The commonwealth of northern mariana islands (CNMI) department of public safety will utilize funding to enhance the SEX offender registry and ensure the compliance of all registered SEX offenders

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety will utilize $384,080 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to enhance the sex offender registry and ensure compliance of all registered sex offenders through September 2030. Key deliverables include maintaining sex offender registry operations on Saipan, developing registry units on Tinian and Rota, increasing public awareness and victim safety, certifying and training law enforcement officers and the program manager, and enforcing officer safety during field compliance checks. The award supports the program's goals of assisting U.S. territories with developing and enhancing programs to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Grant funds will assist in maintaining the operational level on the island of saipan; continue to develop the SEX offender registry unit on the islands of tinian and rota; increase public awareness, as well as victim and public safety; focus on certification and training for law enforcement officers and the program manager; and enforce officer safety, specifically while conducting field compliance/verification checks.