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    Default Registering in a State with a Consent Law of 17

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Colorado, If I had a sexual assault charge with a minor who was 17, in California, in 2008, finished probation without violations, have no other new criminal charges since, do I have to register in Colorado? My charge was a misdemeanor and my theory of thought is the age of consent in Colorado is 17, and there has to be a comparable charge in the state you move to, so why would I have to register in a state with a consent law of 17? If I need to register, when and how do I get any relief from this law(s)? This charge is one of the least offensive?

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    Default Re: Registering in a State with a Consent Law of 17

    What offense were you convicted of in CA? Forget the age of the victim here, what was the statute under which you were convicted?

    If you were required to register in CA the offense was more than merely unlawful intercourse with a minor and THAT will be where the problem might lie.

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    Default Re: Registering in a State with a Consent Law of 17

    Google SORNA. It matters not that it wasn't a crime to commit the offense in Colorado, it was a crime when you did it in California. Even if California change the age of consent to 12, you'd still be obliged to register.

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    Default Re: Registering in a State with a Consent Law of 17

    You have to register consistent with the laws of the state in which you reside - here's a summary for Colorado. In some contexts, that may mean that you have to register even though the state in which you were convicted has lifted that requirement.

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    Default Re: Registering in a State with a Consent Law of 17

    It may well depend on the specific offense for which he was convicted in CA. If the offense is not a crime in CO, it may not apply. While that might be a stretch, and no such offenses come to mind for which he'd be registered here but not required to in CA, it is still a key element in the question: What statute was he convicted under?

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