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These are risk labels shown on the public registry record. They are administrative labels from the official record, not a real-time TPJ judgment about current danger.
Registry Offense Guide
Offense And Classification Guide
This page gives a plain-language guide to the offense labels, statutes, and classification terms shown on the Princeton registry page.
It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for the exact legal text. The controlling definition is always the statute cited on the individual record in the jurisdiction where that conviction or registration basis came from.
How to use this page
- Use the offense label to understand the general category the record is pointing to.
- Use the statute listed on the record for the exact legal definition.
- Remember that Princeton registry records include Texas, federal, and out-of-state convictions, so wording can vary a lot by jurisdiction.
Classification terms
Not reported
This means the public-facing record does not show a risk level. It should not be treated as the same thing as low risk.
Verified
This generally means the registering agency reported the record as verified for the relevant reporting cycle shown in the official system.
Reported information not verified
This generally means information has been reported into the system, but the official record does not reflect a completed local verification status at that time.
Relocation
This generally means the public record reflects a move-related or transition status and should not be treated as a confirmed present residential address.
Transient
This generally means the public record is not showing a standard fixed residential address and should not be treated as a confirmed mappable residence.
Annually / Lifetime
These labels describe the registration schedule or duration shown on the record, not a TPJ-created severity score.
Offense labels currently on the Princeton registry page
AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING WITH INTENT TO VIOLATE OR ABUSE THE VICTIM SEXUALLY
Generally refers to abducting or restraining a person with the intent to sexually violate or abuse that person, as defined by the cited statute.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 20.04(a)(4)
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT
Generally refers to sexual assault with aggravating factors such as force, threats, a weapon, serious bodily injury, or a specially protected victim.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
Generally refers to aggravated sexual assault involving a child victim under the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B)
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
Generally refers to an alleged or convicted attempt to commit aggravated sexual assault against a child, even if the completed offense did not occur.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B) AND 15.01
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULT
Generally refers to an attempt to commit sexual assault under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011 AND 15.01
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
Generally refers to an attempt to commit sexual assault against a child under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2) AND 15.01
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Generally refers to conduct involving child sexual abuse material, which can include production, possession, distribution, or other prohibited handling depending on the statute.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
18 USC 2252A
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL INVOLVING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
Generally refers to conduct involving material that sexually exploits minors under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
18 USC 2252
CHILD MOLESTATION/2ND DEGREE
Generally refers to unlawful sexual conduct or contact with a child under a second-degree classification in the convicting jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
MISSOURI REVISED STATUTES 566.068
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/SEXUAL CONDUCT & VICTIM IS > 8 BUT < 17
Generally refers to prohibited sexual conduct involving a minor in the age range listed in the offense title.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
720 ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES 5/12-15 (B)
CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR TO COMMIT ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR (SOLICITING A MINOR TO MEET)
Generally refers to asking, encouraging, or attempting to induce a minor to commit the online-solicitation offense named in the title.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 33.021(c) AND 15.031
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT
Generally refers to sexual touching or contact with a child for sexual arousal or abuse under Texas law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1)
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY EXPOSURE
Generally refers to exposing oneself or sexual parts to a child for sexual arousal, abuse, or gratification under Texas law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(2)
INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD/FONDLING OR TOUCHING
Generally refers to fondling or sexual touching involving a child under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
KANSAS STATUTES ANNOTATED 21-3503 (a)(1)
LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACTS INVOLVING CHILDREN/FORCE, VIOLENCE, DURESS, MENACE, OR FEAR OF IMMEDIATE AND UNLAWFUL BODILY INJURY
Generally refers to sexual acts involving a child where force, threats, or coercion are part of the offense.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 288(b)(1)
LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACTS INVOLVING CHILDREN/VICTIM IS UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
Generally refers to lewd sexual acts involving a child under the age stated in the title.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 288(a)
LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSALS OR ACTS AS TO CHILD UNDER 16 OR PERSON BELIEVED TO BE UNDER 16/LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSAL
Generally refers to making a lewd or indecent sexual proposal to a child, or to someone believed to be a child, under the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
OKLAHOMA STATUTE TITLE 21 SECTION 1123 (A)(1)
ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR (COMMUNICATING OR DISTRIBUTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL)
Generally refers to sending sexually explicit material or sexual communications to a minor online under the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 33.021(b)
ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR (SOLICITING A MINOR TO MEET)
Generally refers to using online communications to solicit or arrange an in-person meeting with a minor for unlawful sexual conduct.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 33.021(c)
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Generally refers to knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material under the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.26(a)
POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Generally refers to possession, promotion, or distribution of child sexual abuse material depending on the cited statute.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.26
PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Generally refers to distributing, promoting, advertising, or otherwise circulating child sexual abuse material.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.26(e)
RAPE BY FORCE OR FEAR
Generally refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse accomplished through force, threat, or fear under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Generally refers to non-consensual sexual assault as defined by the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
Generally refers to sexual assault involving a child victim under the cited jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2)
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD/SECOND DEGREE/SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
Generally refers to child sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, with the severity classification coming from the convicting jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
WISCONSIN STATUTE 948.02(2)
SEXUAL ASSAULT/THIRD DEGREE/SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND WITHOUT CONSENT
Generally refers to sexual intercourse without consent, with the degree classification supplied by the convicting jurisdiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
WISCONSIN STATUTE 940.225(3)
SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD
Generally refers to causing, employing, or permitting a child to engage in a sexual performance or sexual depiction.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.25
TOUCHING, HANDLING, CHILD FOR LUSTFUL PURPOSES
Generally refers to sexual touching or handling of a child for a lustful or sexual purpose under the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
MISSISSIPPI CODE ANNOTATED 97-5-23
TOUCHING, HANDLING, ETC, CHILD, MENTALLY DEFECTIVE OR INCAPACITATED PERSON OR PHYSICALLY HELPLESS PERSON
Generally refers to unlawful sexual touching involving a child or a person who is mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, depending on the cited law.
Statutes shown on current Princeton records
MISSISSIPPI CODE ANNOTATED 97-5-23 (1)