It is compelled speech. Also I believe the other markings are still bottom right under the second photo. I am looking for a good Attorney up in the Tampa area who would be willing to challenge it. I may be wrong about the other markings such as blood donor, veteran etc but if I am not then what is the state’s interest in putting it in the middle.

Yeah, I guess not enough people were noticing it in the bottom right corner so Floriduh increases its size, gives it a brighter color, and puts it front and center to increase the shame and discrimination. How is this not compelled speech?

The AL decision is law in Florida. It does not prevent the state from printing statute numbers on licenses. It DOES prevent the FL legislature from printing something more explicit on every registrant’s license. But they can throw a sub-group under the bus as they do now.

Not even a notice of appeal? So the district courts ruling stands, correct?

It is a requirement by law for a relative to go down once a week for life and explain why the offender cannot show up to register. If that designated family member ie: you Grandmother, does not do this each week, they are charged and arrested with aiding an offender with absconding from justice.

Yes sarcasm but are we that far from that?

Thank you for a great response. I so appreciate everything you do.
I plan on sending a donation when I get paid on Friday. So in Florida we have to list our emails and internet identifiers but in Alabama they do not. If i read the ruling right. Do we know what the law is in GA. Seems like we have a split in state courts. Is there a way to revisit our internet identifiers in Florida?

There was a guy there the last time I registered and do not know how he was not arrested. He was giving the Sheriffs office employee a lot of grief and telling them to go “F” themselves. He ended up tying us all up as it took over 15 minutes for him to register. He walked out once he got his paper worked shot them the bird, cussed and slammed the door. You could have heard a pin drop in the waiting area.
Why bring attention to yourself? I just say yes sir/maam and am very pleasant with them and get my papers and off I go. The person behind the window did not create the registry so why take it out on them, they cannot change anything if they wanted to.
Having said that, we did get a new person at the window this month and she is awesome. Treats us all with respect and even engages in polite conversation like asking how our day is going. I hate the registry as much if not more than the next person but why make it harder on yourself? Battles are won with negotiation more than they are with yelling.

And not sure how they cannot call that punishment. That is as much if not more than I was required to do 20 years ago on probation. Even my Probation officer said off the record that they way they are treating us, it is a wonder anyone succeeds in not getting re-arrested. Sadly due to her compassion for people and willingness to treat us with kindness, it came back to bite her and lost her job.

It did not get appealed.
There is no timeline for the 11th Circuit to rule.