Shayen v. State

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER,

writing for the Court.

George Shayen III appeals his conviction for first-degree failure to register as a sex offender. To clarify, Shayen did in fact register as required. He was convicted under AS 11.56.840(a)B)(B)(i) and AS 11.56.885(a)(1) for failing to provide written notice to the Department of Public Safety when he moved from the Brother Francis Shelter (an Anchorage shelter for the homeless) to an outdoor camping area near Ship Creek, See AS 12.68.010(c).

In this appeal, Shayen contends that AS 12.63.010(c)-the statute that requires sex offenders to notify the…