A bill introduced by Rep. Edward Clere, R-New Albany would prevent anybody convicted of what they consider to be “some of the most serious crimes” would be ineligible for a name change. Currently anybody who is not incarcerated can apply to have their name changed. Under the proposed law, that would change and the change would bar anyone convicted of a sexual offense from changing their name.
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Jan 24, 2019 | 19 comments
I commented on another entry regarding name change. I’m not sure how that would help an individual as all of their prior records would still be following them under their new name. I chose to live under an assumed business name and a tax ID number. I chose a business name that sounds like a person and got bank accounts and debit cards and I simply live and work under that assumed business name. Nobody can be a cell phone vigilante and run my name through an online background check because they don’t actually have my real name. It has worked very well for me and it’s totally legal.
That being said, our participation in those online background check websites is completely voluntary. You can hire an online company to delete your name(s) from those databases or you can do like I did and do it yourself for free. I even erased my family members from these nefarious sites that hold no social value.
There are only 10 main databases that you have to remove your name from and all of the other databases trickle down from there so within a week or so your name is removed from all databases and it remains that way until you open a new account somewhere that could trigger a new profile for you so it’s good just to check once a year and make Sure that you’re still deleted from the Databases. You can find all of this information online on how to do it. I actually had a bad experience with this and that is when I took action to protect my identity. It’s very easy to do and if you need more information send me a comment.
God bless
Yes, Truthfinder can do something similar, but I don’t believe it’s as thorough as what you’re talking about. If you would, please post a list of the links you found to be helpful.
Some of us have had TWO names for nearly half a century, a birth name and a non-de-plume as a novelist or an actor, and are members of show business unions. We sometimes receive royalties or residuals under both names. What would Representative Clere call a “serious” sex offense? Mine was illegally prosecuted and because of prosecutorial misconduct during it, I was coerced into a guilty plea through my own ignorance and the public defender’s lying advice which threw me under the bus. The judge felt justified in sentencing me to both lifetime supervision and registration. All this for a non-contact/non-violent offense for whom no identifiable “victim” was clearly marked on the indictment and judgement.
I am also a US Army veteran honorably discharged from an active war zone. Maybe I should go for a THIRD name… How about Dred Scott?
I often wonder if these idiots are purposely trying to make us all suicidal more! Sigh.
– god helps us and give us strength to endure these pathetic, ridiculous, unfair, torturous, unethical laws!
Would this also include females that get married ??. Can a law be inacted to even prevent someone changing their name after getting married ???.
If this is such a widespread problem that it requires a legislative solution, someone should ask him to provide 5 cases where a registrant legally changed their name and later went on to commit another sex offense. Betting he wouldn’t even be able to find one.
Pandering at its finest…
I wonder if that would apply to one spouse who wants to take the last name of the other spouse when they marry? Would it survive a legal challenge if the proposed name change was for religious purposes? Will they ban all cosmetic surgery for convicted sex offenders next? How many civil liberties do they have to take away from us before the Supreme Court comes to its senses?
What would a female do that gets married or remarried? What insanity.
Dear God I am so tired of uneducated or just plain stupid legislators!! By the state Constitution they do not have the authority to pass this legislation
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON SPECIAL LAWS
The Legislature shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following cases,
that is to say:
For granting divorces.
–Changing the names of persons or places.–
Laying out, opening altering and working roads or
highways.
Vacating roads, Town plats, streets, alleys, and public
grounds.
Locating or changing County seats.
Regulating County and Township offices.
Regulating the practice of Courts of Justice.
Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the
Peace, Police Magistrates and Constables.
Providing for changes of venue in civil and criminal
cases.
Incorporating Cities, Towns and Villages, or changing or
amending the charter of any Town, City, or Village.
Providing for the election of Officers in Townships,
incorporated Towns or Cities.
Summoning or empaneling Grand or Petit Juries.
Providing for the bonding of cities, towns, precincts,
school districts or other municipalities.
Providing for the management of Public Schools.
The opening and conducting of any election, or
designating the place of voting.
The sale or mortgage of real estate belonging to minors, or
others under disability.
The protection of game or fish.
Chartering or licensing ferries, or toll bridges, remitting
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Stupid and unnecessary since registration require proof of ID and so makes this ineffective and useless. Just more BS fear mongering feel good law.
doesnt florduh already have this as a law
Yup…for a few years now I believe.
Actually, registered citizens can petition for a name change:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0068/Sections/0068.07.html
The legal process is not automatic; it is an intrusive petition which can be denied:
https://www.flcourts.org/content/download/403305/3458164/982a.pdf
I don’t see a benefit in doing this, just more opportunity to screw up the registration process and end up back in prison or wearing a “Lauren” anklet.
Unless all 50 states adopt the same law, it will have no enduring effect since the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution requires all states to honor the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of other states, which includes name changes. Just more meaningless dribble from a legislator looking for attention.
A person would be able to move to another state for a year or two, then work to change their name in that new state. This law is stupid, just like virtually every other law targeting a labeled group of people.
Changing your name does not allow you to stop registering. This bill is nonsense.
Perhaps it’s not relevant to someone that has a common name, but for others it’s very relevant
Agreed. The hardest people/friends I always had trouble looking for are the common name ones. The friends I had with a unique name were easy to find. What sucks is that I have a very unique name. You google me and there I am unfortunately and pretty much nobody else. It is easy to find me anywhere. But if I had a John Smith or Jose Garcia type of common names, that would be a different story.
What if you get married?? That’s a legal name change too. These bills are stupid so often. With a stroke of a pen, more damage..