Q: As a SVP is there a way to get help paying for polygraphs while in treatment through public defender as I am indigent?
I am residing in Butler County and receiving treatment as an SVP after serving 12 years 8 months and I am currently on state parole. I was sentenced by Jefferson County courts. Butler County public defender office says I can but I must go through my sentencing county. Jefferson county (my sentencing county) says there is no such thing. What can I do?
A: You should talk to the public defender about whether you really have to register as an SVP at this point. The SVP portion of the SORNA statute was found unconstitutional by the Superior Court. There may be a petition you can file to challenge the requirement, and the public defender may be pursuing those for free. You could also hire a lawyer to file one. You should continue to register until the issue is resolved, however.
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