Is re-registration applicable as they have already exited the system and no longer on any probation nor registration requirement

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by Grant St. Jullian III

February 9, 2016

Asked 2/5/2016 – Dallas, TX

Looking for Clarification of AWA/SORNA Requirements!
An individual was placed on Sex Offender Registry stemming from deferred adjudication probation for Criminial Solicitation of Minor under Texas Statute 15.031 in Texas. The individual completes the States requirement for the duration of registration and also completes their probation successfully. The state then informs the registrant in writing that their registration requirements are complete and no longer required to be a registered sex offender. Now, comes along the new federal law and the question to this group is

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Call the US Attorney’s office where you live and schedule an appointment. Bring your papers showing your discharge from probation and accompanying registration requirements. Ask for an opinion letter regarding your obligation to register under the federal statute.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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