ANOTHER New SO Bill Filed HB 1333 (companion to SB 1662)
HB 1333 was filed this morning. It is the companion bill to Senate Bill 1662 titled “Sexual Offenders” and the summary is “Revises sexual predator & offender criteria; revises reporting & registration requirements; revises elements of offense of loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; revises provisions relating for venue for proceedings for seeking removal of requirement to register as sexual predator or offender; requires that removal of registration requirement not conflict with federal law requirement; revises requirements concerning information to be released by DOC & DJJ regarding sexual offenders being released.”
It proposes some very bad changes to the current law, including (among others):
– Online schools would be included in reporting requirements for “Institution of higher education”
– “Internet Identifier” would include all website uniform resource locators (URLs), application software (mobile or non-mobile), social gaming… and all corresponding usernames, logins, screen names and screen identifiers.
– Disclosure of professional licenses in any jurisdiction.
– Clarification that international travel must be disclosed at least 21 days before the date of intended travel and now requires disclosure of departure and return dates, flight number, airport of departure, cruise port of departure or any other means of intended travel.
These are all, harsher punishments and more onerous requirements. Can you imagine having to disclose every website you communicate through?
The full text of the bills can be found here: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1333__.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1333&Session=2016
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I see a couple of positive things in this steaming pile; It looks like they’re going to allow us to submit phone numbers and educational institution information through their website rather than in-person. Also they added a clause stating that we must report international travel “as soon as possible” if it’s not known 21 days in advance. Regardless, they aren’t doing it for our benefit; likely it’s to reduce the possibility of legal challenges.
any idea what committee these will be going to and when? thus we can start a campaign to show opposition . thanks (i’m not sure how to find out what committees these are going to or i would post and the members e-mail address_)
Randy, Bills filed are assigned to committees for various reasons (some to support others are “kill committees”) there’s no way to guess but from the FL State gov website there are links to filed bills. At the bottom of each Bill is the list of those proposing the Bill along with its history prior to its current version. The list of committees that the Bill is planned for is also posted there. These committees can and do change depending on the bills support from members. So… While it may be in one committee today…it could change tomorrow.
*sigh* What’s next? Compulsory keyloggers?
I’m a bit confused by why they are getting more specific with the definition of ‘internet identifier.’ The previous definition pretty much covered any identifier that was used to communicate over the internet.
“all
electronic mail, chat, instant
messenger, social
networking application software, or similar names used
for Internet communication”
(sorry bout the sloppy cut-and-paste job )
What we have coming also includes “corresponding usernames, logins.” Frankly, this goes above and beyond. I have applications that I use where my login/username is never public, is not attached to any communications that go through the internet other than to handshake with a foreign computer. Not sure why the LEOs need these.
That’s why we have our lawsuit Coming
A friend of mine was released in a neighboring county on October 1, 2016. He was released “homeless.” I diligently searched for a residence for him the two months prior to his release in my home county, surrounding counties, and the county in which he was released. The probation officer told me, “If he doesn’t have a place to go by sundown, he will be arrested and returned to prison.” I simply could not sit back and do nothing. The probation officer suggested that if I could afford it, he could stay at a motel off of Interstate 10 in the county in which he was released. The probation officer suggested the family and pet friendly motel and approved the site. God provided a place for my friend to lay his head and he was not “arrested by sundown.” He was also able to seek medical attention for Stage IV cancer and other disabilities classified under Social Security’s “Compassionate Allowance” expedited program. After 21 days, my lack of financial resources caused him to have to leave the motel and he spent the next six days in the front of my pickup truck with me and my 65 lb. pup. In that a pickup truck, with a 65 lb. pup, was denied as residence for my friend, on the day after making the report to the probation officer, my friend began receiving alleged GPS probation violations. Imagine that happening – now, that would be illegal. My pickup truck was parked in close proximity to the motel room. Violations did not begin until he notified the probation officer. The probation officer called him to his office for “intake” on October 27, at which time he was arrested, no bond, taken to the detention center, had a hearing before a FCOR officer, was found guilty of “willfully and substantially” violating special conditions of parole. Then, he was immediately taken back to the prison’s reception center. If I had not been with my friend during this adventure, I, might have questioned the circumstances I’ve shared. However, I was with him the entire time and unequivocally know he “did the right thing” and absolutely should not have been been charged, much less found guilty – for homelessness. This is what the residency restrictions have done to many offenders. It has created homelessness, alienation from family, and done nothing to promote the general welfare of society. By the way, this man had no family, no funds, was sick, and released from a Florida prison as homeless. To add insult to injury, as soon as he returned to prison, all of his gain-time was forfeited. He did not have the choice of refusing to be released on conditional release. Conditional release was chosen for him by our federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, and ordinances. Who is the criminal?
I forgot to mention, my friend was initially arrested and sentenced prior to the enactment of “special provisions” that went into effect October 1, 1995. The FCOR says they have the “discretionary” ability to impose this legislation against him ex post facto, even though he was sentenced under 1993 and 1994 guidelines.
I note that this ridiculous bill rescinds the change made about a year ago that allows “offenders” to request exemption from registration 25 years after the end of any incarceration. If it becomes law, one would have to wait 25 years after the end of ANY/ALL supervision, including probation, to make the request.
They don’t want the internet to exist for registrants. Overkill and to further destroy what is already destroyed.
The travel restrictions is more likely to the responses of objections IML has been getting. No surprise there.
We give the State of Florida overwhelming evidence to make things better and they keep on walking backwards and rather rapidly. Does anyone in Tallahassee even listens?
But it does look like they want us to still be able to log on to the SO website to update our phone numbers, Internet access, etc., so that sheriffs’ personnel don’t have to mess with it. I’ve thought about creating two or three thousand email addresses (easy to do) and then printing them on paper and dropping them off at the sheriff’s office when I go to register. However, I sure don’t want to piss off the cops, do I? As much as law enforcement is getting a bit more fed up with crazy new SO laws, the onus to obey those laws will always be on “offenders”. Requiring “offenders” to maintain their own registration data and to pay for the privilege (see HB 1179) makes it much easier for politicians to justify inventing these new onerous requirements. I also notice, in this bill, that I don’t have to worry about reporting URL’s for “retail” communications. I guess that, even though walmart.com and target.com would both likely agree that I’m a dangerous social monster, they still want my retail business and insist that lawmakers don’t threaten that – haha.
Ray, please consider getting involved in our legislative committee. so few actually read the bills
I am a realist so I hope I don’t offend anyone, but for all of FAC’s efforts, nothing has gotten better at the state level, it just keeps getting worse every year. Moving out of Florida is the only solution.
LOL Ray.
I have a long list of identifiers (not 2-3k) and I always get a kick out of the registry clerk when I go down there and watch their eyes bug out, glaze over and then decided that instead of going over each one, they’ll just check to see if the “list is up to date.”
In my fantasy world, all the SOs would register so many identifiers that their database would become too problematic to deal with and they would give up on it.
not a bad idea!
Ray, i tried it just as a test when i reported about i gave them a list of 20 some email address. and they could have entered more. giving them a list of 2 – 3k or more e-mail address would give them bust work entering it thats all but it would have to be changed every time you report to keep them busy again.
you can buy stuff through face book, and should you can buy subscriptions to different websites so would those be excluded? but yet if i want to donate to red cross, good will, human society i would have to report that ? wow some educated asshole really placed a lot of thought into this one
WTF