To be eligible for removal from the registry as a Tier I offender, the petitioner must show, by clear and convincing evidence, that all of the following criteria have been met:

1. (1) At least five years have elapsed since the date the petitioner first registered pursuant to this chapter;

2. (2) The crime requiring registration was for:

   1. (a) Statutory rape under subdivision 22-22-1(5), or an attempt to commit statutory rape under subdivision 22-22-1(5), but only if the petitioner was twenty-one years of age or younger at the time the offense was committed or attempted;
   2. (b) A juvenile adjudication for a sex crime as defined in subdivision 22-24B-1(1);
   3. (c) Sexual contact under § 22-22-7 if the victim was between the ages of thirteen and sixteen and the petitioner was at least three years older than the victim, but only if the petitioner was twenty-one years of age or younger at the time the offense was committed;
   4. (d) Felony use or dissemination of any image or recording without consent under § 22-21-4; or
   5. (e) An out-of-state, federal or court martial offense that is comparable to the elements of the crimes listed in subsections (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c), or (2)(d);
3. (3) The circumstances surrounding the crime requiring registration did not involve a child under the age of thirteen;
4. (4) The petitioner is not a recidivist sex offender;
5. (5) The petitioner has substantially complied in good faith with the registration and re-registration requirements imposed under chapter 22-24B; and
6. (6) Petitioner demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court that petitioner does not pose a risk or danger to the community. For purposes of this section, any period of time during which the petitioner was incarcerated or during which the petitioner was confined in a mental health facility does not count toward the five-year calculation, regardless of whether the incarceration or confinement was for the sex offense requiring registration or for some other offense.

Source: SL 2005, ch 120 , § 422; SL 2010, ch 119 , § 1; SL 2016, ch 127 , § 1; SL 2020, ch 87 , § 3; SL 2024, ch 88 , § 1.