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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today ruled SORNA Unconstitutional as applied to an individual whose offenses predate its enactment. Even though our office is based on Morristown, NJ, we provide legal services to convicted sex offenders in New Jersey, PA, and New York. Its ironic that one of the few states that it seems to have fully accepted what their courts ordered them to do was Georgia, one of the strictest states of all. (SORNA), 42 Pa.C.S. Thank you. Text "CALL ME" to (319) 527-3487 to receive call back and connection. at 748-49, 164 A.3d at 1218. That was an ex post facto decision at the state level. They likely will. Now perhaps other courts will follow suit and let the domino effect begin. evidence in determining whether Appellee has refuted the relevant legislative findings Why are people still debating this? On second thought, it may prefer to allow the issue to languish at the trial court level where the decision is merely persuasive and not precedential. Hopefully, Ms Aukerman sees this ruling and can add it or at least bring it up as are 4th lawsuit moves through the court. This was a Maryland Supreme Court decision, so I hope the rules dont change again if the current judges get replaced some day. Maryland Appeals Ct. Declares Retroactive Application of SORNA Unconstitutional Jul 1, 2014 | 0 comments The Maryland Appeals Court has declared the retroactive application of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) unconstitutional in that State. Webthe statute was unconstitutional. In Commonwealth v. Butler, 173 A.3d 1212 (Pa. Super. SORNA, or the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, has been ruled unconstitutional by a Pennsylvania court based on their findings that it violates the constitutional right to reputation. Where are we even getting that? and further more for apprendi it still applies and now if you read everything it has been denied for within federal grounds in supreme for persay illinois. I love living in Florida,, My offense was in Virginia. This was a state court case that analyzed the constitutionality against the PA Constitution. A trial court can indeed rule a law unconstitutional, it just doesnt have the final word. SORNAs internet registry provisions are comparable to shaming punishments.. remand for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion. It takes a Superior Court ruling to create binding precedent. No residency restrictions, no work restrictions and apparently no requirement to submit your Internet identifiers, etc. However, Subchapter I here in PA follows the provisions of their prior Megans Law 3 statutes, in which still cannot meet constitutional standards of due process. I see this as the START to what we all (granted some longer than others) have been fighting for!! To join directly on your computer or smartphone, CLICK HERE. Required fields are marked *.