MI: lawmakers debate changes to states sex offender registry law
Michigan lawmakers are debating how to overhaul the state’s sex offender registry after a federal appeals court ruled sections of the law are unconstitutional, but Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is contending the proposed fixes don’t repair the law’s flaws.
As Democratic and Republican elected officials wrestle over the best solution to a highly charged issue, a federal judge has freed the state’s 44,000 convicted sex offenders from complying with registry reporting requirements because of the novel coronavirus outbreak and confusion about the current registry.
Among the state’s registry restrictions the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down in 2016 were a ban on convicted sex offenders from living, working or loitering within 1,000 feet of schools and a 2011 revision of the law that put sex offenders back on the registry permanently if they committed a felony after they had served their sentences and had been taken off the registry.
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hello, I have a question, so what does this article mean exactly? This just sounds like stuff we already know and have been told over and over again for since last year.
What does these mean for people like me and others in the same boat, my conviction was 6-19-1992 before a registry even existed, does this finally mean my self and others like me will finally be removed, from this ridiculous registry. Please explain a little more clearly what this means thank you.
These politicians will continue to disobey the few courts that rule against them because there are no consequences for their actions. How long have we been discussing this Michigan situation? About the only credible threat would be for the federal court to say here’s what your law should look like. You either pass it or we’re going to invalidate the entire law and say that you can’t put anyone Convicted before your new laws passed back on the registry. Of course, we know that will never happen because it should’ve happened already
Didn’t Dean Fischer try this a few years ago? Sounds like Dean Fischer is trying to make a name for himself by attacking people with one of the lowest re-offense rates. Iowa does stand for Idiot Out Wondering Around and Dean Fischer fits that perfectly.
I totally agree been off 15 yrs I have no intentions of re-registering.
The legislation is going just as I thought it would. I suspect that any rewrite of the law will continue to include parts that will have to be challenged AGAIN in court on constitutional grounds. There is also no guarantee that the Michigan House and Michigan Senate will even pass the new bill in any form if it makes them appear to be soft on crime. Just get rid of the damn scarlet letter law once and for good.
IOWA is getting bad ITS A 10/21/LIFE now some dick wants to change that law and put people back on whos been off 15 or so yrs
IA: BILL TO REQUIRE CONTINUED REGISTRATION
January 30, 2019 ·7 Comments
… One area I have been working on in past years has to do with requiring sex offenders that have timed out of their requirement to register as a sex offender to continue to register once with the county sheriff when they have moved to a new address. This would apply to sex offenders that have moved within Iowa, or moved into Iowa from another state. Past Iowa Supreme Court precedent has regarded this type of requirement to be applied retroactively as a regulation, not a punishment. It is imperative for the protection of our children and adults both that our law enforcement be aware of the presence of past sex offenders. I will be filing this bill again this year. …
As always, I can be reached at [email protected] and at 641-750-3594. Announcement
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=88&ba=HF79
Good catch— Iowa needs to halt that nonsense ASAP, but I’m not sure what org is there.
Anyone alerted NARSOL to this or know whether they have a volunteer or contact in Iowa?
It’s quicker and cheaper to stop a bad bill than to sue over it after it becomes law.
Jacob
I need help on this issue if anyone can help we need to bite this in the A$$ be4 we are finished
I have a suggestion for Michigan legislators, get rid of the hit list as evidence suggests is a waste of money/resources; useless in effectiveness; and the destruction of people’s lives. Give people the tools and the freedom to turn their lives around. Focus on true prevention and allow people to heal without being involved in recovery. “ Get off my neck; my spine; my man land; and my families. Get out of every aspect of my life and let me live it to the fullest.” See not that hard if you believe in the right thing for all. So Michigan legislators get a brain; a heart and spine putting this law in the pits of hell where it belongs!!
Brandon, you say that you have a suggestion for Michigan lawmakers. I think that’s great.
But, I respectfully ask you to contact each of them with your thoughts.
Then post here with the names and emails of the people that you contacted so that we can all contact them too.
Here, everyone just agrees with you (you make great points) but Michigan lawmakers don’t read this. So you gotta contact them.
K?