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CT Bill Would Criminalize Interstate Travel Without Notice

By Corey Rayburnyung

A helpful reader sends word that Connecticut legislators are considering a bill which would make it a crime for any out-of-state sex offender to enter the state without registering within 48 hours. You may read the proposed law here. From the relevant subsection: Any person who is a registered sexual offender under the laws of any other state who enters this state and fails to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing not less than forty-eight hours prior to entering the state of the information required under this section or falsely reports such information shall be guilty of a class D felony.It's likely that this law would raise right to travel issues that have not gained much traction in residency restriction cases.

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).