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NARSOL posted their residency restriction conference today from earlier this year https://youtu.be/uRFWiX052ts?feature=shared
Also this conference is new as well https://youtu.be/k_8fLg5avKk?feature=shared
Michael Dolce, the attorney from Palm Beach County, who rallied for and supported the increase of time to the statute of limitations that would allow sex offense victims to bring a case against an alleged defendant, and who vocally supported increased protection of children from “evil sex offenders”, was just sentenced to 4 yrs. prison, followed by 15 yrs. probation and sex offender registration for possessing CP. I just shared the complaint and judgment on RECAP, but you can also see it on PACER if you choose. Case#: 9:23-cr-80063-DMM All Defendants USA v. Dolce. Another hero bites the dust.
North Carolina Supreme Court denies man who’s been on Colorado and Florida registry for petition for removal from the registry since he hasn’t been in North Carolina 10 years. The scenting judge has a good point, because North Carolina legislators say 10 years from initially county convicted in, it says nothing about having to register in the North Carolina county first.
https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=1&pdf=43045
Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrB1zJ9k0AA
I’m confused. I live in North Carolina. I left Florida because of the draconian nature of the registry in Florida. It was my understanding that when I registered in Carolina that I could petition to be moved ten years from that initial registration. It would be something if I could be removed from the Carolina registry next year or in 2025 instead of 2031.
They’re saying you gotta live in North Carolina for 10 years if you’re at tier one with no mess ups “convictions” otherwise it’s 15 years, again I’m not a lawyer I posted this on ACSOL ‘s website so maybe one of the legal guys might chime in with a legal opinion.
I just don’t see how they recognize another states civil regulatory scheme, but they won’t honor the time that you spent on their civil regulatory scheme. It’s like the state wants to have it both ways they want to punish us for committing the crime, but won’t recognize the time served we have received since committing the crime in another jurisdiction. So our civil punishment starts all over again with all the penalties restarting.
Hopefully he appeals. South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, I didn’t check on Maryland and West Virginia, but they all are in the fourth circuit court of appeals and three of those states say you can get off early. I don’t know much about court nuances, but I just don’t see how Colorado’s registry is different than North Carolina’s registry. If they register upon conviction and both registry results in a prison sentence upon failure to register, it is punishment. The time on the registry is punishment you did your time. and since he live in Florida, maybe this will affect others of us as well.
Here’s what grinds my gears, we have Ohio that says that time a man spent in Kentucky time counted 10 years https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2023/SCO/0831/220782.asp but the bad decision based on ruling in North Carolina used as precedent https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/1584294.html a man lived in Kentucky for 105 out of the 120 months (10 years) and North Carolina says that that time didn’t count.
So we have the Ohio Supreme Court saying the time in Kentucky counted then we have the North Carolina Supreme Court basing a decision on a bad case the Mitchell BORDEN case we’re an individual resided in Kentucky for all the 15 months of the 10 years and that time didn’t count. So I would challenge based on this. You have two different states saying that one honors the Kentucky registry and one doesn’t honor the Kentucky registry I would ask clarification from the courts on this issue why have 50 individual registry if the states are going to interpret them in their own way and not in a consistent way.
Like I said before I am under the impression that I have seven years left on Carolina’s registry. The fact there are inconsistencies between the states are frustrating. I moved to Ohio after my release from prison in Florida. Ohio originally posted me as a tier 3. Their high risk level, despite there being no victim. The reason why, “Florida said so”. I had to petition the court to change it to lowest level. I was convicted in 2014, so I was hopeful that maybe..
Thanks for all that you do. I appreciate it.
New Florida Bill banning sex offender High Schoolers from competing.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_e08a45aa-8eee-11ee-9fbd-c7a582c7eee7.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-sticky-siderail-latest
The provided link states “conviction” and then goes on to say “sentenced,” while the actual bills state “sentenced.” How is one sentenced without a conviction?
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/545
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/545/BillText/Filed/PDF
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/530/
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/530/BillText/Filed/PDF
Has any forced to register in Florida or any other state been able to obtain or been denied the TSA Precheck Trusted Traveler status?
I am registered in my home state of Michigan and unfortunately in Florida. I have a TSA trusted traveler number. My wife and I did a 15 Day Hawaiian cruise recently, no problems.
How long did it take for you to get yours? They told me 3-5 days but it’s already been 1 month. I thought the delay may be the background check even tho my conviction is more than 12 years old and I have no probation, just Florida’s registry.
I wish I could remember how long it took but unfortunately I don’t.
It was around 3 weeks
I have has TSA for several years
The rule is you can get it with no convictions for 7 years
Sailtime,
How long did it take for you to get yours? They told me 3-5 days but it’s already been 1 month. I thought the delay may be the background check even tho my conviction is more than 12 years old and I have no probation, just Florida’s registry
In our deposition testimony they said they make every effort to not arrest someone over failure to register. I wonder if they granted that standing to this gentleman. https://www.wctv.tv/2023/12/12/former-tallahassee-law-enforcement-officer-arrested-failing-report-information-following-2004-sexual-offense-convictions/?outputType=amp
How can you seriously equate a civil regulatory scheme to this? If I forget to put a tag on a car at the DMV it’s a fine but it doesn’t equate to felony prison sentence, but this man is probably gonna do a year or two but if I forget the register a car like this man did, it’s a year or two year sentence how is that still civil? This is nothing like a DMV regulatory scheme. This is purely punitive.