In Re Christopher S.

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

Three questions of law have been certified to this Court, pursuant to G.L.1956 § 8-10-43 and G.L.1956 § 9-24-27 and Rule 72 of the Family Court Rules of Procedure for Domestic Relations. The questions seek our advice on the constitutionality of the “Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act,” G.L.1956 chapter 37.1 of title 11 (the act) as applied to juvenile sexual offenders and on the necessity of providing a trial by jury to juveniles charged with a sexual offense, given that the registration period may continue beyond the age of majority.

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