Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender, C.R.S. 18-3-412.6, is charged in Denver, Huerfano County and everywhere else in Colorado whenever someone (when required to register as a sex offender) and who lacks a fixed residence, fails to meet certain requirements which include confirming your living location to police on a frequent basis. Failure to register more frequently will result in your arrest and being charged with a new crime.

Verifying Location in Colorado if Registering as a Sex Offender Annually – Adams and Douglas County

For the requirements listed under C.R.S. 16-22-109, if you are required to register annually based on your crime and you lack a fixed residence in Adams or Douglas County, you must (at least every three months) report to law enforcement the self-verification enhancement reporting of where you remain without a fixed residence. This self-verification process must be accomplished within certain time frames. You will be required to verify your location or locations, as well as all other information required to be reported. This includes a listing of places you might sleep, along with cross streets, intersections, directions, landmarks and any other information helpful to locate you. Not meeting these requirements will lead to charges of Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender.

Registering Quarterly or Every Three Months in Arapahoe County: Verifying Location as a Sex Offender

In Arapahoe County and across Colorado, along with any other requirements under C.R.S. 16-22-109, if you are required to register quarterly or every three months based on your crime and you lack a fixed residence, you must report the self-verification enhancement reporting of where you remain without a fixed residence, to law enforcement. This must occur at least every month. You are required to verify your location or locations and any and all information required to be reported. Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender charges monthly will be filed for failing to meet any of these requirements.

How Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender is Charged in Jefferson County

In Jefferson County and across Colorado, Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in the Jefferson County jail. A third or subsequent violation is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in a county jail. If you have been arrested or charged with Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender anywhere in Colorado, you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer fighting by your side. In some cases, our attorneys can utilize affirmative defenses to this criminal offense if applicable. Call the O'Malley Law Office today if facing any charges of Failure to Verify Location as a Sex Offender.

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