News & Updates

The purpose of this post is to serve as an advisory for those who are trying to comply with registration obligations during this period. On March 12, 2020, anticipating certain counties would close courthouses, jails and administrative offices where registration is performed, the Florida Action Committee contacted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to determine what procedures have been implemented

Whenever someone establishes a temporary, permanent or transient address in Florida they are required to report IN PERSON to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Today, the DHSMV announced they will be closing their offices. We will update when the FDLE advises what registrants are required to do in order to comply when compliance is impossible. ***Due to

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that the provision of their registration statute that  allows those on the registry to apply for removal if they haven’t committed a crime within 15 years following conviction or release from a correctional facility for any term of imprisonment imposed is a one strike and you are out deal. Two NJ registrants

In a fascinating twist to Sex Offender Residency Restrictions, a bill pending in the New Jersey Legislature (S2066) also seeks to restrict the placement of a school bus stop or child care facility within a certain distance from persons required to register. The bill reads, “The Legislature finds and declares that public safety will be enhanced by providing municipalities with

Following the State of Emergency issued in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Florida, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has suspended visitation at all correctional institutions statewide. FDC has no known or suspected cases of COVID-19 at this time. The visitation suspension will be in effect through April 5, 2020. Inmates will still be allowed Legal Visits. SOURCE

The following are excerpts from an article that describes Nevada’s implementation of the Adam Walsh Act. It took a decade—and the Nevada Supreme Court weighing in with a denial of further delays—before the bill and its provisions took effect in October 2018, adding Nevada to a list of 16 other compliant states. Its passage came with a carrot: Nevada could