Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for October 22, 2025. This is recording number 334. Dear Members and Advocates, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at the University of Vermont this week, and her message could not be more relevant to the work we do. “We are in a difficult part of American history,” she said, warning that “we have great risk right now
Read moreFinding a residence that meets the living restrictions for your state, county or city is a daunting task. First, you have to locate an affordable home, then you need to thoroughly check the surrounding area for conditions such as schools, parks, playgrounds, daycare centers and other possible conditions depending on the residency restrictions in your area or based on your
Read moreWeekly update for October 14, 2025. This is recording number 333. Dear Members and Advocates, When the Union County ordinance described sexual offense recidivism rates as “alarmingly high,” it raised an obvious question — what does that even mean? There is no legal or scientifically accepted threshold for what constitutes a “high” recidivism rate — whether “frighteningly high,” “alarmingly high,” or simply “high.”
Read moreWeekly update for October 7, 2025. This is recording number 332. Dear Members and Advocates, The new term of the U.S. Supreme Court officially opened this week. As of now, there are no cases on the docket that directly impact individuals required to register or that address broader issues surrounding the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). However, as the
Read moreWeekly update for September 30, 2025. This is recording number 330. Dear Members and Advocates, Starting October 1, 2025, several new laws will go into effect in Florida. Some directly impact people on the registry, on probation, or with past convictions. At FAC, we always try to keep you informed of what’s changing, so we’ve compiled the summary below to give
Read moreWeekly Update for September 23, 2025. This is recording number 329. Dear Members and Advocates, In last week’s update we mentioned we were bringing a challenge to the new Putnam ordinance and asked for anyone who was willing to stand up as a plaintiff to contact us. We need people to standup! Not just in the Putnam case, but in
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