The City of Irvine, California is being sued by Janice Bellucci (ACSOL) on behalf of two persons required to register who want to take their own children to a park. According to this article, Irvine’s municipal code requires people on the registry who were convicted of an offense involving a minor to get written permission from the police chief to enter any city park or recreation facility; violation of the rule is a misdemeanor that could carry a fine or jail time.
This isn’t the first time ACSOL has had to bring a suit to challenge a park proximity ban. It might not be the last. We wish Janice and her clients good luck with this case.
My recommendation is NEVER trust the words of a police officer. I was told 3 times that I didn’t need to register my neighbor’s vehicles. So, I didn’t. When the SPOT changed during Florida’s government election, so did the policies. I was arrested for violating the sex offender vehicle registry policy and was facing life in prison as a habitual offender. (My charge that put me on the registry was 21 years ago). I was lucky enough after over a year of litigations that I ended up receiving only a misdemeanor charge of Obstructing Justice and time served. If a police officer or sheriff tells you something that is against what is the law – GET IT IN WRITING.
“When the SPOT changed during Florida’s government election…” What do you mean by SPOT? And why do you have to register the vehicles your neighbors own? Thanks
Why do you need to register a neighbors vehicle and what sorry judge allowed that to stand?????????? Got to be more to the story. Were they parking in your driveway?
I’d flat out ask them to their face “what about registrants?” and marvel at the verbal gymnastics that will certainly follow.
Most of the parks in my area are filled with drug dealers. When I complain to the police, they always tell me “EVERYONE’ is welcome in the parks, we cannot just throw people out for no reason”.
Well I bet if I had told them I was on the registry, they would have either asked me to leave or locked me up for being there.
EVERYONE means anyone who is not on the registry. I need to write to webster’s dictionary and let them know they need to change the definition of the words : everyone, inclusion and welcome.