A federal law requires law enforcement officials to notify members of a campus community if a sex offender is at the University.
The Campus Sex Crime Prevention Act went into effect last year. The act requires all higher education institutions to issue a statement advising the campus community members where they can obtain information about sex offenders.
In addition, the act requires sex offenders to notify higher education institutions at which the person is employed or is a student.
The act differs from the Clery Act, which requires universities to report campus crime statistics and provide crime and safety information to the campus community.
According to the LSUPD Web site, the Louisiana State Police maintains the Louisiana Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry for the state and is responsible for the enforcement of the law.
The registry Web site provided by the state police is a public access Web site that allows people to search for sex offenders by higher education institution.
In addition, LSUPD Capt. Mark Shaw said people can search for individuals by name.
Shaw said the law does not require the University to maintain or publish a list of sex offenders but does require that all higher education institutions make students aware of where sex offender information can be obtained.
Shaw said the law also requires any registered sex offender enrolled or employed at a higher education institution to register with the official registry.
The registry Web site lists one person at the University. Kelli York, 19, is listed as being convicted in 2002 on charges of indecent behavior with juveniles.
York is listed in the 2002-2003 directory, but is not listed in the online PAWS directory.