Title: Possible to Get Off Sex Offender Registry?
Headings: Possible to Get Off Sex Offender Registry?
Possible to Get Off Sex Offender Registry?
Content: States not in compliance are set to lose federal law enforcement grants, instead choosing to allow registrants to get off the sex offender registry in some of the following situations: Actions no longer constitute a crime (sodomy, statutory rape, oral sex)
Crime did not involve sexual conduct
Probation has ended
A designated timeframe with a clean record
Expunged record
Underage at the time of conviction
All states are required to remove sex offenders from a registry if they have been pardoned or their conviction has been overturned. If you have more questions about whether it's possible for an individual to get off a sex offender registry, contact your state attorney general or local prosecutor's office for more information. If you still have questions, consider contacting a criminal defense attorney. Find Criminal Defense Lawyers Near You (FindLaw's Lawyer Directory)
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