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Because of the courage of some individuals on the sex offender registry in Jacksonville and the help of a great attorney, Duval County is no longer requiring the unconstitutional posting of the Halloween signs.  At least four other counties have also made changes to their ordinances concerning the posting of these signs.  Even though the changes are not perfect, they

Major Concerns: On September 11, the Crestview City Council voted unanimously to approve a draft of a sex offender ordinance that would change the residency restrictions from the state’s 1000 feet to 1500 feet within the city of Crestview, Florida. This ordinance includes school bus stops, schools, parks, playgrounds, child care facilities, and community centers. The second and final reading

The first reading and vote on the proposed ordinance for Crestview, Florida, that would extend the residency restrictions to 1500 feet were completed on September 11.  The vote was unanimous to move forward with the ordinance.  The second reading and final vote will be on September 25. Council member Ryan Bullard talks of making living in Crestview City for future

After a convicted sex offender who lives in Connecticut was arrested for not providing his email address to the state police, he filed a federal lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer ruled that having to provide internet identifications is unconstitutional. The judge states, “Despite the fact that the disclosure law has been in place for more than 15 years,

Throughout our nation, there are some legislators who are beginning to listen to the research, but there are still too many who refuse to listen to the truth, particularly in an election year. Individuals whose sex offense in Connecticut was committed before the registry was instituted are asking their state legislators to allow for their removal from the registry. The

Thanks to two county coordinators in Hernando County, some improvements were made to the ordinance that was passed this past January.  But unfortunately, the sheriff’s office was still using the originally-passed ordinance that did not contain the new language for the revised ordinance passed in July. Another member in Hernando County set out to right this wrong once he saw

By Sandy Rozek First published at NARSOL.org “Derek Lawson, registered in Arizona as a sexual offender due to a conviction in 1984 in California, is required by law to register any address where he stays three or more days a month. “He stayed at the home of Peoria, Arizona’s City Council’s deputy chief, Denette Dunn, ‘intermittently throughout the past year.’

Because of some confusion for Hernando County’s citizens, we are sharing the link to the Approved Ordinance No. 2023-08. The language has been removed pertaining to the posting of Halloween signs.

The recently-released report “Recidivism Among Sex Offenders in Massachusetts & Maine” shows how statistics can be slanted to make people believe whatever you want them to believe. According to themainewire.com, “The report was funded by a Bureau of Justice Statistics grant, in order to provide policy makers with empirical data on a critical issue of public safety – sex crimes

By Larry of NARSOL On June 14, 2023, a court decided the question of whether a “retroactive application of the Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act violated the prohibition against ex post facto punishment in Article II, Section 31 of the Montana Constitution.” Larry says that “states appear to be unable to help themselves, continually piling on more requirements that