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When Florida added “public swimming pools” to its growing list of restricted locations we warned it would create a domino effect. History shows that once a new registry restriction is adopted in one state, it often spreads elsewhere. That appears to be happening now. This week, the City Council of Lufkin, Texas approved a new residency restriction ordinance creating “child

Section 120.565 of Florida’s Administrative Procedure Act is one of the most important and underutilized tools available to registrants. In simple terms, it allows a person who is affected by an agency’s regulation (ie: sex offender restrictions) to ask the agency for a formal written determination about how a law, rule, or agency order applies to their specific situation. The

According to reports, a man walked into the sheriff’s office while deputies were actively looking for him on a warrant related to an alleged failure to comply with Florida’s sex offender registration requirements. The headlines will focus on the arrest. They always do. What they won’t discuss is the reality that tens of thousands of people living under Florida’s registration

FROM NARSOL: Last May, we watched a hotel honor a mob over a legal contract. We lost a conference we’d spent months planning. We lost significant money that we couldn’t get back. And I had to write a letter to our supporters explaining why. I ended that letter with a quote. “First, they ignore you. Then, they laugh at you.

A disturbing story out of Osceola County raising questions about just how far society is willing to go in response to allegations involving children and sexual abuse. According to reports, parents whose young daughter was allegedly abused by a classmate at a private school are suing the school and pushing for measures that would ensure the accused child’s history follows

Another “predator catcher” video has gone viral, this time involving a 21-year-old Florida Atlantic University student targeted by the group “561 Predator Catchers.” But before people rush to judgment, it’s important to look critically at how these online sting operations are conducted and ask whether they are manufacturing crimes rather than preventing them. According to the article, the initial contact