Pennsylvania State Police have started the process for removing as many as 5,000 ex-offenders from the Megan’s Law registry under a state supreme court mandate and a new law.
Shaquana Green appeared at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks last month to update her information as a registered sex offender. It’s an annual chore she has done for the last five years, having landed on the Megan’s Law list after disappearing with her daughter for three hours in violation of a custody order.
As of this month, though, the name of the 26-year-old Northampton County resident no longer appears on the registry, under a state Supreme Court ruling and a new exemption for parents who had been charged with interfering with custody of children, but no sex crime.
“I get to have my life,” Green said last week. “This is more than a blessing.”
Last year, the state Supreme Court ruled retroactive application of the state’s version of the new, tougher Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was unconstitutional. In response, state lawmakers passed House Bill 631, a stop-gap measure to keep up to 12,000 individuals on the registry, but that included an exemption for legal guardians charged with interference with custody of children. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Feb. 21. The exemption applies to only legal guardians of children, though another bill in the state Senate would remove interference with custody of children as a Megan’s Law offense; Pennsylvania and Louisiana are the only states where the crime is considered a violent sex offense even when no sexual contact occurred.
I have heard the reviews will be done before 90 days is up which is May 22nd, also they are saying 9 to 18 months, I doubt everything will be done in 12 days from now as the numbers are raising still, I don’t think that many people a offending but I could be wrong though.
@Chris,
Cause PSP likes to do shit their way cause they like to cry and be secret and be stupid to pretend that they dont know anything
so numbers have climbed at least 10 today. as I watch the numbers, whats odd is tier 1 seems to go up the most. tier 2, and 3 have the occasional add on, but its mostly tier 1 that’s climbing. now I know that new people are being added, probably daily. I have been keeping track of people in my city, and NO ONE has been removed, and in fact 2 more have been added. I’m guessing at this point, unless there is a push of that magic button, doesn’t look like anyone else is being removed. I’m wondering if they are putting 10yr people under tier 1?. I’m a 10yr that is due to be done literally in a few weeks, so, I’m not going in till the 21. hell with them. has any other 10yr ppl. out there gone in to re register under act 10 yet? if so, have you noticed anything different on the website AFTER you went in?
Wow Debo I jus read that. Looks like a second registry? I guess I know it doest look or sound like there even sure it will hold from how I got it. Then again I’m not a attorney lol but it’s looking like I’m gonna need one. I mean when I called PSP a month ago the lady said it looks like your a Tier1 to that I replied that isn’t right lol she says I should call I guess Megan’s Law unit in Harrisburg which I did an got nowhere the dam thing of it is I jus have no clue who ta talk ta as far as a,attorney goes I only have a few thousand saved for this an don’t wanna through it away if I’m not getting off an then if from what I can figure I shouldn’t be on it long anyway s I really don’t think it’s a good idea not ta go in to PSP. I wonder if ya have finished your ten years,if they could do anything to ya or not I can’t see why the hell they would but then I jus cant risk what freedom I do have some how if ya have finished your ten it shouldn’t be that I gotta get a dam attorney under this act ten I must be a Tier 1 that’s why the lady at PSP said that a month ago I shouldn’t be on it that long anyway I don’t even mind all that much if I knew I was coming off with there act ten that they wanna put me on I mean bein a here one and I finished my 10 years lol WTF this is really crazy
So is this like the sorna 2 a second registration for people that’s already done their time or some shit like that LOL dam it man !!!
See the megan law 1 requers the 10 year deal should of upheld the plea agreement. Megans law 2 further the registery megan 3 led to sorna and niw act 10 is sorna 2. Im seeing that all these magons laws carried while under probation and parole and have not finished the 10 years of registering. So under sorna 10 years became 25 years. So does this mean that sorna 2 if not finished the sorna still be on sorna 2 for the unfinished 25 years?
