Florida AG proposes law to prevent registrants from pursuing surrogacy, adoption or foster care.

Florida Attorney General announced on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) that he’s proposing the “Protecting Kids from Predators Pursuing Parenthood Act” to prevent registrants from becoming parents through surrogacy, adoption, or foster care. You can view the post here: https://x.com/AGJamesUthmeier/status/1953495580530946456

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Update for Incarcerated in Florida: Legal Mail Access Tightens: New Rule Takes Effect August 5th, 2025

Starting August 5th, 2025, new changes to F.A.C. 33-210.102 regarding legal mail will place additional barriers on attorneys writing to incarcerated individuals in Florida. This recently approved rule change will severely limit how attorneys can send legal correspondence and may result in delays, denials, or returns of legitimate legal mail. What’s Changing: Attorneys must now register with FDC and obtain

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Holy Cow! One day late for registration gets someone 4 years in prison.

A registrant from Hernando County got 4 years in prison for being one day late for registration! The charges stem from a July 5, 2024, arrest for failure to comply with reporting requirements. According to the sheriff’s office, XXXX reported to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on July 5, 2024, for a required 30-day transient check-in. A review of the

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Huge win in Florida: Clements case opens a new door to legal challenges

Last week brought a significant development in the fight for registry reform. In a case involving Florida registrant Clements, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a habeas corpus petition and remanded the case for further proceedings. Why is this such a big deal? Because the court ruled that Florida’s sex offender residency restrictions—when considered

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NIMBY on Display: Former politician not happy about new neighbor, so he tries to change laws to displace him.

Brian Pepin, a former California Councilmember and political consultant, recently took to the podium at a St. Johns County (Florida) Commission meeting to advocate for stricter sex offender residency restrictions. His reason? A man convicted of possessing child pornography in 2007 moved across the street from his house. That man has served his time, been off supervision for over a

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