What to do when the feds come to town

Well,this can be goo d to get people thinking, and get them to realize that once off probation and parole, they do not have to let themselves be subject to any of these checks or other visits.

Still, this specific language is a bit questionable. I also note that it is fairly incomplete, as you have more rights than they note.

For instance, one that got wrong was, “In almost every state, LE has no right whatsoever to enter a person’s home without one.” Actually, in EVERY state law enforcement cannot just enter without a warrant or your permission or in an emergency to save someone. That is part of the federal Constitution, and no state can do anything that is contrary to the federal Constitution.

You do not have to signing documents that you acknowledge that they have notified you of anything. There is no law that says you have to sign such things, whether at your door, or even at the police station when you register other than the registration form itself. That is only something they want because then it is easier for them to show that you had been notified. But you don’t have to make that easy for them, you don’t have to sign if you don’t want to, no matter how they might threaten you. No charges can be brought against you for declining to sign such, even if the police were to get wacky and haul you in in order to scare you. But they know they could be sued for doing that, so they won’t really do it. They want to treat you like you are a convict in prison who has to do whatever they say, but you don’t have to accept such treatment. I recommend you don’t even get nasty with them about it, just say a polite, “No thank you” when they demand that you sign. And when they follow up with threats, just say, “I have to go now, goodbye, and politely close the door no matter if they start talking.” Lock the door, and ignore any further efforts by them.

In fact, you don’t even have to answer the door. And if you do, you do not have to tell them who you are, you do not have to show ID, you don’t have to answer any questions or provide any information or documents, you have no responsibility under 290 to do anything to help them in a compliance check. It just is not your obligation or responsibility. If you declining to answer the door because you saw out the window that it was the police, or if you declining to tell who you are or to produce an ID makes it difficult for them to confirm you really do live where you registered, that is too bad, but it is not your problem. They will have to find other ways to confirm is they want to pursue it.

Yes, the Fifth Amendment protects you. You don’t have to say anything at all. You don’t even have to say that you are exercising your 5th Amendment right. And if you want to exercise it, know that there is nothing in it that says you can exercise it ONLY if the information would tend to incriminate you. Actually, it simply says you can remain silent, not that you can remain silent only if the information would incriminate you or only if you are guilty. Oh, there might be circumstances where you do have to talk, but not the circumstances we are discussing here (such as you can’t withhold evidence of a crime, other than to protect yourself under the 5th Amendment, in which case that reason would be because it might tend to incriminate you).