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WAYS TO GET OFF THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

By Smith Law Offices,

There have been two recent developments which potentially relieve an individual from a duty to register under Maine?s Sex Offender Registration Law, 34-A M.R.S.A § 11201 et seq. ?SORNA?). On September 11, 2009, new legislation went into effect which allows certain individuals to apply to be deregistered. On December 22, 2009 Maine?s Law Court issued an opinion in the case of State v. Letalien, 2009 ME 130 which expanded the category of those not required to register. I. LEGISLATIVE CHANGES On September 11, 2009 the following legislation went into effect in response to legislative concerns about the ex post facto nature of the SORNA scheme: 1. Exception. Notwithstanding section 11202, a person sentenced on or after January 1, 1982 and prior to June 30, 1992 is not required to register under this chapter if that person submits to the bureau, in a form to be determined by the bureau, documentation to establish the following: A...continue to full post

Full post as published by SexCrimeDefender on February 05, 2010 (boomark / email).