There is nothing for this act 10 to refer back to. so as I said before I’m not a lawyer but it sure as hell don’t seem like it’s going to hold up I’m still beating myself up as to whether I should go in before the 22nd I guess I should LOL I don’t want to though I think I understand a little bit as to why the lady at PSP said I was a tier 1 I’m absolutely done far as the muniz ruling I’ve been trapped up in this thing so long what’s a little longer I think act 10 is gonna blow apart anyways
@ Brian its all good bud! Its just that Act 10 is just a barley a cosmetic b.s. but yes @Shaun and Debo seems to be right on target on that. I do agree very much so. @brian i do hope you will not have to go into life deal. Its just heartbreakung to see the life. As Shaun and Debo said though is seemgly to make since of things. As for the Act 10 it wont last long. I knew somewhere it was a complete b.s. but, i had no idea at the time where to find it or see it. I guess i was wrong in some things. If i was than i must admit i was wrong of anything that was not accurate. I must appoligize and i am very sorry for anything i might not of understood of things. But, of course im not an offender by all means. Just have a friend who is that lives with me. You prob will recognized the name cary before on here. But, its all good. He just so frusterated to see the act 10 and was all confused. But, im here to understand it all and to try to help anyone i can. Well at least try to anyways. Im in my mid 30’s female by the way. But, since now we know to put a gender and age range of about me to refure to. But, that part has nothing to do with anything. I was hoping that the 10 act was a complete failure. Prayers do answer and it just may seem like another round of July 21’st 2017 of Munuz the 2nd. That sounds great guys! So there is hope. Never lose it and never give up guys. We are figuring it out one way or the other. You guys rock!!!
Ashtoreth I think your friend is veary fortunate ta have a friend like you As we all know the registry is so debilitating I’ve I’ve had times as I’m sure many do that it’s been hard ta deal with in one way or another even if it’s not necessarily with people the disheartening concept of carrying the stigma around can be very burdensome I mean I’m sure most of us have our friends and people that know us and I’m grateful for that. But I honestly gotta say most my girlfriend s have been sympathetic and understanding to a degree some more than others you know understanding the complex legalities of this twisted mess and I’m just saying that your friend is very fortunate. That ya have the insight anyways all of u in here have been a little help in one way or another ta me we all can make a mistake it’s to bad that the legislation and law in this country don’t know that lol with politicians grandstanding on sex offense laws and causing Hysteria and liey about recidivism rates and on and on I’ve learned one thing you have to stay strong and I’m not sure everybody this act 10 thing will go down the dam review isn’t over an and inevitably Act 10 will crumble we all jus gotta stay strong regardless I’ve always thought the stronger ya are the more caliber one builds as a person if that makes sense ….so I guess I’ll roll in ta psp this week an go from there when this review thing is over I’ll. See were im at then and decide as to if I’m gettin a attorney
My husband just registered before the May 22nd Mark.. we will see what happens. He was a offender before 2003 and registered first in 2003.. he was a 10 yr and when Sorna hit.. this should be the last year I’m praying this is it. Can’t wait for May 22… or we will see what happens.
Well I’m good and confused now lol I went ta register they said I well get something through there be a letter mailed to me the last time I was in there was,January was a 4 month thing. When I called a month ago they said I was a tier 1 an that was a little confusing but I think I understand that a little better then I did when I went to PSP today they said I do not need to do anything I’ll get a letter in October lol so Im just a little confused about that for sure they. The officer said different county s do this different way.s Ok ? So all this hype about may 22 is not relevant to me I guess they said if you didn’t get a letter to comply with Act 10 will then you don’t you don’t worry about it more less so I don’t know I went in in the evening I might call or go in again today and jus confirm this lol cause wtf
Debo that would Franklin told me I’ll get a letter in October they send them out at different times for different county s I’m calling them today to jus double check
Debo YES that is correct
What did your husband have to provide, any internet identifiers? Which would be illegally obtained when is was a SORNA requirement which was deemed unconstitutional.
Im taking my friend in today to go register under the Act 10. Most likely he will be placed under tier 1. 10 year original sentence deal. He will be recording in secret just voice recording. He will be asking several questions and i will remind him to ask about internet identity , 22nd, letters going out in october, and all the other info he can ask that they will answere. I will be reviewing the voice recording. Then i will write it down here what i heard. He should be last time to register. We shall see. Yesterday though it was the election day so they were not there to comouterized him under tier 1 since it was like a holiday as we were told yesterday by other officers roaming around the building looking as if they were throwing their authority around like a fat ass hippo swinging their asses around with nothing to do.
