Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
NOTE: FAC’s position is complete abolishment of the registry. While this submission does not necessarily reflect the views of FAC, we are sharing one member’s thoughts on the registry for your consideration. March 7, 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Smith v Doe, the Supreme Court case which ruled that sex offender registries may be applied retroactively because they do
Read moreFAC NOTE: The following was an article comment, posted by CherokeeJack, which was better suited as a post. So Not sure where to post this but a lot of people including me had questions and now I have the answers from the lawyer posted on FAC site, Ron Kleiner. After speaking with him, he gave me permission to discuss the
Read moreAs evidence continues to mount on the failure of state sex offense registries, Louisiana continues to be in the news as its leaders are only seeing an increase in the amount of sex crimes committed against children. According to WAFB9 in Louisiana, “…one investigator (from the Attorney General’s office) described the fight (against sex crimes) as ‘a war the state
Read moreEleven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant before a GPS tracking device can be attached to someone’s car. Eleven years later, police all around the country are tracking cars through license plate readers that do the same job with no warrant required. These license plate readers are mounted alongside roads and on police cars.
Read moreThis Call To Action has been superseded. Comments are now disabled. CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW CTA HB 1085 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Patt Maney (Part of Okaloosa) SB 1224 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Senator Danny Burgess HB 1085 would require color or markings of licenses for the operation of
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