CORONAVIRUS AND REGISTRATION
The purpose of this post is to serve as an advisory for those who are trying to comply with registration obligations during this period. On March 12, 2020, anticipating certain counties would close courthouses, jails and administrative offices where registration is performed, the Florida Action Committee contacted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to determine what procedures have been implemented to accommodate registration in counties where offices are closed.
While we wait for a reply, check the comments below to see if information about your county has been posted. If not, please call your county registration office to find out whether they are open, whether they anticipate closing, whether they are taking precautions to implement social distancing during this period and what accommodations have been made for registration should their office be closed or closing.
A list of all county registration offices, along with their telephone numbers are published here: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/Documents/REREGISTRATIONLOCATIONS.pdf
For any questions, call the FDLE at: 1-888-357-7332 or e-mail [email protected].
Discover more from Florida Action Committee
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
PINELLAS – Registration office is closed they are taking registrations in the Lobby or via phone.
Telephonic registration proves that in person reporting is not necessary.
The law mandates “in person” reporting. Period. No exceptions. The Pinellas county Sheriff and his deputies are entrapping registered citizens. This will not end well for us.
This is correct.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Open
Offender Registration Unit
Santa Rosa Co Sheriff’s Ofc
5755 East Milton Road Milton, FL 32583
Ofc: 850-983-1148 Fax: 850-981-2162
The correct address for Santa Rosa County registration is on Transition Road, which is just past the county jail, on the left.
Update: Received the following email from Santa Rosa County registration office. It went out at about 9am this morning.
We have decided to complete your registration by telephone so on the 1st at 7:30am call and we will complete it. J
Hayley Lee
Offender Registration Unit
Santa Rosa Co Sheriff’s Ofc
5755 East Milton Road Milton, FL 32583
Ofc: 850-983-1148 Fax: 850-981-2162
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
ALACHUA COUNTY – Registration at the Alachua County Jail remains open.
Alachua states they are currently open for normal hours of registration. Officer Corbin reccomended calling before you come . Should registrant have any issues with the virus that would require written documentation form a medical provider.
Florida Politics
Alachua County issues stay-at-home order
Alachua County is ordering all non-essential businesses to close and residents to stay at home. The order was announced in a Monday livestream. It goes into effect at 12 a.m. Tuesday. “Alachua County has the highest rate of infections per capita of any Florida county and it must end, starting now. While we appreciate the sacrifices that many have made so far, it is not enough,” Alachua County Commission Chair Robert Karl Hutchinson said.
WE HAVE CONTACTED ALACHUA CO AND ARE AWAITING A REPLY FROM OFFICER CORBIN CONCERNING IN PERSON REGISTRATION AND THE ABOVE ISSUE
I took my husband to registration in Alachua County to register at the jail. Absolutely nothing had changed, except that no one else was allowed in — only registrants were allowed to be exposed to the virus there. We wore masks, but the guy taking our information wore no mask, had on no gloves, and was not using sanitizer. My husband signed his paperwork with what appeared to be the same pen that everyone else had used that day. The three of us were all in a small, enclosed room.
Why am I not surprised? It’s bureaucracy’s ‘do as I say, not as I do policy’. Any wonder law enforcement is becoming less and less respected?
This sort of behavior is outrageous and unethical!
But only to be expected. Respect is a ‘two-way street’ except when it comes to RSO’s. We have to be prepared to demand it and not be intimidated.
BROWARD – Courthouse is CLOSED to the public. Report for registrations and transient check-ins to the Probation Office located at:
540 SE 3rd Ave # 1N, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 357-5900. Mon to Fri 8-3:30
MIAMI-DADE – Registration office in Doral remains open and they will accept registrants from other counties. Offices are open 8:00AM – 4:00PM except for lunch between noon and 1:00PM
Miami – Dade As per Sargent Cheever open as normal call ahead for any issue of need.
PALM BEACH COUNTY – Registration office at the Stockade Jail remains open and they will accept registrants from other counties. Be sure to get there no later than 2:30PM because their offices close at 3:00PM. They open at 9:30PM M-F.