Comments on: Order reopening Clements – Will residency restrictions tip the scales?

By: That Washington guy

That Washington guy — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:04:30 +0000

I hope there is something positive in this case. I committed my crime in Washington State almost 20 years ago. After 10 years, they removed from the registry, in a letter stating I was no longer a threat to society. The wife I met in Washington was originally from Florida and wanted to move back home. So we moved to Florida, I thought I was free from the registry, boy was I wrong. I did my due diligence and checked in with the local sheriff, thinking I was all clear. Well they told me I had to register because I still had to register in Oregon. Background, while I was on the registry in Washington I found a better paying job in Oregon, but to get that job I had to register there as well, while still living in Washington. Turns out that even though the state where I committed my crime said I was no longer a threat, Oregon still requires me to register. I spent $6,000 on an attorney in Oregon who said they could get that changed while I lived in Florida. 4 months after I gave him the money the state said I have to live, work, or go to school in Oregon to be removed. I have been lucky in where I live now. I have a good career and make a good living. I would have to give up everything I have built in the last 5 years. My employer is sympathetic with my situation, but said he would have to replace me, as of last check, I would have to stay in Oregon over a year to get in front of the Parole board. I don’t understand how Florida can impose stricter rules on someone who has been removed from the registry by another state.

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:05:52 +0000

In reply to Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com.

What if you were convicted in 1991? Florida conviction for offenses that occur on or after October 1, 2004, & for extra-jurisdictional/“out-of-state” offense for offense occurred on or
after May 26, 2010: A person who has been convicted of a violation of FS §794.011, §800.04, §827.071, §847.0135(5), or §847.0145, regardless
of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age, may not reside within 1,000 feet of
any school, child care facility, park, or playground. State law also creates “Presence Restrictions” or proximity laws, i.e., laws that state you
cannot loiter or be present at or near certain locations:

By: FAC-3

FAC-3 — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:27:41 +0000

In reply to No end. It does not

By: Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com

Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:24:17 +0000

In reply to Eugene V. Debs.

I’m not surprised to see this after what that sheriff did earlier this year:

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office: ‘Cesspool of sex offenders’ cleared out of local trailer park

February 28, 2025 at 9:38 p.m. UTC

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A “cesspool of sex offenders” was cleared out of a Palatka trailer park on Friday afternoon, according to Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach.

On a Facebook Live, DeLoach said more than 22 convicted predators and sex offenders living in the area were cleared out.

The trailer park, located at 3600 Balsam Street, was turned into what DeLoach referred to as a “predator’s paradise.”

23 registered offenders and predators have this location listed as their address, according to Florida’s Sexual Offenders and Predators Search.

According to the sheriff, the trailer park is located in an area where there are often children. There is a volunteer fire department with a youth program and bus stop close by.

“We heard your cries. We heard your screams on social media,” DeLoach said in the Live.

DeLoach said the sheriff’s office believes the trailer park was acquired in December by an “unscrupulous person” who lives outside Putnam County jurisdiction.

There were 14 homes. However, all but three have now been condemned, according to the sheriff.

The sheriff’s office is taking a “holistic approach” to shutting down the park.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has enlisted the help of the PCSO Criminal Investigation Bureau, patrol deputies, sex offender compliance specialists, probation and parole officers, Putnam County Code Enforcement, and the Putnam County Health Department, according to DeLoach.

DeLoach said they will continue to “aggressively” pursue condemning the final three trailers.

The sheriff said no one is allowed inside the homes unless they are doing licensed work.

“Not in Putnam County and over my dead body are we ever going to let Putnam County become a sanctuary for these kinds of individuals,” DeLoach said.

I’d like to see FAC take on Homer “Gator” DeLoach (DeROACH)

By: Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com

Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:20:16 +0000

This is a good time to remind folks that I created a spreadsheet of all of FloriDUH’s municipal ordinances back in April. The direct link to it is here:

https://oncefallen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FL-Municipal-Ords-Impacting-RPs-April2025.pdf

It covers residency restrictions, proximity/anti-loitering laws, shelter bans, Halloween restrictions, and any other laws targeting us. Over 80% of FL counties have some form of additional restrictions than what is posted in state law.

I’m sure you are aware how these laws make finding housing difficult. Don’t forget the shelter bans where some require Registrants to go to jail or at least a segregated shelter.

By: A

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:36:14 +0000

In reply to Mary. Mary Where did I hear this story before?

By: No end

No end — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:07:54 +0000

Does this mean the registry could potentially be abolished?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:40 +0000

In reply to Jim.

You are charged with…breaking a law against attending church?

That cannot be correct.

Can it?

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:40:43 +0000

I’m in a situation right now where, although I didn’t volunteer, i am being charged with it. Problem is, I WANT my right to mow the grass at church, to sing in the choir. I haven’t been to church in almost 6 years because pre- trial say it’s a place where children congregate. Law passed AFTER the date of my underlying/original offense and also after my sentencing. Retroactively take away my rights to liberty and pursuit of happiness. Inalienable rights. Rights that cannot be taken without due process. Due Process that cannot conceivably have occurred since i had already been sentenced. Rights that cannot be taken as collateral consequences when my plea agreement delineated all my consequences and this was not included. In fact, the judge said he was not restricting where i could live or work. How could I expect there would be more than what’s in the contract?
Also, permanently taking my right to liberty amounts to converting my sentence to a life sentence. My attorney thought all of this had already been litigated long ago. I disagreed saying that my case was niche and also I don’t know that anyone has argued that collateral consequences can’t be applied to contracts with delineated terms.

Hopefully my gibberish inspires someone.

By: Grassisgrowingfastnow

Grassisgrowingfastnow — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:04:21 +0000

I want my rebuilt life back from retroactive re list after 17 years removed. Yep 17 years removed.
How FDLE dug it up must have been when I got my Florida license. They must be able to look at anyone’s license after you move here and perform a background check.
That would be proof in my book that the Registry is not needed as a law enforcement tool. It already exists.

Even my former employer’s background check can back just fine. Remember when felonies fell off your record after 10 years. I do.

It’s worse than the previous stint on the 10 year registry. Everything I rebuilt is gone.
Watching openly as cops and powerful people avoid the list for worse actions than my own, walk away list free makes me angry. They know the shit storm the registry really is and avoid it.

The list is an extended sentence. I paid my sentence 2 1/2 decades.

People need more money in their pockets more than ever. Repeal SORNA. Return the tax payers money to the people.