Up-to-date, real time information regarding the release of registered sex offenders into local communities is available through a program developed by the Kentucky State Police in cooperation with the Department of Corrections and the Division of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services.

The Sex Offender Alert Line is an easy way for parents, school personnel, day care workers and any citizen to have an impact on crime and to take proactive steps in protecting children.

Using the Sex Offender Alert Line does not require a computer, only a phone. Place a toll free telephone call to 1-866-564-5652 and provide your telephone number and up to three zip codes to monitor. Calls can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

As soon as the Kentucky State Police receive notice that a registered sex offender is moving into one of the zip code areas that you entered, you will receive a notification call which will direct you to the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry website at http://kspsor.state.ky.us for more information.

The Alert Line system will attempt calls every two hours for a 24- hour period beginning at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. Calls will not be made between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to prevent children from receiving the call. The notification is capable of being left on a telephone answering machine.

It is not necessary to own a computer in order to register for and use the Sex Offender Alert Line. Citizens that do not have computers can utilize systems with free Internet access at any public library in Kentucky.