John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry

SUBMITTED ON THE BRIEFS

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of the district court’s dismissal of John Doe’s Verified Petition for Declaratory Judgment. We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

John Doe, a Washington resident and registered sex offender in Washington, filed a petition in Idaho district court seeking a declaratory judgment as to whether he could be required to register with the Idaho Sex Offender Registry because of his Washington offenses. Doe’s expanding work opportunities required him to spend more than 30 days a year in Idaho, but he had been spending less time than that in…