Highlands County Rounds up Dozens for Mobile/Manufactured Home FTRs

Highlands County Detective and Sergent are at it again. This time, dozens of registrants were arrested within the past couple of weeks for registration violations relating to mobile homes and manufactured homes. Many registrants live in trailer parks because of affordability and because they are generally located in rural areas which are farther from schools. They live in mobile homes

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A Harsh Lesson in Forgetfulness: No Bond for Late Registration.

A story out of Marion County this week serves as a sobering reminder of how unforgiving Florida’s registration laws can be. According to news reports, a man voluntarily walked into the sheriff’s office ten days late to perform his re-registration. He reportedly told deputies that he simply forgot May was his month to check in. Rather than being commended for

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Union County, Florida was next to pass harsh residency restrictions

Like Dominoes… Union County, Florida passed its 2500 foot Sex Offender Residency Restriction on the 15th of September. Union, which is the smallest county in the State, now has one of the harshest SORRs. Of course, the SORR includes school bus stops, but among the other winners in this draconian ordinance is a prohibition on “traveling through” a buffer zone

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Florida Supreme Court to Review “Sexual Predator” Driver’s License Labeling

A case with major implications for the constitutional rights of those on the registry is now headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Attorneys for Michael Crist have filed a notice seeking review of an appellate decision that upheld Florida’s requirement that people classified as “sexual predators” have that exact phrase printed in bold letters on their driver’s licenses. Crist, who

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Coral Springs, FL (Broward County) seeks to tighten residency restrictions

The Coral Springs City Commission is scheduled to meet this Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 06:30 PM at Commission Chambers, City Hall, 9500 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs, FL 33065 to do a first reading of Ordinance 2025-114, which proposes to Amend Code of Ordinances Section “Sexual Offender and Sexual Predator, Residence Prohibitions; Penalties, Exceptions” to “to clarify restrictions and

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