Wednesday, December 28, 2011

SORNA IN WISCONSIN: AS THE LAW COMES INTO FOCUS FOR STATES, CLEAR ADVICE FOR PRACTITIONERS REMAINS ELUSIVE. By Marcus J Berghahn

Marcus J. Berghahn


Introduction.

Federal sex offender registration requirements apply to those
convicted of sex offenses, regardless whether those convictions were entered by state or federal courts. Understanding the federal sex offender registration scheme is important because the failure to register will expose clients to federal criminal prosecution and significant prison sentences. And an obligation to register as a sex offender under federal law may exist even if the client is not required to similarly register under Wisconsin law.


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