I am so sorry this happened to your husband. Had he known, you never would have left PA. The more registrants Florida has on its registry, the more federal money it receives. There are so many Out of State registrants never removed that Florida even made a separate category on its public registry. My loved one ended up in that category when he wasn’t removed from his Florida vacation 13 yrs ago. Had we known, he would have stayed far away from Florida. Out of State registrants are NOT required to update the Florida registry unless they go back to Florida. For you and your husband, that could mean no more law enforcement checks, no more reporting travel, address, job, car or email changes, no more looking over your shoulder, especially since he was released from his state of conviction. Unless you need to remain in Florida, I would get out. Florida has one of the largest registries, but half the people are NOT living or working in Florida. Florida has made a lot of money with their shady practices. I don’t know if a lawsuit would help you, but the attorney who has worked with FAC members, Rob Kleiner, would know. God bless!

@ 20+ years

I have seen a lot of cases where someone had someone else’s charges put on their record. This happens more when you have a common name like John Brown or Karen Rogers etc.

Even though you would hate to spend the extra money, I would hire a lawyer to prove that charge is not yours and get it removed so you can go forward. On one of my documents I was reading from the courts, they have my name spelled wrong.

Wishing you well and praying you are able to expose the truth about the false charge.
John 8:32: “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Thank you

The fingerprints and criminal history are required for a name change, but not to be taken off the registry, I’m almost positive.

20+ Years:
With all of the expense and no guarantee of success after many months, I would just relocate to state that doesn’t require you to register.

I’d recommend reaching out to Ron Kleiner via email or phone and ask him.

https://kleinerlawfirm.com/

Will a misdemeanor arrest that was later dismissed disqualify me forever from petitioning the court for removal from registry? Thanks

Thanks for the update. It sounds like you may get this worked out and off the dreaded list.

Good morning to you all. Well, the rabbit hole continues to expand exponentially. I finally mustered the courage to go and get fingerprinted by the arresting agency which is the Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office/PD. They were courteous and respectful and they told me that those are my prints. O.O

Again, I have not been arrested since 1996, so I decided to go home and go through my registration forms that I keep just in case. The same day of my arrest, I registered and have the receipt. That is a big coincidence. I also recall at one point back in the day, they had re-fingerprinted me.

I went to the Miami Dade Clerk of the Courts. They did a clerk certified record search and that arrest does not exist on their end.

I then reached out to the FDLE and they suggested that I fill out and send to them the Personal Review of Florida Criminal History Record. I am going today to get a hard copy fingerprint card from the Miami Dade Police Department to then mail to the FDLE along with all supporting documentation to the Criminal History Records Maintenance Section. The process takes anywhere from 30-45 business days to complete. Hopefully, they can finally decipher this riddle.

Just wanted to keep you all informed on the progress. I am hoping to be able to petition the court on my birthday which is in 3 months.
*fingers crossed