Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Maine legislator is proposing the “Eliot Cutler Law.” Under the proposal, a person convicted of a sex offense who violates probation FOR ANYTHING would automatically have to serve the remainder of the previously suspended prison sentence after a first probation violation. The proposal isn’t law yet. It is still being developed and is expected to be considered when Maine’s
Read moreFlorida Action Committee • Public Information Alert Florida DMV Data Breach: How Deep Does It Go? Florida has confirmed unauthorized access to its DAVID driver-information system. One important question remains unanswered: were people on Florida’s sexual-offender and sexual-predator registry among those exposed? 200,000+ Florida DAVID records claimed Claimed by ShinyHunters; not confirmed by Florida UNKNOWN registrants affected The aggregate number
Read moreFlorida Action Committee Thursday Pulse Close to home. Across Florida. Around the nation. Around the world. Welcome to Thursday Pulse. A lighter, faster look at registry-related developments from Florida and around the country — court decisions, enforcement trends, advocacy, research, and FAC news worth keeping on your radar. 🏠 Close to Home Florida communities, counties, and local developments. Florida Union
Read moreLouisiana has decided that prison, probation and registration aren’t enough punishment for some sex offenses. Under a 2024 law, judges can order surgical castration as part of a sentence. A Louisiana man was sentenced to 35 years in prison and surgical castration — the first known use of the law that orders the permanent removal of part of someone’s body
Read moreThe Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that people who committed sex offenses before July 2011 cannot be required to follow the state’s current sex offender registry law. The unanimous decision says applying the 2021 law to older cases would add punishment after the fact. The ruling does not affect people whose offenses happened on or after July 1, 2011. They
Read moreI must admit, when I saw the title, “Stop Predator Dumping Act,” I got hopeful. Someone might finally want to put safeguards in place to prevent “dumping on” people forced to register. Stop the vigilantism! Stop the shaming! And stop treating human beings like hazardous waste! But I was wrong. U.S. Congressman George Whitesides (CA) is proposing legislation to address
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