Tag: KORA

Kansas Offender Registration Act: Substantial Compliance Is Not a Defense

State v. Stoll, No. 117,081 (Kan. 2021) Author: Parker Bednasek, Staff Editor Issue: Under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), drug offenders are required to register new addresses within three days of moving.  For seven years, Stoll registered …

Lifetime Registration of Juvenile Sex Offenders Found Constitutional

State v. N.R., No. 119,796 (Kan. App. Sept. 27, 2019). Issue: The Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA) requires lifetime registration as a sex offender for juveniles convicted of severity level 1 felonies.  N.R. was convicted of rape when he was …