) peeping (Section 16-17-470);
   6. (f) incest (Section 16-15-20);
   7. (g) buggery (Section 16-15-120);
   8. (h) violations of Article 3, Chapter 15 of Title 16 involving a minor, which violations are felonies; or
   9. (i) indecent exposure.
3. (3) A person who is under twelve years of age at the time of his adjudication, conviction, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere for a first offense of any offense listed in Section 23-3-430(C) shall be required to register pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; however, the person's name or any other information collected for the offender registry shall not be made available to the public.
4. (4) A person who is under twelve years of age at the time of his adjudication, conviction, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere for any offense listed in Section 23-3-430(C) and who has a prior adjudication, conviction, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere for any offense listed in Section 23-3-430(C) shall be required to register pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and all registry information concerning that person shall be made available to the public pursuant to items (1) and (2).
5. (5) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dissemination of all registry information to law enforcement.