Father reports son to police...
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I think that a registered sex offender tag is forever, but I could be wrong about that.
No such thing "what"? I've personally seen judges ordered juvenile records sealed. More than once. Subject to some additional conditions they can be expunged too.
If there are specific exceptions to juvenile criminal records (like for sex offenses..) I'm not aware of them.
Examples? or are you just spitballing?
Lurk
Happy Creepy Ass Cracka
Or at least hint there may be a nascent problem developing.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Brings up an interesting question and how it relates to each state. If you are convicted of a sex offense as a Juvenile, does the tag stay with you forever, or does it go away when you turn 21?
http://www.csom.org/train/juvenile/7/7_4.htm
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http://www.jlc.org/current-initiatives/promoting-fairness-courts/juvenile-sex-offender-registration
Worth reading the whole thing, if you're interested. There's a lot more to juvenile sex offender registry than I thought.
But again, I don't know this kid. Maybe he's a little ####bag who needs to be thrown in a pen and butt raped by Bubba and Tyrone. Maybe strapping him to the chair will mean one less future rapist and child abductor. Who knows. My initial take, however, is that he's a dip#### teen boy who did something stupid without thinking and overly harsh punishment is inappropriate.
Well, the article I posted above brings up an interesting point:
As a registered sex offender, they are required to let your neighbors know about you (figurative you, not you you). You will also be famous on assorted public records websites. So I'ma call that one forever.
Then again, if he posted these women's videos on the internet, that's forever as well.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Juvenile records are never "sealed" unless they are actually expunged.
I've never been to a single courthouse, when I needed court records, that didn't willingly hand over any and all Juvenile records..
Wow. Big changes were put in place in 2006. So juvenile sex offenders ARE treated differently than juveniles that commit other offenses.
That, and they have an extremely broad brush when it comes to labeling someone a "sex offender". I mean, peeing in public? Really?
Yes, parents, if your 8 year old child is caught taking a whiz in the bushes, he will be arrested and registered as a sex offender.
That's interesting...while that may happen, it is not "supposed to". A description of Maryland's system from a lawyer's perspective (Maryland is one of those "most states"..supposedly...):
Sure puts this tread subject in a different light. I'm generally a "if they [juvenile] commit a crime then they suffer the legal consequences" but that view was tempered by the knowledge that they would never be required to reveal that fact when adult.
justiceforall
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That's not true at all. I can think of numerous occassions where someone has accused another of a crime, but after speaking with the accused the crime was either unfounded or no charges were brought forth due to the information obtained by the accused. If the accused had not spoken to me, he would have been charged based on the statement of the "Witness" or complainant.
justiceforall
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Rest of his life? How do you figure?
justiceforall
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In Maryland, it is unlawful for any person to provide juvenile records without a court order.
http://www.mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/courtrecords.html
glhs837
Power with Control
Well, that settles it then. Like laws against crime, if there's a law, it never gets broken......
itsbob
I bowl overhand
The following records are not open to the public without a court order or a special provision of the law:
You missed a key piece.