Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for June 2, 2026. This is recording number 373 The July 1st Changes Are Coming – What You Need to Know About the New Laws Dear Members and Advocates, Next month, one of the more significant expansions of Florida’s sex offender laws in recent years will take effect. On July 1, 2026, CS/CS/CS/SB 212 (formerly HB 45) becomes law, creating new
Read moreA great decision came out of the Michigan Supreme Court last week! Gary Shaver was convicted of sex offenses as a juvenile in 2004. At that time, Michigan’s sex offender registration law (SORA) required him to report address changes within 10 days. Years later, Michigan significantly expanded SORA in 2011. The new law imposed much stricter requirements, including requiring address
Read moreSection 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
Read moreAttorney Janice Bellucci earned a significant win in Missouri last week, when a United States District Court Judge from the Eastern District of Missouri enjoined the Attorney General (or her Agents) from enforcing an ordinance that required registrants to display a sign that says “No Candy or Treats” on Halloween. This is a great culmination of a long fought battle
Read moreAccording 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
Read moreFROM 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.
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