Grabarczyk v. Stein – NCRSOL https://ncrsol.org Fighting for registered citizens and families Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ncrsol.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-cropped-NCFlag2-32x32.jpg Grabarczyk v. Stein – NCRSOL https://ncrsol.org 32 32 165103099 Grabarczyk v. Stein case harmed by N.C. General Assembly https://ncrsol.org/2020/08/grabarczyk-v-stein-case-harmed-by-n-c-general-assembly/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/08/grabarczyk-v-stein-case-harmed-by-n-c-general-assembly/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:36:22 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4090 By JAMIE MARKHAM — In a post last year, here, I discussed some of the issues related to sex offender registration for out-of-state offenses. Among other things, I noted a federal case in which a registrant challenged the constitutionality of North Carolina’s process (or, really, lack of process) for determining whether a conviction from another state is substantially similar to a North Carolina crime requiring registration. A subsequent case prompted a legislative change that is the main subject of today’s post.

The background rule at issue is in G.S. 14-208.6(4)b.—a conviction from another state is a reportable conviction in North Carolina if it is “substantially similar to an offense against a minor or a sexually violent offense,” which are the main categories of North Carolina crimes that require sex offender registration. A version of the same rule applies for federal convictions, including convictions by court martial. G.S. 14-208.6(4)c.

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