Indiana Sex Offender Registration Law No Breach of Travel Rights

Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act doesn’t violate the travel rights of offenders who live in the state and were forced to register under the law despite being convicted prior to its passage, the full Seventh Circuit held Monday.

Five of the six men who sued the state were convicted in other jurisdictions. They were forced to register again after moving to Indiana even though their crimes were committed before the state enacted SORA.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said the law can be applied retroactively because it is not punitive. It also found that the right ...