FL registrants are required to register where they work.

This sounds like a question for a real lawyer with experience with these specific laws because they are such a messy set. I would not trust my freedom to anonymous answers from the Internet. Your question touches on some possible gray areas, which is all too common with registry laws. There’s a page on this site with attorney referrals.

If I start a business in Florida and make myself the owner and president, but my wife is the primary employee, do I need to register the business with fdle if I am a sex offender off probation and my primary income is from another business already on the registry?

His case is still active and he is out on bond. He was arrested in late November and these cases can take a while to make their way through the system.

If a sanction is good enough for one citizen it should be good enough for all citizens or none at all. Contrary to today’s concern about sex offenders, there are threats out there that are of much more concern. Debt paid is debt completed…all then should be able to go to work and earn an honest living. Should we have a public registry for all threats or none at all. I vote for none at all unless law enforcement, within its confines, needs a document to track all threats…all!

the problem with your idea of staying out of trouble I don’t think is the best one. If you been visiting FAC site for any length of time then you should know that the police or the person doing the registration likely will not tell you the correct as most of the time they do not know. Perhaps this person could not find that type of job or is unable to perform that type of work. the man has no sanctions on him, has not been in any trouble for a very long time. he should be allowed to do any legal job he can without being subject to things like he shouldn’t have this job or he shouldn’t live here or over there!

would you say the same thing about a drunk driver that was convicted 25 years ago that they should not work anywhere alcohol is sold should never drive again should not be able to live or be within 2500 ft? (btw Miami is 2500 ft. residency law).

In reply to your questions

“Does Florida seriously expect registrants to register oneself as a self-employed odd job laborer? Isn’t that synonymous with unemployed? ”

The answers are Yes and No respectively. As an RSO, when I couldn’t find a suitable job, I found work. The FL DOC told me I needed a business license (I was on probation at the time) and to inform each and every person I worked for about my conviction. Additionally, I was required to report my annual income on my Tax Records each year to my P.O.

While I didn’t make a fortune, I did make a living as a handyman (odd jobs). I told over 100 people about my conviction and was never turned away. Granted, some never called me for work but none ever turned me away.

Being self-employed is a legitimate occupation for an RSO. The state simply wants you to do it the right way. Once I get off of probation, I won’t be required to tell people about my conviction. And my taxes each year will be done in accordance with tax law; the same law that affects everyone that earns an income.

I can’t speak for the people holding up signs.

Respectfully,