North Carolina

States Can’t Make Up New Laws to Punish Old Conduct Just Because They Call Them “Civil”

·October 14, 2018
·42 Comments

Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution provides that “[n]o State shall … pass any … Ex Post Facto law.” The Ex Post Facto Clause was incorporated into the Constitution…

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NC: Craven County sex offenders are carefully tracked

·September 2, 2018
·6 Comments

Between 170 and 190 sex offenders live in Craven County following strict guidelines regarding where they can live, visit, work or walk. Not only does the Sheriff’s department track their…

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NC: Court Determines GPS Tracking Devices Unconstitutional

·August 8, 2018
·30 Comments

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the state government's requirement that registrants wear a GPS tracking device is an unreasonable search which violates the 4th Amendment of…

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NC: They never asked for $500,000 — but they got it. N.C. spending gets little scrutiny

·June 19, 2018
·9 Comments

North Carolina's new budget includes $500,000 in taxpayer money to keep better track of sex offenders by cataloging where they work, what cars they drive — even where they are…

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NC: Sex offender accused of attending dance recital

·June 6, 2018
·2 Comments

[jdnews.com - 6/4/18] A convicted sex offender accused of attending a Northside High school dance recital was arrested over the weekend but has since bonded out of jail. __________, 44,…

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NC: Appeals court reverses twice-convicted sex offender’s lifetime GPS monitoring

·May 22, 2018
·6 Comments

[wect.com 5/15/18] NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A state appeals court has reversed a ruling that would have required a twice-convicted sex offender wear a GPS monitoring bracelet for…

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NC: Lawsuit moves forward in twice-delayed hearing on Motion to Dismiss

·April 19, 2018
·4 Comments

[narsol.org 4/18/18] By Robin Vander Wall . . . At a hearing in federal court (Middle District, NC) on Monday, April 16, 2018, NARSOL, NCRSOL, and two John Doe plaintiffs…

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NC: Abusing his authority, NC Sheriff goes “above and beyond” what the law allows

·March 26, 2018
·7 Comments

[narsol.org] By Robin Vander Wall . . . In June, 2017, a registered sex offender in Halifax County was visited by the sheriff’s office for his biannual verification check. Eight…

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NC: Questions keep convicted sex-offender parent from attending his child’s basketball games

·March 10, 2018
·3 Comments

[journalnow.com] ______, a sex offender, is being investigated by the Surry County Sheriff’s Office for going onto the campus of Millennium Charter Academy to watch his child play basketball, officials…

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NC: Tracking sex offenders is a large task that falls to a handful of people

·February 28, 2018
·2 Comments

Investigator J. Moore spends his days keeping tabs on the sex offenders living in Wake County. “When we go out, we just go door-to-door until we run out of time…

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NC: Fayetteville police captain charged with failure to report sex offender noncompliance

·November 3, 2017
·19 Comments

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has charged Fayetteville Police Captain ____ ____ with failure to report sex offender non-compliance. According to an arrest warrant, ____'s…

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NC: Johnston County looks for near complete ban of sex offenders from school campuses

·September 1, 2017
·6 Comments

Sex offenders are already prohibited from living near schools, but Johnston County is considering completely banning them from campus. That includes parents of students at the schools if they are…

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NC: Sex offender registry notifies neighbors of criminal conviction

·July 20, 2017
·15 Comments

Including inmates, 616 registered sex offenders live in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, but opinions vary among legal professionals about whether the registry protects the community or if the…

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NC: Iredell sex offender’s charges dismissed after Supreme Court ruling on social media

·July 2, 2017
·4 Comments

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has overturned a nearly 10-year-old law in North Carolina that banned registered sex offenders from using social media like Facebook. The unanimous ruling allows…

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NC: Facts about the sex offender registry

·June 26, 2017
·9 Comments

The N.C. Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry can be easily accessed by visiting the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office website. It’s the third menu button from the right underneath the…

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Justice Alito’s misleading claim about sex offender rearrests

·June 21, 2017
·56 Comments

"Repeat sex offenders pose an especially grave risk to children. ‘When convicted sex offenders reenter society, they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be rearrested…

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SCOTUS Rules Justly in Packingham Case

·June 19, 2017
·104 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that a North Carolina law which prohibits all registrants from accessing commercial social networking websites used by minor children violates the First Amendment…

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NC: Rep. Davis co-sponsors bill to charge sex offenders registration fees

·May 16, 2017
·5 Comments

Convicted sex offenders would be required to pay a fee to be listed on North Carolina’s Sex Offender Registry, under a bill co-sponsored by a New Hanover County lawmaker. Full…

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