Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

Sex offender registry time requirements

Can the state government take a first pordons back after it has been awarded when they knew

that the charge I was convicted of was of a sex offence in nature? And, can the state add more time to you registration period when it was aready set at the time of conviction?


Asked on 1/22/09, 1:24 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

Re: Sex offender registry time requirements

I have recently run across this same question. Apparently the new law about sex offenders is retroactive and even though the old law set the registration period at 10 years, it now is for life and applies to everyone. I assume someone will attack the retro part as being an ex post facto law, which is prohibited by Article I, section 9 of the U.S. Constitution.

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Answered on 1/22/09, 1:40 pm


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