Opinion ID: 1987667
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Excessiveness with respect to the purpose

Text: The registration statutes are not excessive in relation to the regulatory purposes. As applied to those who, as did R.W., commit sex offenses against a minor, the registration requirement is not excessive given the assistance it provides law enforcement agencies in investigating future offenses. Furthermore, as noted above, the registration requirements do not impose substantial physical or legal impediments upon a registrant's ability to conduct his or her daily affairs. While the registration statutes have both punitive and regulatory attributes, a weighing of the factors above leads to the conclusion that the thrust of the registration and notification requirements are civil and regulatory in nature. R.W. has not carried his burden of clearly and undoubtedly showing that the registration statutes violate constitutional limitations on ex post facto laws. [2]