State v. LaFountain

OPINION

JESSON, Judge

Appellant Adam LaFountain appeals his felony conviction, arguing that the requirement of the Minnesota predatory-offender-registration statute that he inform law enforcement of his address change violates his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. Because the predatory-offender-registration act is not a penal statute, it does not implicate the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. Further, because LaFountain’s statements to the investigator were made when he was not in custody, they are not covered within the scope of that privilege. We…