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Update on our lawsuit against the FL registry (re-posted from last fall):
https://floridaactioncommittee.org/updates-on-ex-post-facto-1-and-2/
Our original complaint may be found here:
https://floridaactioncommittee.org/ex-post-facto-lawsuit-filed/
UN International Committee of Jurists (ICJ), UNAIDS and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) REPORT
The news article made the move to decriminalize sex offenses and concentrate on prevention and rehabilitation over onerous criminal sentences sound like they are in favor of sex with minors and other unsavory offenses. When instead the UN is simply calling for fact based laws, not emotional, vote pandering draconian laws.
Maybe so letters to the editor to explain would be in order…
https://www.liveaction.org/news/un-report-calls-sexual-activity-decriminalized/
Do you have an old failure to register conviction? Go to the link below to file a motion to have it removed. This FTR conviction would have to have happened before 2021.
Here is the link to the 6.500 motions that registrants can file if they are challenging an old failure to register conviction. Tim, you can share this with registrants who ask about vacating FTR convictions under the old statute.
https://www.aclumich.org/en/news/what-you-need-know-about-does-v-snyder-ii
A new motion filed to add out of State convicted Registrants’ who have now moved to Michigan and have been reclassified by MSP! Read below.
Greetings. As we explained in our last update, the case is now in “discovery” where both sides are able to get information from the other side in order to prove their case. During the discovery process, we uncovered information that led to the decision to add an additional claim to the current case.
In late March 2023, we filed a motion seeking to add this claim, which focuses on people with out-of-state convictions who are subject to registration under SORA 2021. Specifically, we argue that registrants with non-Michigan convictions are subject to harsher registration requirements than in-staters, and that they receive no notice or opportunity to be heard in violation of their due process and equal protection rights.
In addition to this claim, we also asked the court to certify a non-Michigan offense subclass that requested relief specific to this class. This class would consist of those of you within the class who are required to register under SORA 2021 based on a conviction or adjudication you received outside of Michigan. The Court has not yet ruled on these motions, but we will keep you posted when they do.
If you are interested in reading more about this new claim or proposed subclass or just want to stay updated on the class action, please remember to check out the Does III v. Whitmer website for the latest updates in the case.
Thank you all for your patience.
Registry fails again:
https://www.wesh.com/article/baldwin-park-employee-arrested/43570690
My husband and I are thinking of moving to Pennsylvania for a job opportunity for me. Does anyone happen to have any experiences there as an SO or know anyone that does who would be willing to chat with me? Not that I think anywhere can be worse than FL at this point but the grass isn’t always greener and I’m hoping to get some ideas on how my husband might be affected.
Contact our PA affiliate, PARSOL
https://parsol.org/#
My experience hasn’t been too bad here in PA. I have to register twice a year, no appointment needed. Just walk into the local PSP office and they update you in no time. No residence restrictions. Since getting off probation in 2021, They have only done a verification once and they showed up in an unmarked SUV and were dressed very casually and were very nice. No restrictions on where you can go, be it a store, movie theater, park or school. Basically if you follow the rules, you won’t have a problem.