Our client was convicted of a sex offense in the late 1970s. In the intervening 4 decades, he had no other sex offenses and his last criminal conviction was over a decade ago. In the meantime, he developed some debilitating health issues, became close with family who wrote letters of support, engaged in substance abuse and mental health treatment, and became a leader in his cultural community. We presented these facts in a petition for modification, and the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders did not oppose the petition. The District Attorney opposed the petition, but we persuaded the Court that the Board’s analysis and the overwhelming evidence we presented should control. Because our client had spent over 20 years on the registry, he came off of it altogether, because a level 1 sex offender only stays on the registry for 20 years.