Tearful

Sex offender registries and Justice mixed together are like Oil and water, if you know what I mean? The law makers and judges dangle a morsal our way, like not having to take down Halloween signs, but those are minor wins that do not apply to all of us.
They throw us a few hopes and dreams, but the registry is like a bad vacation that never ends, and there are always new obstacles and roadblocks in our way to hold us down, stop us in our tracks and once again, become disappointed.

Richard

If you choose to hire Ron (He is in south florida) he is able to go to court in any of the 67 counties in Florida. Both the lawyer you hire and the judge you get matter. You can choose your lawyer; you cannot choose your judge.
I was just under the time frame to be removed, and they went and changed it from 20 years, to now I think 25 years. And what, in a few years they change it to thirty?

And, there is no timeline in the statue, it just says that there must be a pathway to be removed. So, in theory anyway, they could say we have to wait 50 years to go to a court hearing, if the law makers change it again. That would make me 110 so I better stock up on vitamins LOL

Finally, don’t give up and do what is best for you, your family and loved ones.

Let us all pray boldly, perseistentatly, specifically and expectantly that these new Attorneys can somehow find something that every other lawyer has missed, find a judge who cares more about the law than their image, and a legislature that then doesn’t just rewrite the law with a few changes. IE Michigan. I think Doe v Snyder was 2016 and pre 2011’s are still forced to register.

RYAN

Well it is not a “Done deal”. Just because I or any other person petitions , doesn’t mean you get removed. Up to the judge and if they do not want to remove you, you wasted 1000’s of dollars for a hope and a dream that didn’t happen.

There is a saying that says “Many are called, but few are chosen”. It is from the bible but it can mean many things. For example, we may be eligible to be removed from the registry, but that doesn’t mean it will happen.

Good luck. Wish I could get off but now can not even petition since my second paper felony happened. Feel like the country I fought for and they retired me is now against me

Tearful
Same for me. I am 2 months from getting a chance of being removed, but then they added more years on us, so I have to re-set the calendar. Now two years and two months until I can try, and it will be my 25 years off of probation by then.

And who is to say if they change it again once the time comes?

I would be off. My 20 year mark was last December 13th. But since they moved the goalpost, I am stuck and I got put on the registry a year early, they put me on it while I did my last year of probation.

R.K. has successfully removed dozens! Don’t give up hope!