The monthly California RSOL meetings for November will take place on
November 8 in Sacramento
2993 Fulton Avenue, Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95821
Meetings start at 10 am and are open to registrants, family & friends, professionals and supporters. Members of the media or law enforcement are not invited. We invite you to attend and find out how you can make a difference.
Past Meetings
September 20 – San Diego (more details)
October 11 – Los Angeles (usual location – ACLU building at 1313 W. 8th Street in Los Angeles)
[updated Oct 12]
There will be much news to share at the meetings in Los Angeles and Sacramento. For example, we will report on the campaign to eliminate city and county laws that restrict where a registered may be present. As of today, 19 lawsuits have been filed and more are sure to come. We will also discuss a new tiered registry bill under consideration by the CA Sex Offender Management Board. The draft bill, if adopted by the state legislature, would allow some registered citizens to leave the registry after 10 or 20 years.
On the surface it seems that a tiered system is a viable solution. 10 years is a long period of time to have the same struggles occur as a registered citizen that currently exist today. Giving judicial discretion must be at the forefront to avoid the continued discrimination that can ruin a person life and drag their family through the torment imposed by a misinformed society. There are such talented and courageous proponents willing to stand up to the injustice, like Janice and Frank Lindsay. It’s a strong and respectful recommendation for serious consideration. Elected officials should give judges and the court system, although not perfect, the ability to eliminate tying their hands with mandatory registration requirements. Slaying the evil registration dragon is challenging for sure. However, imposing a tiered system remains flawed. No matter how prudent and reasonable the approach when proposing legislative changes one must always consider the unintended consequences. There’s no question that 10 years versus life is self evident in choosing the former rather than the latter. I’m encouraging the exploration of not jumping into the pool of what appears to be a more tolerable solution. I stand corrected if the judicial provision is already on the table.
What time is the CA RSOL meeting in Los Angeles?
Thank you Janice and everyone for all you do for us.
The CA Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in People v. Moseley, to begin December 2nd. This is a groundbreaking case for all those who were not convicted of a crime mandating registration, but were sentenced to the registry anyway. Once arguments begin the court has 90 days to come to a decision. This is also an important case for all registrants, as it is bringing to the forefront many issues faced by registrants. If the court rules in favor of Moseley, it will be ruling that sex registration is PUNISHMENT, and not just an issue of public safety. Check it out, and keep your eyes and ears open for this one! You can find out about it on the CA Supreme Court website.
The court is hearing both TAYLOR and MOSELY on December 2nd?
It’s confirmed. We’re carpooling with a total of 4 for tomorrow’s meeting.
Hi there, I just wanted to say it was a pleasure to meet Janice today at the Sacramento meeting. I hope to be there at the Capitol as well later this month.