A 1999 conviction did not have any registration but was implemented retroactive several years later. talk about punishment. IT’S for life now not what the court sentenced at the time. Good luck

Yet you are effectively back in prison as you cannot leave (IML) and you cannot vote to change the environment you have been restricted to. How is this not making or sentence harsher.

On a side note, I believe that anyone who took a plea with a certain set of circumstances should be allowed to withdraw from the deal as the state has modified the consequences. There was only a one time registration (for law enforcement use only), no S.O. list (which goes against my judge’s specific order of no community or public notification), and only be a predator for 20 years. Now there is all this crazy crap: temporary addresses and such. This was not the agreement a lot of us signed up for. Are plea bargains not legal contracts?

Sorry for the rant, just letting off steam. 🙁

I don’t want to sound like the bad guy here. I just wanted to say everyone worry about the 10/20 year mark. Unless you at that mark within a few months( I have 35 mos. left). You are running around like a chicken with its head chopped off. I have Fla. Conviction and live In Arizona. I feel that the negativity has impacted each of us. When you worry about tomorrow you rob yourself of today. I know it hurts and painful to remain on the Registry I am on it too. You cause stress and heartache not to just others but to yourself as well. Remember you can not control tomorrow but you can control today with your actions and thoughts. By being positive person in the chain,others can gain strength through your actions,deeds and thoughts. Please stop worrying!!!! No Faith or Trust? Only you can answer that from your heart! I am not telling anyone not to write down anything but I am writing to let you know that destructive words and negativity do have affect on others.

my conviction dates back to 1991 from New York state. after getting a lawyer up there and putting my history together for about a year, New York board of examiner granted my modification and recommended my level 2 to a level 1. As a level 1, your off the registry from New York state after 20 years. however that don’t mean squat here in Florida… In this great state there’re different animals here, but you have to start back where the crime happen…. Florida might one day get out of the stone age, so i have to say one challenge at a time. Keep the faith!

I actually had this happen to a client of mine. He transferred from Florida to another state and they said that since Florida has lifetime registration that he will also be required to register a lifetime in the new state that he moved to. Now I don’t know if all states follow that rule but this particular state that he moved to did enforce the rule (Pennsylvania, and Kentucky)

” I really would like to be made of this fact. ”

Same here. I think some states if not all, look at your conviction/charges from your own state and rank you to their own when you move there. You can be a level 3 in your state and be classified a level 2 in your new state. Now, I think some states if not all – not sure, do have you serve the full length of registration. For example if you’re from Florida – lifetime registry and you move to a state that their limit is 20 years of registration, they will have you serve lifetime registration because that is what you would of served in Florida. I read something like this a while back, so I’m not sure of the specifics. Especially now.

wow so what you are saying that if your conviction was in Florida and you moved to Arizona (ofcourse fully free no probation or what not except to register) Arizona does not look at your Florida conviction to apply it to their stringent registration laws. I really would like to be made of this fact.

I have never been made aware of this actually happening and if a person convicted in another state and foolishly moves to Florida obtains legal residency in Florida then they MUST follow Florida law.

Yes wouldn’t it be great for at least some of us to have the opportunity to get some of our lives back…

Pretty sad commentary that just tonight there is a hearing about a new potential supreme court justice who will decide these very things ultimately and this one is being accused of – wait for it – yes, sex crimes!

You think we have a chance in hell when those on the supreme court have to deal with this in America?!? Forget about it