Lawsuit filed challenging Putnam County Ordinance
Today, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against Putnam County, Florida, challenging their recently amended Ordinance that precludes persons on the sex offender registry from living within 500 feet of one another, among other restrictions. Attorneys Adele Nicholas, Mark Weinberg and Ron Kleiner are representing the Plaintiffs, who are registrants and property owners subjected to the Ordinance.
This is the first of what will hopefully be a series of lawsuits challenging Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORRs) in Florida – putting an end to the domino effect of Municipalities passing ordinances to displace our population and forcing them into homelessness. A second lawsuit is in the queue and expected to be filed next month.
You can read a copy of the filed complaint below.
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Don’t let these people pull the wool over your eyes,these county ordinances they keep coming up with does nothing for safety. These individuals recieved there sentence in a court of law, they served there sentence, leave them alone. Now, each time you register in Putnam county it’s $25.00. That is in excess of $10,000.00 every six months, hmm want to guess where that money is going? 2500 ft from a school bus stop, be real there’s just about a school bus stop on every corner in Palatka. If there breaking the law arrest them,if not leave them alone.Stop acting like your doing anything for the safety of our children with your useless ordinances that do nothing for safety.
The “Ordnance Against Living”
We should stop hiding behind bureaucratic euphemisms and call these draconian RSO laws what they truly are: Ordnance Against Living. The intent is clear. It isn’t just about “not living here” or “not living there”—it is a systematic campaign against the act of living itself. By stripping away the right to shelter, work, and community, the state effectively mandates non-existence.
Obvious
And these forever laws, restrictions and ordinances, causes families to be separated often when someone is released from custody but cannot live with the family due to laws that break them up. Some would move just to be with their released loved one, but that shouldn’t have to happen for them to uproot their lives because the law makers turn us in to the boogey man.
I know, I know, I am preaching to the Choir.
Good luck 🤞, but I suspect that the judge will side with the county unfortunately. It’s just statistics that they won’t see it our way.
What statistics are you referring to? The last time we challenged a county ordinance in this court, it was regarding Halloween signs. Remind me, how did that go?
We don’t ask the court to take sides with anybody. We just ask them to rule on the issues raised. And that’s how they normally view their job.
Tereto
With three power houses of experienced lawyers, I think we have a good chance to get this knocked down. And if not, it could be appealed to a higher court. And if we win, the county or city that is involved will have spent money on their own lawyers and possibly sued for damages.
This is the first time I have seen this type of partnering of a legal team packed with the knowledge of justice for registrants concerning an ordinance dispute. Usually, one lawyer writes a letter threatening to file a lawsuit, but this is way different and actually gives me chills of how the outcome will unfold.
Wish I could be there at the courtroom. Have faith Brother. It won’t affect my area, but when we do not take action, the bad guys win.
This is great news! Thank you FAC!!
Hell yeah FAC! I hope we send them a message that we are not just going to roll over. These county sheriffs are nothing but bullies trying to overcompensate for their lack of common sense.
GO GO GO.
Kick them where it hurts. We are tired of being 3rd class citizens. We pay our taxes and more, yet we get treated like poop on the bottoms of their shoes. Time for us to transition into normal people who have families, own homes and blend into society with harassment from every side.
The more “Punishments” we take on each session keeps knocking us further into history, in a bad way.
So, thanks for all of the great lawyers who really do stand for justice so go be Superman and Wonder woman and save us from the tyrants of un-just laws and ordinances.
* And a few prayers don’t hurt either.