Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Senator Lauren Book waited until after-hours on the 50th day of the Legislative session to submit an amendment to SB 1252 (#589098 filed 4/25/2023 at 9:02pm) that would require special fluorescent green license plates assigned to persons forced to register (PFR) as sex offenders. FAC Immediately issued the following Press Release: Florida State Senator Lauren Book Proposes Special Fluorescent Green
Read moreCALL TO ACTION FOR FLOOR VOTES ON HB 1085, SB 1252, AND HB 833 FLOOR VOTES THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023 FOR HB 1085 AND SB 1252 (RED LETTERING BILLS) and ADDS FLOURESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES Major Concerns: Amendments filed by Senator Lauren Book for SB 1252: The department shall assign a distinctive, fluorescent green license plate to vehicles
Read moreNOTE: FAC’s position is complete abolishment of the registry. While this submission does not necessarily reflect the views of FAC, we are sharing one member’s thoughts on the registry for your consideration. March 7, 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Smith v Doe, the Supreme Court case which ruled that sex offender registries may be applied retroactively because they do
Read moreThis Call To Action has been superseded. Comments are now disabled. CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW CTA HB 1085 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Patt Maney (Part of Okaloosa) SB 1224 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Senator Danny Burgess HB 1085 would require color or markings of licenses for the operation of
Read moreFlorida Action Committee (FAC) is the Florida state affiliate for the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL). FAC supports the efforts of NARSOL and other advocacy groups, such as Caution Click National Campaign for Reform (CCNCR), that share our mission. CCNCR works on a national level to promote evidence based policy reform and community management practices for non-production child
Read moreOn Feb 3rd, the question, “Does the Sex Offender Registry Do More Harm Than Good?” was debated by Emily Horowitz (For the Motion) and Cary Federman (Against the Motion). Emily is the author of “Protecting Our Kids? How Sex Offender Registry Laws Are Failing Us” and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Cary is the author of “Democracy and Deliberation: The Law
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