Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly Update 2018-01-18 Dear Members and Advocates, This week we are calling on your help to rally against the proposed amendment to the Miami-Dade County Overnight Camping Amendment. The suggested change (also referred to as the “Bovo” amendment – File Number: 180088) to Section 21-286 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, would allow police to arrest transient sex offenders on
Read moreFlorida Sex Offender Registry News We have recently warned our members of a scam that’s been targeting registrants. “Detectives” (who may or may not be actual detectives – likely not) have been calling registrants claiming they missed a registration deadline and will be arrested…. unless… they are willing to take care of it immediately through the payment of a bond
Read moreSenator Lauren Book (senate) and representative Fitzenhagen (House) have sponsored legislation that, among other things, would reduce the number of days that constitutes a permanent or temporary residence to THREE (3) days, instead of the current FIVE (5) days. Five days is bad enough, but three days would mean no more long weekends away with the family without having to
Read moreIn a decision issued today, the Federal Court for the District of Minnesota granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of a West St. Paul sex offender residency restriction. Calling it a close call in light of 8th Circuit precedent that previously found SORRs constitutional, the Judge found that the West St. Paul Ordinance is significantly more restrictive than those
Read moreThe Dobbs Wire: Events of Interest in NYC, Austin, Washington, DC and webstreamed on the internet! America Is Hard to See Type: Live theatrical production Location: New York City (SoHo) Date: Jan. 20-Feb. 24 8:30PM Featuring: Ken Barnett, John Carlin, Joyce Cohen, Amy Gaither Hayes, David Spadora, Valerie Gareth Tidball Blurb: During the late fall of 2015, members of
Read moreLast night I lay awake in bed with a puzzle racking my brain. How can I finish the sentence “sex offenders shouldn’t be allowed to vote, because ____”? It’s an exercise I go through often, and certainly during every legislation session, where someone comes up with a new “sex offender” rule and I try to play devil’s advocate and come
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