Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Fullerton City Council unanimously voted to repeal a municipal code that imposed housing restrictions on child sex offenders. “I took an oath to uphold the constitution of both the United States of America and the state of California. It’s clear to me, the way we have written this ordinance, it is unconstitutional, and in keeping with that oath, I have
Read moreWeekly Update 2017-02-08 Dear Members and Advocates, This past week, we saw our first significant “sex offender” Bill come out of the Florida Senate and it concerns Internet Identifiers. It would seem; in response to the issuance of an injunction in the Internet Identifier legal challenge, the legislature is seeking to pass a more “watered down version” of the Internet
Read moreThere are more than 65,000 sex offenders registered in Florida. There is a movement in the state and across the nation to change the reporting requirement. If the changes go through, you wouldn’t know if a sex offender was living next door. It would be a radical change, but a change some surprising people are asking legislators to consider with
Read moreAn important correction to a statement made in this week’s weekly update. The weekly update incorrectly stated the 2014 Statute is enjoined. In fact, it was the October 1, 2016 change that was enjoined, NOT the 2014 Statute. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
Read moreNAPLES, Fla. — A Golden Gate Estates woman whose stepfather molested her was horrified to learn he had moved into a house less than a mile from an Orlando elementary school. “It hit me like a ton of bricks,” Christin Olsen said. “It slapped me in the face.” A Florida law banning sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of
Read moreTo combat the order from the Northern District of Florida, Enjoining the enforcement of the 2014 amendments to the registration laws as they relate to “Internet Identifiers”, Florida Senator Baxley has sponsored a new internet identifier bill, which can be read here: http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0686/BillText/Filed/PDF http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0684/BillText/Filed/PDF FAC is considering its position on this bill and will advise shortly.
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