State of West Virginia v. J.E and State of West Virginia v. Z.M.

Justice Ketchum:

In these consolidated juvenile matters we consider two certified questions submitted to this Court from the circuit court of Webster County. The certified questions are as follows:

1. Does the phrase “any person” within the meaning of W.Va. Code § 15-12-2(b) of the “Sex Offender Registration Act,” W.Va. Code § 15-12-1, et seq., include a *545juvenile who has been adjudicated for having committed acts of delinquency .which would require said person, once having reached the age of eighteen, to register as a sexual offender as required by law?

2. Do the acts of Sexual Assault in the…