📅 This Week at a Glance (Oct 26–Nov 1, 2025)
Colorado’s high court weighs lifetime registration as punishment; Texas sheriff issues a Halloween safety reminder.
✅ Now in force
- None newly in effect this week.
🕒 Moving / Introduced
- No new registry-specific bills identified.
⚖️ Courts / Agencies
- Colorado Supreme Court — arguments on lifetime registration; decision pending.
Gaps this week: No major legislative or federal rulemaking releases.
What’s ahead: Await Colorado decision; watch for early-November registry-relief bills and SMART Office updates.
⭐ Highlights
Two items mark this quiet week in registry policy.
Colorado Supreme Court — Lifetime Registration Case
The state’s high court is weighing whether lifetime registration for “sexually violent predators” is punitive under the Colorado and U.S. Constitutions. Oral argument held Oct 22; decision pending.
El Paso County (TX) — Halloween Safety Advisory
The sheriff urged parents to review the sex-offender registry before Halloween as part of community safety outreach.
⚖️ Court Decisions & Litigation
Colorado Supreme Court — lifetime registration constitutionality; arguments Oct 22 2025, decision pending.
📣 Media & Local Advisories
El Paso County, TX — Halloween registry advisory published Oct 30 2025.
🕒 Watchlist / Upcoming
- Colorado Supreme Court decision — pending outcome.
- Monitor possible late-session bills on registry relief / termination.
- Track forthcoming SMART Office / DOJ rulemaking updates.
- Watch seasonal enforcement advisories through early November.
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