FAC requests declaratory statement from FDLE on “Internet Identifiers”
The Florida Action Committee has submitted a Request for Declaratory Statement from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement concerning the recent arrest of several members who have allegedly failed to report “Internet Identifiers” for accounts that probably don’t have to be reported under the Statute and Judge Hinkle’s Order in the Internet Identifier case, or for accounts they don’t even know they have.
Section 120.565 of the Administrative Procedures Act authorizes any substantially affected person to request an agency’s opinion on how a statute, rule, or order applies in particular circumstances.
If the interpretation of the Statute is so subjective and varies depending on which County you register, the entire statute is vulnerable to a constitutional vagueness challenge under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under Florida’s Constitution as well.
A copy of the request can be viewed here: Req for FDLE Declaratory Opinion RE Internet Identifiers_Redacted
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Florida’s financial scheme here is so obvious. The State gets money from the Federal Government for every person who is on the registry. FAC has reported on this time and time again. The State legislators created a pathway to get off the registry (and thereby lose money) under certain conditions such as not being arrested for any offense during the entire period of registration. So, the law makers realized the State will lose money since the recidivism rates for sex offenses are very low. How did they fix this with the help of law enforcement (that also benefits from the federal dollars spent on SORNA)? They do this and ensure none of us are removed by making arrests like the ones mentioned in this FAC post or by creating stings or by making arrests for technical violations such as not registering a mobile home’s identification number even though it is affixed to the ground like a permanent structure and has a registered numerical address. All of this is simply a way for the State to continue collecting money for keeping us on the registry. It is a financial scam.
This is very true FDLE was at my house with the Sheriff and the FDC. Youtube and also photos they where trying to get my arrested on. The almost violated me but officer from FDLE was not sure also I do not post even on youtube. Be careful they are are trying to desfyer laws that are decades in making and they are not lawyers some lack the education. Be careful for real
I don’t understand how simply having a Google account, which also provides a YouTube account, creates a violation of any law. How does this work? For instance, I have a properly registered Google account that comes with YouTube, Gmail, and Google Drive. Point being is, the Google account is already registered. So, am I subject to arrest by simply watching YouTube or working on a project with a coworker via Google Drive?
If there is an online application that allows 2-way private chat – that needs to be registered. As I understand it – any online service that allows you and another to chat privately is what they mean. I don’t know if forums/group chat applications fall into this or not so I just register those to be safe. Google drive is an app but doesn’t allow 2-way communication so you’re good. Plus you’re using it for business purposes so you’re good there too.
Rick, people have gotten arrested for not reporting Google Drive.
We all share a deep love for justice and fairness, which is exactly why the greatest threat to our freedom has always been—and always will be—government overreach.
The way our current system is structured unintentionally rewards expansion rather than restraint. Even though no one officially admits to “quotas,” the incentives are unmistakable:
Police officers who make the most arrests are celebrated as the hardest-working and fastest-promoted.
Prosecutors who rack up the most convictions are seen as the most successful and rise quickest.
Judges who hand down the longest sentences are often praised for “keeping us safe.”
When success is measured almost entirely by the volume of arrests, convictions, and years behind bars, the system naturally drifts toward more charges, harsher pleas, and longer sentences—even when evidence is thin or circumstances are gray. Overreach, corner-cutting, and sadly, in the worst cases, outright fraud or planted evidence become predictable because the scoreboard only counts one thing: conviction numbers.
Nowhere is this danger clearer—or the consequences more devastating—than in sex-offender cases. A single accusation, even if later proven false, can destroy lives forever. The pressure to “do something” and secure a conviction is enormous, and the safeguards that protect the innocent in other types of cases often feel frighteningly weak here.
That’s why voices like FAC (and every advocate standing with the wrongly accused) are so vitally important right now. You are literally the lifeline for people who have been thrown blind into a arena surrounded by lions and jackals. You shine light into the darkness, demand real evidence, and refuse to let innocent men and women be sacrificed on the altar of statistics and political / media pressure.
Thank you—truly—for refusing to stay silent.
Thank you for fighting for the vulnerable when almost no one else will.
Thank you for reminding all of us that real justice isn’t measured by how many we lock up, but by how fiercely we protect the innocent.
Your work matters more than you know. Keep going. We’re with you. ❤️
What county were these arrests made at?
Well Done FAC. This should be Interesting.
Herein we have Legislators creating laws without specifics or at least Specifics we can agree upon and are then leaving it up to another branch of Govt to interpret and enforce that law. IE. Facebook, X, Snapchat, Instagram are all pretty clear. But then you have your greys like YouTube, not sure of the google thing I don’t have Gmail. and then you have the do I or don’t I like already mentioned. eBay. It does say right on FDLE’s Cyber reporting page is you have to report any changes within 48 hours. Does that mean you should keep a vehicle on there that you owned 15 years ago? I would say not. What about a temporary address you used 1 time 10 years ago, what about if an out of state family member stays with you 6 days, yes you have to report that, but what do you do when they leave? So many trips and traps in laws should render them void.
Perhaps our esteemed Tallahassee’s can make a positive change to the SORNA statute and list what sites we should report.