Dear Members and Advocates, On the May Monthly Membership call and in a recent post, we addressed “paper felonies” and strongly encouraged members to check their Registration paperwork for accuracy.  We have received loads of comments, emails and calls from members expressing their appreciation as they discovered and corrected errors and omissions in their paperwork that would have otherwise gone unnoticed
Read moreFirst published at narsol.org It’s not too late to register for the NARSOL conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 20 – 23. Go to https://conference.narsol.org/ where you can register, view the schedule of events, and even book a hotel room. Follow the hotel link on the conference website to determine if rooms in the NARSOL block are still available. At this conference, you
Read moreIn Florida Action Committee’s most recent Weekly Update and Monthly Membership Call, we discussed paper arrests/felonies—when some error or omission in a Person Forced to Register’s (PFR) registration paperwork results in an arrest because of the inaccuracy of the data they reported to their sheriff’s office and, in turn, reported to FDLE. We have also had discussions on incorrect information
Read moreA PFR in Florida is “letting his neighbors know that he is a registered sex offender in a unique way: with a large sign in his yard.” (Aol., May 2024) Even though he was able to avoid jail time, he will be on the sex offense registry for life. According to the PFR, one reason for the sign was to
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, Have you heard the terms “Paper Arrest” or “Paper Felony?” It is not likely that the general public knows what we are talking about because it only seems to apply to Persons Forced To Register (PFR). A Paper Arrest, or also called a Paper Felony, is when some error or omission in your registration paperwork results in an
Read moreWhat do we mean by “Paper Arrest?” We also call it a “Paper Felony” when some error or omission in your registration paperwork results in an arrest because of the inaccuracy of the data you reported to your Sheriff office and, in turn, reported to FDLE. That’s right… no contact, no repeat offense, no intentional crime….but rather an oversight on your
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