Sex Crimes Defense Attorney for Chula Vista and Surrounding Areas
Representing Sex Offenders in Southern California Since 1998
At The Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC, we understand the difficulty in following California's strict sex offender registration rules and procedures. For starters, you need to register with a police agency or the San Diego County Sheriff's Department within five days of your birthday each year. You must also:
- Register each time you move
- Register each time you leave or return to the state for a significant amount of time
- Register with a college if you become a student
If you have been charged with failing to register as a sex offender, we can provide experienced legal help. We have taken dozens of sex crime cases to trial and have helped numerous clients both learn the sex offender registration process and fight charges for failing to register. We have handled cases involving:
- Simple errors and oversights leading to failure to register
- Confusion about procedures. For instance, does staying with a boyfriend or girlfriend every other day or so constitute a "move"?
We can investigate your case, provide representation in your preliminary hearing, and argue for your charges to be dropped. Effective representation is essential because even a misdemeanor conviction for failure to register can result in a one-year jail sentence.
Helping Clients Convicted of Sex Crimes — Including in the 1970s and 1980s
Individuals convicted of sex crimes in the '70s and '80s did not always have to register with a sex offender registry at the time, but most do now. Police have been locating past offenders and charging them with failure to register following convictions that occurred 20 to 30 years ago. If you face failure-to-register charges following a recent or long-ago conviction, contact our offices for a no-charge discussion of your rights.
Contact Us
If you face criminal charges in San Diego, anywhere in California, , The Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC, can help. We offer free initial consultations, accept credit cards, employ a Spanish speaker, and staff our phones 24 hours a day. To contact a lawyer, call 619-234-2300 today.
