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In Florida Action Committee’s most recent Weekly Update and Monthly Membership Call, we discussed paper arrests/felonies—when some error or omission in a Person Forced to Register’s (PFR) registration paperwork results in an arrest because of the inaccuracy of the data they reported to their sheriff’s office and, in turn, reported to FDLE. We have also had discussions on incorrect information

A PFR in Florida is “letting his neighbors know that he is a registered sex offender in a unique way: with a large sign in his yard.”  (Aol., May 2024) Even though he was able to avoid jail time, he will be on the sex offense registry for life.  According to the PFR, one reason for the sign was to

What do we mean by “Paper Arrest?” We also call it a “Paper Felony” when some error or omission in your registration paperwork results in an arrest because of the inaccuracy of the data you reported to your Sheriff office and, in turn, reported to FDLE. That’s right… no contact, no repeat offense, no intentional crime….but rather an oversight on your

A recent study out of Sweden found unintended consequences in Sweden because of a ban on the purchase of sex.  Research indicates that laws trying to curb prostitution may have led to an increase in rape offenses. Laws trying to reduce human trafficking by penalizing the buyers of sex rather than the sex workers themselves have possibly caused a rise

What you need to know about HB 166 and SB 371: Louisiana’s House Representative Delisha Boyd is the sponsor of HB 166 which states: “In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person who is convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 may be subject to a vasectomy procedure.” HB 166 has passed the Louisiana

Florida Action Committee concentrates its limited resources and efforts primarily on issues that deal with the registry in Florida, but there are occasions when proposed bills in other states are so heinous that many of our members want to reach out to state legislators, trying to stop the bills from becoming law.  There is always the possibility that these bad