State of Indiana

09/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2024 22:19

[SUPREME] Fernando Marroquin v. Christina Reagle, No. 23A MI 02545

In 1998, Fernando Marroquin was convicted in Elkhart County of sexual misconduct with a minor, a Class D felony. Indiana did not require him to register as a sex offender. Marroquin moved to Virginia, and in 2006, Virginia required Marroquin to register for life, due to his 1998 conviction. When Marroquin moved back to Indiana in 2018, he was informed he must register in Indiana for life, due to Virginia's registry requirement. Marroquin sought a declaratory judgment that he need not register, but the Elkhart Superior Court granted summary judgment to the Department of Correction commissioner. The Court of Appeals reversed. Marroquin v. Reagle, 228 N.E.3d 1149 (Ind. 2024), trans. pending. The commissioner seeks transfer.