IN: Bill would bar persons required to register as sex offenders from changing name
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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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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fines, penalties or forfeitures, creating, increasing
and decreasing fees, percentage or allowances of
public officers, during the term for which said
officers are elected or appointed.
Changing the law of descent.
Granting to any corporation, association, or individual, the
right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending
existing charters for such purpose.
Granting to any corporation, association, or individual any
special or exclusive privileges, immunity, or
franchise whatever; Provided, that notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Constitution, the
Legislature shall have authority to separately define and classify loans and
installment sales, to establish maximum rates within classifications of loans or
installment sales which it establishes, and to regulate with respect thereto.
In all other cases where a general law can be made applicable, no special law
shall be enacted.10
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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..