Nevada plans to revamp registry to comply with AWA
The State of Nevada – essentially in order to preserve $200,000 in federal funds, is going to be revamping their sex offender registry in order to comply with the Federal Adam Walsh Act.
The State had previously decided to become AWA compliant and for a brief 30-minutes was. An emergency stay issued by the Nevada Supreme Court was issued to block its implementation, so that attorneys representing registrants in a constitutional challenge and attorneys representing the state could try to work out an amicable resolution.
That was years ago and an amicable resolution wasn’t reached. So now, even though the lawsuit is still pending and in the discovery phase, the stay has been lifted and Nevada is proceeding with it’s revamp.
What this means to most registrants who were previously classified as “Tier I” (Low Level) because of their actual risk, are being reclassified as “Tier III” (the highest level) because AWA classifies people by offense, not risk. People who committed crimes decades ago and have not re offended and have little chance of re-offending, will now be deemed “high risk”. They will be subjected to more frequent, in person, reporting and will even be subject to public notification.
The Nevada Independent provides a chart of what the sex offender registry will look like before (in blue) and after (in yellow) the change. 
Even some lawmakers believe this is overly harsh! The good news is the lawsuit continues and we just may find relief!
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What the heck does Adam Walsh have todo with 99.99 percent of us? Ive read the story. Making me do anything named after what happened to that child is libel.
Libel? Out of curiosity, how?
This doesn’t pass the smell test. “Losing” $200K from an $11B budget is less than chicken feed, it’s silo dust.
https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_state_budget_and_finances
There’s something else at play here, I suspect Nevada has its own “book.” According to the cited article:
“Supporters of the changes include Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a gubernatorial candidate…”
Yet another bully who wants to look tough on crime for political purposes. Also, with this kind of attitude from one of our “supporters,” we don’t need any detractors:
Las Vegas attorney Alina Shell represents sex offenders…..
“They’re among some of the most reviled people in society, often subject to harassment,” she said. “The attitude about sex offenders is never going to change.”
Burning the Constitution of the United States while setting the building blocks of the a police state
Wont it cost more than 200 k to monitor these new levels?
It does – the cost of implementing AWA is almost always greater than the federal funds foregone.
They’ll probably enact legislation like they did here in Michigan forcing the registrants to pay a annual “membership” fee…here in Michigan it is $50 per year…with almost 45,000 of us in the state y’all can do the math….they’ve been stealing our money for 5-6 years now…and people wonder why the state of Michigan hasn’t complied even a little bit with the Does vs Snyder scotus decision for a year now…it’s always about the almighty dollar people!!!!
Registration is another name for probation, we just don’t have an assigned officer. Think about it. We have to report at prescribed intervals and event-driven intervals to provide personal information. We have to pay for supervision, in Duval County (Jacksonville) we have to pay $25 per registration so it could be $50 or $100 per person per year. We are restricted from places and activities, and if we don’t comply, we face fines, imprisonment, and electronic monitoring.
I believe Floriduh is intent upon having all registered citizens under probation for life.
Registration is considered probation is a true statement. I was attempting to get my security clearance reinstated after 15 years of clean record. I met all the requirements but was turned down. I followed the process and hired a lawyer and had my day in Court. Everthing looked except, when one issue … the DOHA prosecuting atty got the judge to side with his point “The US Govt considers anyone being required to be assigned to any state or federal registry as still being on a type of monitoring… type of probationary registration…and is therefore NOT eligible for a security clearance.” It cost me 10000 to get told no and I lost a great job making better than 80000 a year with upward mobility options available.
The Registry is seen as life long Probation.
FAC, I know we have a lot going on today, but appeal of the above would be an excellent candidate for a legal challenge fund.
I say that, because either an appeals court disagrees that that registration constitutes “probationary monitoring,” paving the way for eligible registrants to receive their security clearances. OR the appeals court upholds the rationale that registration IS “probationary monitoring,” and you can just imagine the vulnerable position in which that rationale would place the registry.
On the surface, IT’S WIN-WIN!
Am I wrong?
I am not aware of a case in which a prosecutor admitted this in open court.
Either way, this case may contain useful material for your legal question, “is the registry punishment?”
FAC Legal, is it true that a FL Federal court agreed here that registration is “probationary “?
Calm me down if I’m getting too excited here.
I don’t know, off hand, any case where that happened.
Let me try to find the details of my DOHA security clearance disapproval. I will forward once I have the details.
Not to mention what they’ll spend to become AWA compliant. Betting that’ll be well over $200,000
” Even some lawmakers believe this is overly harsh! ”
Of course it is, and it is so stupid ! low risk offenders with decades old cases who have been quiet and living out there lives are now classified high risk just to preserve $200,000 ?? Plain ridiculous and stupid.