State v. Peterson

¶1 Michael Peterson is required to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130. He had registered but moved from the registered address and did not reregister for more than 30 days. The statute requires reregistration within 48 hours if the offender is homeless, 72 hours if the offender has a new fixed address, or 10 days if the offender had moved to an address outside the county. This section of the statute is merely definition — it does not establish the elements or alternative means of committing the crime of failure to register. Because the State’s information was defective, we reverse…