CALL TO ACTION-STOP LAUREN BOOK’S AMENDMENTS TO SB 1252
URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP LAUREN BOOK’S AMENDMENTS ON FLUORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES AND RED LETTERING ON DRIVER’S LICENSES
SB 1252 HAS BEEN RETAINED ON THE SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR WITH FIVE PENDING AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING THREE FROM LEADER BOOK.
AT THE POSTING OF THIS CALL TO ACTION, SB 1252 HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO ANY OF THE FOUR SPECIAL ORDER CALENDARS FOR MAY 1 & 2, BUT THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
Major Concerns:
- Amendments filed by Senator Lauren Book for SB 1252: The department shall assign a distinctive, fluorescent green license plate to vehicles owned, leased or operated by persons who are designated as sexual predators under s. 775.21 11 or are subject to registration as sexual offenders under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, or who have a similar designation or are subject to a similar registration under the laws of another jurisdiction. Such person must display the distinctive, fluorescent green license plate on any vehicle owned, leased, or operated by him or her as required in subsection (1), and may not disguise or obscure the plate.
- The sponsor of SB 1252, Senator DeCeglie, filed an amendment to the bill that would remove the red lettering on the driver’s licenses. Senator Book filed an amendment to put the red lettering back into the bill AFTER DeCeglie filed his amendment. Book is fighting to keep the red lettering in SB 1252.
- Senator Book continues to push legislation that would punish people with a past sex offense after they have served out their sentence. Is she using her office to seek revenge for what her nanny did to her?
PLEASE Do the Following:
- Email or call the 40 senators (or as many as you can).
- Let the Senators know that you OPPOSE the fluorescent green coloring of the license plates that Senator Book has proposed in her amendments, along with the red lettering on the front of driver’s licenses.
- Ask the Florida Senators to vote YES on Senator DiCeglie’s amendment to SB 1252 that would remove the red lettering language and vote NO on Senator Book’s amendments that include the red lettering on the front of driver’s licenses and florescent green license plates.
- Ask family members and friends to also contact the senators to OPPOSE Book’s amendments.
Talking Points:
- According to FDLE, there are already 63 registry requirement violations that could land someone back in prison, making people on the Florida sex offense registry regulated to the point that the Florida registry has become excessively punitive. Adding the red lettering on the driver’s licenses and the fluorescent green license plates will be the tipping point that will bring the registry down in the courts.
- Should legislators, such as Lauren Book with an obvious vendetta, be able to create policy to target a particular population?
- Why is Lauren Book refusing to talk to reporters? What is she afraid of?
- https://cw34.com/news/local/south-florida-senator-proposes-marked-license-distinctive-fluorescent-plates-for-registered-sex-offenders-florida-action-committee-requires-licenses-of-registered-sex-offenders-in-the-state-to-have-the-words-sexual-offender-written-in-red-april-28-2023
- https://nbc-2.com/news/state/2023/04/27/florida-sex-offenders-could-be-required-to-have-special-colored-license-plates/
- Other states have tried to legislate the green license plates and failed to do so (Ohio, Alabama, and Wisconsin). Why does Florida want to be infamous as the state for being the most unconstitutional state in the United States?
- Why does Florida want to go down a path to place targets on the backs of children and families with the green license plates just because a family member made a bad decision in the past for which they have already paid their debt to society?
- Why does Florida want to deliberately and blatantly ignore all of the research which clearly shows none of these policies have done anything to increase public safety?
- Lauren Book’s amendments will have registrants along with their spouse or significant other, teenage sons and daughters, and others driving with a target on their backs for vigilantes to come after them in a way that this country has never seen before.
- Lauren Book’s red lettering on the driver’s licenses has been declared unconstitutional in the Louisiana and Alabama court cases.
Emails and Phone Numbers for Florida Senators:
| Senator | Phone | |
| 1. Ben Albritton | albritton.ben.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5027 |
| 2. Bryan Avila | avila.bryan.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5039 |
| 3. Dennis Baxley | baxley.dennis.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5013 |
| 4. Lori Berman | berman.lori.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5026 |
| 5. Lauren Book | book.lauren.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5035 |
| 6. Jim Boyd | boyd.jim.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5020 |
| 7. Jennifer Bradley | bradley.jennifer.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5006 |
| 8. Jason Brodeur | brodeur.jason.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5010 |
| 9. Doug Broxson | broxson.doug.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5001 |
| 10. Danny Burgess | burgess.danny.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5023 |
| 11. Colleen Burton | burton.colleen.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5012 |
| 12. Alexis Calatayud | calatayud.alexis.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5038 |
| 13. Jay Collins | collins.jay.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5014 |
| 14. Tracie Davis | davis.tracie.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5005 |
| 15. Nick DiCeglie | diceglie.nick.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5018 |
| 16. Ileana Garcia | garcia.ileana.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5036 |
| 17. Erin Grall | grall.erin.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5029 |
| 18. Joe Gruters | gruters.joe.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5022 |
| 19. Gayle Harrell | harrell.gayle.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5031 |
| 20. Ed Hooper | hooper.ed.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5021 |
| 21. Travis Hutson | hutson.travis.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5007 |
| 22. Blaise Ingoglia | ingoglia.blaise.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5011 |
| 23. Shevrin Jones | jones.shevrin.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5034 |
| 24. Jonathan Martin | martin.jonathan.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5033 |
| 25. Debbie Mayfield | mayfield.debbie.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5019 |
| 26. Rosalind Osgood | osgood.rosalind.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5032 |
| 27. Kathleen Passidomo | passidomo.kathleen.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5028 |
| 28. Keith Perry | perry.keith.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5009 |
| 29. Jason Pizzo | pizzo.jason.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5037 |
| 30. Tina Scott Polsky | polsky.tina.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5030 |
| 31. Bobby Powell | powell.bobby.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5024 |
| 32. Ana Maria Rodriguez | rodriguez.anamaria.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5040 |
| 33. Darryl Rouson | rouson.darryl.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5016 |
| 34. Corey Simon | simon.corey.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5003 |
| 35. Linda Stewart | stewart.linda.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5017 |
| 36. Geraldine Thompson | thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5015 |
| 37. Victor Torres | torres.victor.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5025 |
| 38. Jay Trumbull | trumbull.jay.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5002 |
| 39. Tom Wright | wright.tom.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5008 |
| 40. Clay Yarborough | yarborough.clay.web@flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5004 |
Every email/call gets heard and tallied. Every respectful conversation with a staffer is an excellent opportunity to change a mind about our community with someone who has direct contact with a lawmaker. YOUR EFFORTS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
I would like to reiterate something that was said in the past from F.A.C, NOT everyone who comes in here commenting is a part of us. Since it is an open forum (Other than the screening on comments) anyone can come in here making false claims.
