(CNN) Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has been designated as a low-level sex offender, a law enforcement official confirmed to CNN.

Weiner waived his right to appear in court for the designation on Friday, and he was represented by his lawyer, the official said.

The level one designation was handled by officials in the Bronx, but the Manhattan District Attorney's office was consulted, according to the official.

Level one is the lowest level designation for sex offenders. As a level one offender, authorities only need to give out an approximate address of Weiner's when he gets out of the halfway house, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Services website . Weiner must register for 20 years as a level one offender, per state regulations.

If Weiner were a level three offender, the highest designation, authorities would have to give out his address and he would have had to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

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