"Calling the state sex offender registry system absurd, Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Daniel Conviser told a Delaware resident he's legally required to return to New York for annual sex offender registry check-ins. Royce Corley argued that he would pose no risk to the people of the Empire State if he were allowed to remain in his new place of residence as he would prefer to."
"In his decision, Conviser described New York's sex offenders registry process as unreasonable and absurd, but ultimately found that he was bound by judicial precedent to insist that out-of-state offenders return to New York each year and register as a sex offender potentially for life. Under New York's Sex Offender Registration Act, sex offenders like Corley must physically check in with New York state every year to assess their likelihood to re-offend."
Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Daniel Conviser ordered Delaware resident Royce Corley to return to New York annually to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Conviser described the registry process as unreasonable and absurd but said he was bound by judicial precedent to require out-of-state offenders to register each year. SORA mandates physical yearly check-ins to assess reoffense risk. The state has informally stopped enforcing annual registration for many out-of-state residents through an unofficial practice dubbed "SORA Lite." Conviser traced legal problems to a prior Appellate Division, First Department one-sentence ruling.
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