Kansas Supreme Court Holds Registration Violation is a Strict Liability Crime
Not knowing you have to register something or not having the mental capacity to understand how to register is not a defense to a registration violation according to the Supreme Court of Kansas.
A person required to register in Kansas was convicted of a failure to register offense. He was required to report quarterly, every May, August, November, and February, plus changes.On September 18, he went in to report a change of phone number. He went in again on October 9 to report an address change. But he failed to show up for his registration appointment in November, instead coming in again on December 15th to register. He was arrested for missing the November registration.
The court held that registration is a strict liability offense and there is no intent or mens rea requirement. You can read the opinion here: https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Opinions/121014_1.pdf
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This is all a disgusting mess and I can’t believe the 2022 mindset is that it seems to wanna purge this particular society of the “unwanteds’.” Was that COVID’s real purpose? Makes you think.. Florida law is particularly disgusting, with the law mandating a scarlet letter, and allowing a registrant to become a “human target” in the hands of healthcare professionals. I do believe a random person in American society would much rather choose to live next to me rather than a convicted murderer or a felon whose been prone to violence on strangers … unbelievable