FAC Weekly Update 2026-07-14- Preparing for a Historic Legal Challenge
Weekly update for July 14, 2026. This is recording number 381
Dear Members and Advocates,
We are now approximately one month away from filing what we believe will be a historic legal challenge to Florida’s sex offender registry laws. This lawsuit represents the most significant legal efforts ever undertaken by the Florida Action Committee (FAC) and has the potential to impact not only registrants in Florida, but registry laws and policies across the country.
This challenge was prompted by recent amendments to Florida’s residency restriction and proximity (loitering) laws (HB 45/SB 212), which dramatically expand the restrictions placed on registrants and create new barriers to housing, family relationships, employment, and everyday activities. These amendments raise serious constitutional concerns and threaten to impose restrictions that are not supported by evidence showing they improve public safety.
The FAC legal team has been working diligently behind the scenes. Attorney Michael Kimberly is actively completing the complaint, our experts have been retained, supporting data has been collected, and we are carefully building a case designed to put us in the strongest possible position to succeed. We are not simply filing a lawsuit – we are preparing for a fight that we believe can create meaningful and lasting change.
One of the most important ways you can support this effort is by sharing your personal experience. We are seeking individuals who are directly impacted by these new restrictions and who are willing to submit a declaration describing how the law affects their lives. A qualified declarant would be someone whose circumstances are impacted by the recent amendments. Some examples include: “I visit my elderly mother several times per year. Because I visit more than three days in a calendar year, I am required to register her address as a Temporary Residence. Because she lives in a community with a pool, I can no longer visit her.”, “The lease on my apartment expires this year and my family planned to move from a one-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment within the same community. Because the community has a pool, I can no longer relocate, even within the same community.”, “I work in a shopping mall and interact with dozens of people every day. I cannot always determine whether a customer is 17 or 19 years old, so I do not know whether I can legally communicate with them. I asked my supervising officer whether the mall is considered a ‘place where children congregate,’ and he did not know.” These are only examples from some of our members. The strongest declarations are those that explain your actual circumstances, how the new law affects you, and the uncertainty or hardship it creates.
If you would like to be a declarant, please contact our legal team at: [email protected] and share your circumstances. Please do not describe your underlying case, since it’s not relevant to this lawsuit. Only describe how the current law, particularly the newly amended residency restriction and loitering statutes impact your life. We can assist you with formatting it into a formal declaration, but your story is your own and you could become an important part of this historic challenge.
Another area we still need help with is funding this case. Litigation of this magnitude requires significant resources. We have paid out our initial retainer, but there are experts and once litigation becomes active there will be additional costs associated. FAC must raise an additional funds to help fund this legal effort. You can make your donation to our General Legal Fund here: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/donations/. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has already contributed. Every donation – large or small – has helped bring us to this point. Without the support of our members and supporters, this challenge would not be possible.
If you believe that these laws have gone too far, if you believe constitutional rights matter, and if you believe evidence-based public safety policies should guide our laws, now is the time to stand with FAC. Let’s make history together!
Sincerely,
The Florida Action Committee
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Hey all. Really hoping this thing gets going. Got the old, “We need to collect your DNA sample” call. So, I told him Hey I just reported and everything was perfect. He said a deputy would be here soon. “Send him.” So, the paranoid person that I am, even though I know they don’t collect that, called my local spot unit and had a great chat actually she said it was an obvious scam put a note in my file with the phone number they called came from. I said I really wish this registry would be police or private only. She agreed with me. She is the same lady who collects my ID twice a year for 10 years now.
THANK YOU TO FAC ——- It is because of you and those on hear I know it’s a scam, but this is twice this year.
Tearful, we all get these calls. Who I feel bad for are the ones we hear from who get scammed and only then discover our posts.
For Sure I have been following you for years. I even today got the shakes. Then I said to myself “you don’t have to give blood” Called SPOT she looked up my file and was nope it’s a scam you are all good. 🙂
Thank you again. This organization is great. If I was not such a scaredy cat I would go to Tally and speak up and speak out. All my 3 daughters are grown, and they have known for years. Plus believe it not the victim in my case is married to my brother-in-law. And did so a few years after the trial. Been married for 33 years now. It’s been a tough road. BUT thank God for my wife. She keeps me grounded, along with FAC and my therapist.
On a side note, how do you think they get our numbers? Mine is not on my flyer nor are my vehicles as I do not own them?