Sex Offender Registration as a Bargaining Chip

Published for NC Criminal Law on December 08, 2010.

I am sometimes asked if a defendant convicted of a reportable sex crime can plea bargain his or her way out of the obligation to register. I have also been asked if a defendant convicted of a non-reportable offense can plead his or her way into registration. A formal advisory opinion from that state attorney ... Read more

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