South Carolina Supreme Court rules that lifetime placement on the sex offender registry is unconstitutional
The S.C. Supreme Court has ruled the state’s lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender is unconstitutional and those who demonstrate a low risk of re offending may have their names purged with a judge’s permission. You can read the Court’s opinion here: https://www.sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/28033.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/2021/28033.html Watch oral arguments here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTPq69kGgiE
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