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https://laws.com/news/law/florida-court-rules-on-sexual-offender-registration-case-10987858
https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2495990/opinion/Opinion_2024-1122.pdf
Man convicted in 1992 for multiple offenses, He received a withhold of adjudication, meaning he was not formally adjudicated guilty, and was sentenced to two years of community control followed by eight years of probation. His term of supervision ended in June 2002.
Under the law in effect at that time individuals could petition to remove their registration as sexual offenders after 20 years if they had not been arrested for any felony or misdemeanor since their release. However, in 2007, the Florida Legislature amended the law, increasing the waiting period to 25 years.
The court found that the version of the statute in effect at the time of petition applied.
So as long as they amended the statute by increasing the years we can never get off according to the reasoning of this judge. Since it’s civil not criminal.
Extremely bad precedent.
I believe that this is new. https://courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/nruce-henry-vs-tuscaloosa-county-alabama-11th-circuit-order-september-2026.pdf
I thought we already won this case. But looks like it’s final now.
People in Georgia can live with their children now if they’re registered.
.y name is Fred, I was charged with a sex crime, and now I’m on the registry in Florida for the REST OF MY LIFE. I have completed 3 years of probation, have passed 4 polygraph tests, but still I’m a sex offender. I had a volunteer job at a golf course for free golf, when someone clarified what my charge was, they let me go because on certain days they teach children golf. I’m still not allowed to see my grand daughter graduate or my grand son who has downs who also is 25 years old play sports because they all play together different ages. There is no way out. I