I took my friend down to go under Act 10. Whats funny is on his paper work is this. He moved to Pennsylvania in July of 2013. He is out of state offender of Utah. Utah upholds the original sentence of being on the registery for 10 years only. He was convicted in 1999. 2003 is when he got of from probation. 2003 is when he started to register. Here it is 2018 is now 15 years later in July. But, the paper work say tier 1 now and he will be done registering in June 3rd 2024. In 2024 is the 15 year mark. He is under a pending review that is active. But the paper work say registration started in Feb. 2nd 2016
The officer that took him in did not know anything as he stated of anything about act 10. Did not give info about anything.
You got that right. Debo Dam !! Don’t be sayin your gonna rec anything unless ya wanna catch a charge !! Pa don’t play that in other words that’s not a wise thing to do now you know lol so don’t do that!
There was no recording due to the stupid officer didnt say much at all. He just shrugged and said, i dont know. But, yes you guys are right though
so I decided to bite the bullet and go in today because I had some free time. the officer that did my update was like a robot, every time I asked a question, his only response every time was to call Harrisburg. I could tell by his demeaner, he didn’t want to be doing the update any more than I wanted to be there. im sure with the influx before the 22nd, this is a pain for the officers doing it too. so im a 10yr, due to “technically” be done on Monday the 21..literally as close to the finish line as you can possibly get(22).. but low and behold..right there on my copy of the new paperwork, it now shows tier 1, which is wrong of course as I have no tier (pre 2012), but knew from other posts that was gonna happen, so I expected that. However what floored me was, even though it still shows my starting date as may 21, 2008, it NOW shows my END DATE as 2033, so it looks like not only did they NOT give me credit for 10yrs almost to the day, but infact have RESET the clock for ANOTHER 15yrs, which is also WRONG. and yes they asked for everything, emails, phone numbers, all the same stuff as before. NOTHING changed that way. So Don’t know what Crack PSP is smoking, but they are 100% wrong, ive talked with my attorney already several times about my situation, however he keeps reminding me that no matter which way it goes, I cant do anything till Monday, because that would be my official end date, and regardless I “haven’t been Harmed by it” until after Monday, in which case I would be on “overtime” now im being “Harmed” now We can formulate a viable plan, im not waiting for PSP to get off their collective ass’s and do something, they have dragged their feet long enough, and ive made an appointment with my attorney, but cant get in till Tuesday..F*CK PSP a fight they want, a fight they will get..
One thing I want to say is even the media is brain washed by this stuff. We are not getting a break on this act 10 law. Most of us due relief from the PASC decisions have already done more time then we were suppose to, we are not getting off on anything, and we need to have that attitude with anyone that we interact with about this reg BS. We did our time on reg according to the laws in place at the time we committed our crime. We will likely see more wins when act 10 the so called fix to SORNA gets challenged at all angles soon.
Everyone needs to read this recent update from Aaron Marcus if they haven’t yet.
http://www.berksbar.com/images/BenchBarHandouts/SornaUpdates2018.pdf
@Debo
I don’t agree with you often, but well said. all I’ve ever asked for was what originally was given,(10yr) no more, no less…
I just got off the phone with psp in Harrisburg and the lady I spoke to was very helpful. She said my case has not been reviewed yet so I need to go in by the 22nd. She said once my case is reviewed I will be notified of changes or removal. But she said not going by the 22nd could result in a FTC.
I will be going in this weekend to comply and they will probably tell me I’m on for life, I will be going to meet with my new attorney Monday to begin the real fight, my old attorney was trying to play me, but glad I fought that quick, goo luck to everyone who will be getting off the reg,
Ok so 3 days until the deadline to register under Act 10. I’m no longer on any registries and never received and letter so DO I GO INTO PSP TO REGISTER UNDER ACT 10 AND TELL THEM I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER AND I AM NO LONGER ON ANY REGISTERY. Or do I just go in and see what they tell me. I don’t want to go in if I’m not required to anymore but at the same time I sure don’t wanna get a FTC charge either. PSP is slimmy and I don’t wanna get caught up in this web. WHAT TO DO? WHAT TO DO HMMMM!!!!