GTB and LTBB among Nine Tribes Nationally that have Substantially Complied with Sex Offender Registration Laws

Here is the press release. An excerpt:

The States of Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming; as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Pueblo of Isleta, Tohono O’odham Nation, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe; and the United States territory of Guam have been found by the SMART Office to have substantially implemented SORNA. Tribes that have not implemented SORNA by the deadline and can show that they will be able to do so “within a reasonable amount of time,” as determined by the Attorney General, may submit a request to the SMART Office.