NEW YORK, NY April 25, 2005 —For almost a decade, paroled sex offenders have been required to register their whereabouts with local law enforcement. Now, some of them will be 'timing-out' and disappearing from the Registry.

Only those convicted of the most serious sexual assaults must register with police for life. They're called "Level Three" offenders. There's more than 5 thousand of them living in New York State. There's also another 17 thousand in the state, whose crimes were less severe or who are deemed less threatening by parole boards.

They only need to register for 10 years. The law took effect in 1996. As reported by the Daily News, that means many of them will be eligible to come off the registry starting next year. Politicians are scrambling for ways for law enforcement to keep track of them for a longer period.

Information on Level 3 convicts is available online. State authorities say the website this year is getting 2,000 hits daily - up by about a third from last year.