Issue

Registration—early termination—ten-year registration requirement—prior out-of-state registration

Summary

The trial court did not err by denying defendant's petition pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-208.12A for early termination of his requirement to register as a sex offender where defendant did not meet the statutory requirement of maintaining registration in a North Carolina county for at least ten years. Although he filed his petition almost thirteen years after initially registering in another state, the "initial county registration" in section 14-208.12A refers to initial registration in a North Carolina county, not initial registration in a county in any state.

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