Explain The Three Tiers In The Classification Of Sex Offenses

The three tiers, created by The Walsh Act, have become very important in the classification of sex offenses. All three tiers are based on different types of crimes and all have different requirements. A Tier I sex offender is someone convicted of a sex offense that is not punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. The act defines a sex offense as a crime involving a sexual act or sexual contact with another, specified crimes against minors such as receipt or possession of child pornography, a sexual assault against an adult that involves sexual contact but not a completed or attempted sexual act, and attempt or conspiracy to commit one of them. Certain foreign crimes and certain crimes involving consensual sexual conduct are excluded