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Washington Sex Offender Relieved of Obligation to Register

Loaded on March 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News March, 2010, page 27
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration. Location: Washington.
On September 9, 2008, following more than ten years of compliance with Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) restrictions and guidelines, a Washington state trial court relieved Brian A. McMillan of his duty to register as a sex offender. The State of Washington appealed the court’s decision, arguing that “clear ...

 

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