I have not seen the person in here for a while now and do not remember their screen name, but that person use to come in here encouraging registrants to not register, not answer the door for compliance checks and other actions that could lead to an arrest.
Even F.A.C states they are not lawyers and for legal advice to check with an actual attorney.
Remember the old saying of “Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing”.
They rest among us in these comments so be careful what advice you take.
Hear! Hear! Well said!
How very true Cherokee thank you for the reminder 🙂
Sex offenders already have so much to deal with . The one time offenders have learned their lesson and have to suffer for the rest of there life no matter what the offense is . Having the home address license plate number vechile already online it should be enough . Doing this green plate will do more harm having the person family friends to suffer. People will see that on the plate and can react in violence and vandalize there vechile . It is life threatening . Sex offenders having to register for life is enough . There drivers license is already branded . Two times a year they are checked by a detective as well as going to a place twice a year to check in is ridiculous. Sex offenders need forgivness . If they should have a plate as well so should thefts people with guns people who steal there houses cars should be labeled as well
@A.S
I am offender not predator and I have to register 4 times a year. I only get two checks by Leo’s per year though.
SO’s only twice a year.
I get 4 leo checks. Once i was told to fly back to florida so they can do theirs. It was local pd. I had registered the summer (entire summer back home in my
Homestate) travel correctly through the so. Im on no paper for 23 years.
JM
You know if you are in Florida, have been off paper/sanctions for at least 20 and have not had ANY arrests since your 20 years started, you can hire an attorney and “Attempt” to get off the registry.
I am working towards that but trying to get the money together as it “ain’t” cheap and no guarantee the judge will rule in your favor and no refunds.
JM..Have you heard of Ron Kleiner? He is very reasonable and specializes and had been successful in getting persons off the registry.
G
I guess you are new on F.A.C. About 2 months ago I wrote an entire story about Ron and he even came on and commented on my story. He is who I am looking to hire just have to come up with the $10,000. Have to borrow from my 401k and no guarantees a judge will let you off even with clear evidence that you have behaved for the past 32 years.
If you go back through some of FAC articles you will find my posting about Ron and the follow up he wrote as well. He always takes my calls and doesn’t get frustrated with me when I ask lots of questions. I still have some time left before my 20 years are up so I am hiding in a cave until then LOL
Not new. Been here for years and we have met in person but I do not read ever single post. Glad you reached out to him. Best of luck
Ftr with no charges filed they dropped on their own. Not even arraigned. A no information filed from them.BUT Seems it qualifies as an arrest. Sux
FAC would like to hear from any members who have been arrested, or know someone who has been arrested, for Failure to Register (FTR) for conduct that was not willful and intentional, or who was not offered an opportunity to comply before being arrested.
FAC would also like to hear from members if they, or someone they know, has ever been arrested for failing to report a temporary address.
FAC would like to hear from members who have been required, or know someone who has been required, to report that they are going back to that temporary address after a first report, and who have been arrested for failure to do so.
Finally, FAC would like to hear from members who have been arrested for failing to register or report without the sheriff having first made “several attempts” to secure compliance.
If you have been arrested as a result of one of these situations, please respond ASAP to membership@floridaactioncommittee.org or call 833-273-7325 Option 1.
JM
The Devil always tries to find a way to get us down. I have no guarantees I will be approved to get off but if I do not, it is going to be rough with all of these new laws that are so painful for us and our families, and yet, time and again judges state it is not punitive.
I have a great idea, let us have a judge come spend a week with us and not let anyone know they are someone of authority. They can come with us to register, stay with us as 3 or 4 cops or deputies come to our door and embarrass us in front of our neighbors when they state in a loud voice “OK make sure to register as a sex offender”.
I am S.O not predator but FDLE has been making me register 4 times a year and a huge amount of guys I have talked to at registration office say the same for them, they are S.O and also have to register 4 times per year. I spoke to two different lawyers and said it is in the statue that some charges for S.O can lead to 4 times per year. What is odd, I have been doing just twice for many years then got a notice stating I had to register 4 times per year and have been doing that now for about 10 years. That was from the FDLE and the sheriff’s office told me they just go by what FDLE sends them on each registrant.