With Unity Comes Change
The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (of which FAC is the Florida affiliate) and OK Voices (the Oklahoma affiliate of NARSOL) has filed a civil rights lawsuit in the Northern District of Oklahoma challenging the Constitutionality of an Oklahoma Statute that requires the driver’s licenses of persons required to register as sexual offenders be branded with the marking
Read moreIn a first known case since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law authorizing the death penalty for a sex offense, a Putnam County man will be facing the death penalty for alleged sexual abuse. The accused, who had a prior (from 2010) sexual assault conviction, is being charged with the sexual assault of two minors in Putnam.
Read moreegistered sex offenders living in Indiana no longer will be subject to a lifetime registration requirement in the Hoosier State simply for vacationing in Florida, where all sex offenders are listed on the registry for life. A new Indiana Supreme Court ruling clarifies a provision of state law that mandates sex offenders registered in another state, who subsequently relocate or
Read moreSome good news came out of the Indiana Supreme Court yesterday. Though the case does nothing to help us here in Florida (unless you plan on moving from here), it has an interesting tie to Florida and its lifetime registration requirement. In 2013, Peters was convicted of sexual abuse in Illinois. He was ordered to be on the Illinois sex
Read moreTennessee House Bill 99 becomes law on July 1st. The law enhances the penalty for unlawful photography from a Class A misdemeanor offense to a Class E felony. The penalty would increase further to a Class D felony or Class C felony in certain cases if the victim was younger than 13. Anyone convicted of unlawful photography would also be
Read moreFAC is looking to connect with individuals currently on the registry who live with a serious physical or mental disability or have a cognitive impairment. More importantly, we are looking to connect with family members, friends, and caregivers of these individuals who can share the burdens these laws impose, not only on the registrant, but on themselves. How does your
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