Comments on: The perils of moving to another state – even after you’re removed from your own state’s registry https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/ National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sasha https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/#comment-45248 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:18:33 +0000 https://www.narsol.org/?p=97185#comment-45248 Good article. Was simple and to the point. I have related this information to people I know beforehand, but they refuse to believe it. I am encouraging for them to do their research.
This is one of the only offense that carries on from state to state even if you were removed from the registry. This should not stand but because it is civil it appears anything goes. There are people trapped in their own states due to the registry because they are afraid of moving or getting a better job or life. This should stop but I fear no one cares.

]]> By: Tim in WI https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/#comment-45228 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:45:57 +0000 https://www.narsol.org/?p=97185#comment-45228 Moving out of state was the option for me upon my release. However, WI requires registration anyway and despite the fact you may never return. Heck, taking an out of state job requires registration in both states. I used to work with databases and programs meant for control functions in multi axis milling machines in 8 different States. Imagine trying to cope with all that reporting. Each state also required the fee. Most of the time the fix didn’t take more than two or three days, but a whole machine install could take weeks or months. Since registration is triggered by a few days most of the time registration was required. My registration mail would pile up.
It got to be too much so I quit working.

]]> By: Tim in WI https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/#comment-45203 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:55:57 +0000 https://www.narsol.org/?p=97185#comment-45203 We all remember Connecticut DPS v Doe. In that case the majority of the Supreme Court upheld the administrative branches’ application of the sex offender registry regime to those already convicted. In doing so they determined the 14th amendments procedural necessity for DOC commitments was not due.( for those cases with signed standard waiver of civil rights.) And here we are today, where states are demanding ” more process!” ( The new State.) In doing so, State’s acts as if their necessity arises from offensive behavior not tied to factual harm to one of their own citizens. It is not correct for a State to abstract the harms to another states citizens onto their own interests by default. Thus the need for comparative analysis only manifests because the majority in Connecticut DPS failed to acknowledge certain truth as to the widespread consequences applications of the database.

]]> By: J L https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/#comment-45197 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:53:06 +0000 https://www.narsol.org/?p=97185#comment-45197 In reply to Mr. D.

Two points to your comment:
1.) If I’m not mistaken, you can never have sexually related crimes expunged from your record. Even if you have them dismissed, I believe they will still show up on the record. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I don’t even know if clemency completely removes them, but again, correct if wrong.
2.) If said registrant were to move from Michigan to Alabama, and say, renew his driver’s license there once it expired, then the department of transportation for Alabama would have his records from Michigan show up. There would be a record of his registrant status most likely present. Then the department would put two and two together, determine he was required to register and didn’t. In Texas, the DPS has all of the registrants on file so I imagine the same would be true for the other 49 states.

]]> By: Mr. D https://www.narsol.org/2024/11/the-perils-of-moving-to-another-state-even-after-youre-removed-from-your-own-states-registry/#comment-45192 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:20:25 +0000 https://www.narsol.org/?p=97185#comment-45192 If you’re able to get your original charge dismissed/expunged, and you didn’t have to register in your original state anymore how would your new state even know? As long as you weren’t arrested for committing a crime it seems unlikely anyone would know about your past. What were the circumstances of the arrest for the man in Alabama who moved from Michigan?

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