Sex Registration
Registration as a Sex Offender

If you are convicted of a sex crime or certain other offenses you have to register as a sex offender. SC Code 23-3-430.  You are required to register twice a year for life, and you are also required to notify the Sheriff every time you change your address. SC Code 23-3-460. It is a crime to fail to register, punishable by 30 days in jail for a first offense and significantly stiffer penalties for additional offenses. SC Code 23-3-470. You may have to register even if you were convicted out of state for a similar offense and even if you were convicted when you were a juvenile. Under the Lewd Act statute (see description in alphabetical list) you may have to register even if the act was consensual Furthermore, failure to register could cause additional requirements to be put on you like GPS monitoring.

If you have to register as a sex offender it will be very difficult to have a job and you are likely to be restricted from seeing grandchildren, nieces, nephews and maybe even your own children. It will most likely be impossible to clear your record and even if you get a pardon it is unlikely you will be take off the sex registration. Registration will make if very possible to have a normal life. If you are charged with a sex crime you need an experienced and dedicated attorney to do every thing possible to try to keep you off the sex registration. Call Derek Enderlin or Susannah Ross today for a free consultation if you are charged with a crime you think may require registration.