In 1994, the Federal Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually
Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14071), required States to enact
Sex Offender Registry Programs. Indian Tribes have the option to create their
own program. On August 9th, 2001, the Menominee Tribal Legislature enacted
Ordinance No. 01-12 entitled “Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Program”. This law was created to monitor and track people convicted of sex
crimes and to provide access to this information for police, victims and the
general public.
This Web site is designed to enhance public safety by making the information
contained in the Sex Offender Registry easily accessible to the public. It will
also serve to enhance public awareness about sexual violence in our communities
and provide valuable information about the ways in which individuals and
communities can protect themselves and those they love from acts of sexual
violence. The hope is that this Web site may also, in some meaningful way,
reduce future victimization and the suffering that accompanies it.
The Menominee Tribal Police Department continually seeks to improve the site for
these purposes. As part of the Adam Walsh Act, the site displays the current
reported residence address of registered sex offenders who are in the community.
The public is encouraged to notify the Menominee Tribal Sex Offender Registry
Program about registrant information on this Web site that may be incomplete or
inaccurate, or information concerning the whereabouts of non-compliant
registrants. If there is information reported here that you believe is
incomplete or inaccurate please call the Menominee Tribal Police Department at
715-799-5811.
It is not the intent of the Legislature that this information be used
to injure, harass, or commit a criminal act against persons named in the registry,
their families, or employers. Anyone who takes any criminal action against these
registrants, including vandalism of property, verbal or written threats of harm or
physical assault against these registrants, their families or employers is subject
to criminal prosecution.