When a person is convicted of a sex offense, they often are required to register as a sex offender. Not reporting to their local law enforcement agency during a certain timeframe or providing false information on the registration forms can result in a Failure to Register case. Let’s take a closer look at how this crime is charged.
Greeley Failure to Register as a Sex Offender Attorney: Failure to Register Charges in Colorado
The Greeley, Colorado law definition of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender – C.R.S. 18-3-412.5 – is:
(a) Failure to register pursuant to article 22 of title 16, C.R.S.;
(b) Submission of a registration form containing false information or submission of an incomplete registration form;
(c) Failure to provide information or knowingly providing false information to a probation department employee, to a community corrections administrator or his or her designee, or to a judge or magistrate when receiving notice pursuant to section 16-22-106 (1), (2), or (3), C.R.S., of the duty to register;
(d) If the person has been sentenced to a county jail, otherwise incarcerated, or committed, due to conviction of or disposition or adjudication for an offense specified in section 16-22-103, C.R.S., failure to provide notice of the address where the person intends to reside upon release as required in sections 16-22-106 and 16-22-107, C.R.S.;
(e) Knowingly providing false information to a sheriff or his or her designee, department of corrections personnel, or department of human services personnel concerning the address where the person intends to reside upon release from the county jail, the department of corrections, or the department of human services. Providing false information shall include, but is not limited to, providing false information as described in section 16-22-107 (4)(b), C.R.S.
(f) Failure when registering to provide the person’s current name and any former names;
(g) Failure to register with the local law enforcement agency in each jurisdiction in which the person resides upon changing an address, establishing an additional residence, or legally changing names;
(h) Failure to provide the person’s correct date of birth, to sit for or otherwise provide a current photograph or image, to provide a current set of fingerprints, or to provide the person’s correct address;
(i) Failure to complete a cancellation of registration form and file the form with the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the person will no longer reside pursuant to section 16-22-108 (4)(a)(II);
(j) When the person’s place of residence is a trailer or motor home, failure to register an address at which the trailer or motor home is lawfully located pursuant to section 16-22-109 (1)(a.3), C.R.S.;
(k) Failure to register an e-mail address, instant-messaging identity, or chat room identity prior to using the address or identity if the person is required to register that information pursuant to section 16-22-108 (2.5), C.R.S.
As you can see, there are many different actions or lack of actions that can result in the criminal charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Penalty for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in Milliken and Windsor
The charge level of the crime that requires the person to register as a sex offender determines the charge level of the Failure to Register charge. If the person is registering for a felony sex offense, then they would be facing the class 6 felony Failure to Register as a Sex Offender charge. If the person is registering for a misdemeanor sex offense, then they would be facing the class 1 misdemeanor Failure to Register as a Sex Offender charge.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorney from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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