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SC lawmakers looking to modify state sex offender registry laws

State lawmakers continue their work to make changes to the state’s sex offender registry laws.

Last year, the state Supreme Court ordered South Carolina’s lifelong registry was unconstitutional. Lawmakers have until June to create a way for offenders who are at low-risk to re-offend to petition to be removed from the registry.

29 thoughts on “SC lawmakers looking to modify state sex offender registry laws

  • March 17, 2022

    Looking to modify? No. Forced to modify? Maybe. Let’s see if they care as much as the Michigan legislature when it comes to obeying court orders. I won’t be holding my breath.

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  • March 17, 2022

    The issue I have with this is the (Low Risk) part. I’ve been offence free for 33 years in Fl and I still go 4 times a year for registration. And I’m not deemed a predator. It won’t suprise me at at if they make 99% of the registratrants high risk just to avoid letting any off.

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    • March 18, 2022

      Pariah1

      At what moment will Florida realize you aren’t a threat since it’s been 33 years since your arrest. I can’t imagine having to give information to the government when it wasn’t a law 33 years ago. Florida’s law are harsh it’s time to ebb away from the overreached lifetime punishment. Hopefully it’ll happen sooner than later.

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  • March 17, 2022

    If only this applied to Flori-duh.

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  • March 17, 2022

    So, lawmakers, explain again how this is all somehow worth the cost to your constituents? Where is the cost benefit analyses? Tell us who you are actually protecting with your registry and these new procedures you want to implement? Give us the actual number of people, age ranges, general data to show having a special department with specific funding with more bureaucracy will be better than allowing for a data proven time limit of registration for those forced to register. Show your constituents how having these extra personnel on the state roll will be more efficient and safer than just adding a sensible time limit to registration. I doubt it can be done. But you are making it sound as if these extra processes are the only options. You need to recognize the actual data that is out there that shows exactly how long after an offense a person is likely to reoffend, and use it. For that matter, let people do the actual punitive time required by judgment and let them at least attempt to move on with their lives. If they mess up again, let the court judge them again just like any other “crime”. Legal judgment needs to end at some point, what better time than when the supposed punishment is over?

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  • March 17, 2022

    Would this have any effect on our state S.O. laws?

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    • March 17, 2022

      If by “our state” you mean, Florida. No. This is from South Carolina. Occasionally we report on what’s going on in other states because we have readers from around the world and so we know what other states are doing.

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  • March 17, 2022

    WHENNN will our Supreme Court do the right thing and at the very least curtail Florida’s draconian registry laws??!

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