Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Today, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against Putnam County, Florida, challenging their recently amended Ordinance that precludes persons on the sex offender registry from living within 500 feet of one another, among other restrictions. Attorneys Adele Nicholas, Mark Weinberg and Ron Kleiner are representing the Plaintiffs, who are registrants and property owners subjected to the Ordinance. This is
Read moreA newly introduced bill in New York, co-sponsored by Andrew Molitor, is once again pushing a familiar approach: expand the public sex offender registry. This time by including individuals already classified by the state as low risk. Under current law, New York distinguishes between risk levels for a reason. Level 1 individuals are assessed as presenting a low likelihood of
Read moreThree weeks ago, we wrote about how legislation like SB 212 / HB 45 completely missed the mark when it comes to sexual harm in the school environment. That hasn’t changed. If anything, the headlines since then have only reinforced the point that we need to institute a different approach to addressing this issue than only punishing after the fact.
Read moreWeekly update for April 21, 2026. This is recording number 366 Dear Members and Advocates, In last week’s update, we reflected on the words of Niemöller: “Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.” It’s a warning about what happens when we believe injustice is someone else’s problem… until it isn’t.
Read moreWe want to update you on an important development regarding our ongoing efforts to get clear answers on Florida’s “internet identifier” reporting requirements. As you know, FAC submitted a Request for Declaratory Statement to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement under Florida Statutes Section 120.565(1). We asked what should be very straightforward questions: what types of accounts actually need to
Read moreIn December, the Florida Action Committee submitted a Request for Declaratory Statement to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement seeking clarity on the state’s “Internet Identifier” reporting requirements. The request was prompted by a troubling pattern: members being arrested for allegedly failing to report accounts that either do not fall under the statute or, in some cases, accounts they were
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