Our client was convicted of a sex offense over 30 years ago. We filed a petition for modification of his sex offender risk level, arguing his advanced age and debilitating physical conditions significantly reduced his risk of sexual reoffense. After all, protection of the public from the risk of a sex offense is the only purpose of New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Using extensive medical documentation, we persuaded the Court to modify our client’s risk level down to a level 1. Level 1 registrants who do not have any special designations are removed from the registry after 20 years. So by obtaining the reduced risk level, the practical effect was a client removed from the sex offender registry and no longer having to comply with the strictures of SORA.