Officials had said they needed to review the seriousness and frequency of the cases and others to see whether the public should be able to view the personal information. Lawmakers had intended to keep some of the lower-level sex offenders off the site to avoid associating them publicly with violent or habitual offenders.

Of the 204 offenders, 166 were convicted of felony crimes involving sexual abuse or sexual assault of children under age 14.

"The fact that so many of these offenders sexually abused children demonstrates yet again the importance of public access to this information," Attorney General Mark Bennett said.

"Parents who know where convicted child molesters live can make more informed decisions about their children's safety," he said. "We will be adding information to the Web site on whether an offender's conviction involved a victim under 14."

Information on 15 other sex offenders will remain available only at onsite public access terminals, the attorney general's office said.

"The literal language of the law does allow such offenders to be listed on the Web site," Bennett said. "However, I have decided to leave these 15 cases on onsite public access terminals only, because the Legislature may have intended that result."