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By Sean Maguire | August 9th, 2019<\/p>\n

Without guidance, Alaska Superior Court judges will have to \u201cmuddle their way through\u201d decisions over how a person can apply to be removed from the sex offender registry, says John Skidmore, the director of the criminal division with the Department of Law.<\/p>\n

In June, the Alaska Supreme Court determined that people on the sex offender registry had a right to due process, effectively meaning they could apply to be removed from the registry if they can prove they are no longer dangerous.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are roughly 3,500 Alaskans on the registry. Depending on the severity of the crime or past criminal history, some people are on the registry for 15 years, some for life.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

In the meantime, trial court judges will need to make decisions as registrants make applications to be removed from the registry. First up, the case that sparked the Supreme Court decision.<\/p>\n

Anchorage attorney Darryl Thompson, representing his client referred to only as John Doe in court documents, has spent 25 years arguing cases over the constitutionality of the Alaska Sex Offender Registry Act (ASORA).<\/p>\n

\u201cA core piece of this is the fact that by doing this is, we\u2019re undermining their ability to rehabilitate,\u201d said Thompson on the sex offender registry. \u201cPeople can\u2019t get from underneath it.\u201d<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read at KTUU<\/a><\/p>\n

Doe v. Dep’t of Public Safety<\/em>\u00a0case page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Without guidance, Alaska Superior Court judges will have to \u201cmuddle their way through\u201d decisions over how a person can apply to be removed from the sex offender registry, says John Skidmore, the director of the criminal division with the Department of Law.<\/p>\n

In June, the Alaska Supreme Court determined that people on the sex offender registry had a right to due process, effectively meaning they could apply to be removed from the registry if they can prove they are no longer dangerous.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are roughly 3,500 Alaskans on the registry. Depending on the severity of the crime or past criminal history, some people are on the registry for 15 years, some for life. <\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

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