Indian River County Violating Florida Statutes
We received notice that the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office has recently changed their registration procedures and the new procedures violate Florida Statutes.
A sign posted in the registration office in Indian River County announced that effective April 1, 2021 re-registration would take place in person, by appointment, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but that information updates would be conducted via telephone. A photograph of the sign was sent to us by a member and we have posted it below.
Florida statutes requires that certain information updates be made IN PERSON. (ex: Vehicles Owned – :”A sexual offender shall report in person to the sheriff’s office within 48 hours after any change in vehicles owned to report those vehicle information changes.”, also Travel – “A sexual offender who intends to establish a permanent, temporary, or transient residence in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida shall report in person to the sheriff of the county of current residence within 48 hours before the date he or she intends to leave this state”)
Florida statutes further provide that “Any sexual offender who fails to report in person as required at the sheriff’s office, … commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”
While the revised registration procedures are certainly more convenient, they are also illegal and subject persons required to register to arrest.
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Liability is the key to success. They can fear monger all they want, and change how you handle registering that suits their needs, but in the end it all boils down to making sure you are provided paperwork to show for it. This way, any chance of a clerical error on their part can work in your favor. However, make sure to scrutinize the paperwork they provide you, because if there’s an error that you don’t have corrected on your part, can come back to bite you, and if they refuse to provide the necessary paperwork. Than it’s on their ass.
Well that’s just great. I live in St Lucie County and I have to move to Indian River County in the next couple weeks. Luckily this month is my month to register but trying to figure out exactly what to do when is complicated enough and now I have to navigate some nonsense in Indian River. I’ve been registering in St Lucie County for 16 years and I haven’t had really any problems. They’ve always been friendly and available to take my information when I needed it to be taken. I’m not too Keen about doing things over the phone. I’m going to have to record their conversations I guess even though they say they’re recording? Maybe I can ask them for a copy of my conversation with them since they are a recording. Also what about the $10 they want to charge 4 updating information which is what they charge here how do you get that are they going to ask for my credit card number?
Many Jurisdictions Across the USA have been doing the SAME THING during SARS-Cov-2, while not waiting for an Executive Order by the State’s Governor….They just go ahead and make these changes…
In Flori-DUH, everything is based on Strict Liability…so that is the KICKER!
IN most other Jurisdictions, it has been pretty much LAX, EXCEPT FOR THE ANNUAL US MARSHAL AIDED COMPLIANCE CHECKS….Hummmmm?!?!?1?
Currently, wherein I reside, I am allowed and permitted to do everything over the internet and the Compliance person emails to me the updated document(s), etc….in addition to the email correspondences, that is all you need…..everything is dated and time stamped…so…..
Both of my bi-annual re-registers in 2020 and the first one of this year in Osceola county were all done over the phone as I was told that the SO offices were completely closed off to the public due to COVID. I was emailed a copy of the usual reg docs when this was completed. However, the Reg clerk over there has been taking phone/email changes of vehicle information among others long before the pandemic began early last year…