Comments on: Member Submission from Arizona

By: BWJ

BWJ — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:27:48 +0000

In reply to Douglas In Jacksonville. Glad to see that you're doing well. Keep moving forward on the road.

By: Douglas In Jacksonville

Douglas In Jacksonville — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:38:05 +0000

I’m coming up on my 25th Anniversary as a registered sex offender here in Florida. I’ve never been convicted of a crime, never been to actual prison and have had zero violations while on probation or in my decades on the registry. I can relate very well to concerns and struggles with mental health, economic survival, family life and trying to feel like normal person that has a fighting chance at a decent life. Unfortunately, none of this will come easily for most of us. I’ve had to learn through bitter, bitter experience to try and focus only on things I have actual control over and try to ignore the rest. Frittering away precious time and energy on the many unfair circumstances and dead-ends that plague us in our life walk as registere citizens drains vital energies that have to be reserved for essential tasks at hand like earning money and addressing our own emotional well being. Being a registered sex offender is a marathon event like no other. Pace yourselves. The best advice I ever heard was to live “One Day At A Time”.
I’ve been successfully self employed now for over 19 years and my art hobby is finally yeilding positive results as well. Staying focused and productive wins the day!

By: Dale

Dale — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:26:07 +0000

Well, no doubt that those in politics use the fear factor on the unknowing public, to make those of us on the registry out to be the scum of the earth. We know that is not true, but, for the most part are powerless to change things. If for some reason, AZ does pass more restrictive regs, consider a move across back across the country. I don’t know what your charges were and it is none of my business. Here in PA I am registered on tier 2. My charges were nonviolent. In PA, there are no residency restrictions, very few other restrictions of any kind, and I need to report 2 times a year. All in all, some of the least restrictive policies in the country. You keep your nose clean and no one from law enforcement bugs you in any way.

By: Mp

Mp — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:26:45 +0000

I get it. And I appreciate you for picking the towel back up. The thing is we never know who we are touching. Even if it gets the clerk in the office to think….hmm. We will never know. But the more that go Hmmmm, the better it will be down the road. So thank you.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:05:27 +0000

I may be of help. I have more familiarity with registries in different states since, as I work as a consultant all over the country, I perhaps have the record of being registered in the most states. There are certain states where one can be taken off the registry and, then, I believe as long as you move to another state you have not lived in before, you would not have to be on the registry again. There are certain states where you can move to where, even if you had to register for life, you only have to register for 15 years. The 15 years starts when you move there so you can move back 14 years later and you will be taken off the registry in that state after a year and then you are free to move to any other state and not be on the registry as long as you never lived in that state before.
You should never register in FL but you do want to register in MA, PA, NM as soon as you can. Get that clock ticking! Want off the registry sooner? If you were framed for your crime and you can prove it and you want to get off the registry after about 7 years from what I can tell your best shot is to move to a state beginning with a “C” and you have your best shot at getting removed.
I am not a lawyer and the comments above are for entertainment purposes only.

By: Dmc

Dmc — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 14:10:42 +0000

I would be interested in specifically what the proposed change was and what the current law is that would be changed