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Thread (Discussion): is it possible
Message 172410
is it possible
Posted by poetsdreamscape
on Jan 30, 2006 04:40 AM | Also by poetsdreamscape
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Is it possible to get an expundgement or removal from the registries in states that have lifetime requirements and if so does anyone know how to go by it.
There are several states that require lifetime and some that are just 10 years which makes no sense why states have different amounts of time. Does relocating to another state that has 10 year requirement allow those from states with lifetime requirements to be removed after 10 years.
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Message 172462 (In Reply to Message 172410)
Posted by orolan
on Jan 31, 2006 05:14 PM | Also by orolan
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Far too vague to answer.
The Wetterling Act mandated 10 years for some offenses and lifetime for others. But in typical fashion many states went beyond the mandate. That's why some are 10, some are 25, others are life. One reason I support a national registry is to level the field so it makes no difference what state the offender resides in or was sentenced in.
Most states peg registration to the requirements in the convicting state no matter which direction they go in. I've seen offenders with lifetime requirements move to states with lower requirements for their specific offense that were held to the longer period. Likewise offenders with no registration requirement at all have moved to states and found themselves subject to lifetime regiatration. One such offender was a party in the Iowa residency restriction case.
You have to look at the individual states involved. There are no broad comparisons or assumptions that can be made except one. If you can get screwed over, you will be.
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172410, poetsdreamscape, Jan 30, 2006 04:40 AM [is it possible]
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