United States v. Murphy

TYMKOYICH, Circuit Judge.

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16911-29, requires a sex offender to register and keep the registration current in each state where he resides, works, or studies. Sex offenders who change their name, residence, employment, or student status, must appear in person in at least one “jurisdiction involved” to inform the state’s authorities of the change.

In this appeal we must determine whether a sex offender violates SORNA by abandoning his residence and moving to a foreign country without notifying the authorities of the home…