Brevard County sticks by tough ordinance restricting sex offenders

Brevard County commissioners reaffirmed their tough stance toward registered sex offenders by making only making minor changes to a regulation limiting where they can go — even as the measure is being challenged in court. The commission updated section 74 of the county code on Tuesday to allow businesses to register as a park so long as the business is used for recreation

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Have you been impacted by Florida’s 3-day requirements or Driver’s License branding?

If you have been impacted by either (a) Florida’s 3-day reporting requirement for change in temporary residence, or (b) having your driver’s license branded with the unique identifier designating you are on the sex offender registry (or both a and b), we want to hear about your experience. We want this information because FAC will be submitting declarations and/or a

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Tennessee nurses push for new law to add protection from sex offenders

Nurses in Nashville are hoping to put a new bill on the books that would add another layer of protection against registered sex offenders. The hope is to have legislators take up a bill that would require sex offenders to present their offender identification card once inside the hospital. “You would go register at the front desk, like any other

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IL: Joliet has plan to force convicted sex offenders to move from their home: Build a park nearby

Joliet City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday night to buy a house, with plans demolish it and turn the land into a park — a tactic they hope will legally allow them to force out convicted sex offenders who are living in an apartment building nearby. The move has drawn the ire of the company that houses the sex offenders

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