All registrants nationwide, and especially Iowa registrants and supporters, please act today to oppose Iowa bill HF77.
We must do this TODAY, before its hearing TOMORROW, February 1!
As you can see by this link, it says, “requiring sex offenders whose registration requirements have expired to reregister, and making penalties applicable”.
This would make lifetime registration for all registrants!
Please be a warrior for justice to help our fellow Iowa registrants! It’s easy.
Click here to make a quick comment today to oppose this cruel, vindictive bill.
Some points you could include are:
HF77 is cruel and unusual punishment.
This bill is an emotion-based solution looking for a problem.
It is unconstitutional. Iowa cannot amend a sentence already imposed by a court.
It damages the families of registrants, including their children.
This bill clearly implies that registrants will never be allowed to be redeemed.
This bill dehumanizes registrants.
No other category of crime, however violent, is treated this way.
There are no gangs of registrants roaming the streets.
If you live in Iowa, please consider attending the hearing.
I submitted my comment. Please join me in helping Iowa registrants
This bill is loaded with lawsuits and unconstitutionalities. States are now making these laws knowing they are wrong, passing them, and then we have to fight tooth and nail to get them repealed.
Legislators make a law to see if it will fly, and if it does, they watch for how long until it gets shot down. We are the most targeted individuals for new, overly burdensome and tormentive laws on planet earth and it’s all for spite and a ‘smoke and mirrors’ act for the public eye to fool them into believing legislators are doing their job.
This bill is unconstitutional and inhumane..these people paid their debt to society, subject to humiliation and have a right to live a somewhat normal life after their years of punishment
Done!! 👍🏻 I have submitted my comment in opposition to the proposed Bill. 👍🏻
Comment posted. Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. They care nothing about anyone other than themselves
This is what I sent to Iowa:
I am opposed to this bill that Unconstitutionally compels former Registrants to reregister beyond the court mandated order. It is wrong to circumvent the law to amend a sentence already imposed by the courts. Similarly, the new SORNA rule imposed by DOJ has already been blocked in a California court because it has violated due process and the first Amendment creating precedent for future cases in regard to force registration beyond the sentencing of the former registrant.
Pass this law at your state’s peril. for the government of Iowa will experience mass lawsuits at such a scale you will not believe and lose massive amounts of tax dollars that could otherwise been better spent. You have been warned.
Done. I submitted my comments. Thank you ACSOL for the notification. Good luck Iowa registrants.
Comment posted. Politician’s need to start being held accountable for these things. It’s tiring them being allowed to do what ever they want without repercussions. They get to destroy people’s lives for votes and everyone just shrugs.
Done! What a horrible bill, and for no scientific reason at all. Will this nightmare ever end?
I think this bill has been proposed previously. It is of course stupid and unconstitutional, but this may be the year that stupid and unconstitutional bills are good enough for the Iowa Legislature.
Beth Wessel, I can see those republican men sponsoring this bill, but what are you doing on that subcommittee? Maybe those university college constituents of yours needs to lobby (you) their democratic representative
My JOC says I must register as a SO. That’s all it says. Nothing about which tier or how long or in what manner. All those judgements are made by the police, as delegated by the legislature. I don’t understand how this is amending a “sentence already imposed by a court.”
It just strikes me more as amending a sentence already imposed by the legislature and adjudicated by the executive branch. It seems courts don’t have much say about it, right?
Done!
This website’s formatting features did not work well on my original post. Here again, is Chat.GPT response. It’s pretty incredible.
There are several reasons why a bill requiring expired sex offenders to reregister and imposing penalties for noncompliance could be considered bad public policy:
1. Lack of evidence of effectiveness: Requiring sex offenders to reregister, even if their registration requirements have expired, may not actually improve public safety or reduce recidivism. There is limited evidence to support the efficacy of sex offender registries in achieving these goals.
2. Unnecessary burden on law enforcement: Reregistering a large number of expired sex offenders could put a strain on law enforcement resources and divert attention from other important tasks.
3. Harsh penalties for noncompliance: Imposing severe penalties for noncompliance with the registry requirements, such as imprisonment, could lead to unintended consequences, such as making it more difficult for sex offenders to reintegrate into society and find employment.
4. Lack of individualized assessment: Requiring all expired sex offenders to reregister regardless of their current risk level fails to take into account the individualized circumstances of each offender and could result in a one-size-fits-all approach that is not effective in promoting public safety.
5. Impact on rehabilitation and reentry: The requirement to reregister and the potential penalties for noncompliance could create additional barriers to rehabilitation and reentry for sex offenders, making it more difficult for them to lead productive lives and reducing the chances of their successful integration into society.
In conclusion, modifying sex offender registry requirements by requiring expired sex offenders to reregister and imposing penalties for noncompliance could be considered bad public policy due to a lack of evidence of its effectiveness, unnecessary burden on law enforcement, harsh penalties for noncompliance, lack of individualized assessment, and impact on rehabilitation and reentry.
I have gone ahead and posted my absolute displeasure on this heinous bill. I have been saying this over and over again that if we truly want to create an impact on this evil registration that we come out of the shadows. We must all unite and conduct peaceful demonstrations in condemnation of this evil registration, which is an absolute violation of our human rights.
I was recently pleasantly surprised to learn that all of Iowa’s registrants, regardless of tier, top-out at ten years, max, of registration. Now, the other shoe drops, apparently. No corn fields in my future, it seems, a particular political movement and party having overtaken the state of my childhood.
Wow! Only the first comments was in support. All the rest… 100?…. 150?…. more??….. are all in opposition!!!
What an incredible response, people!!! 🥹 😊 😃 🥰
Not even Russia or China have registry s.
It appears the subcommittee voted to pass the bill by an astonishing margin of 2-1(sarcasm implied)
Usually when committees or organizations have a comments forum it is only for people to blow off steam or voice what they think and nothing else and almost always has no bearing on their decision.
I’ve seen this too many times to know that this is the case.
These kinds of bills actually help to accelarate the demise of the registry because they are so silly and absurd that only a drunk judge would consider allowing such an unconstitutional abomination.
Out of State Non-Registered and Visiting Iowa Help Needed!
Hey guys I need some help because these Iowa laws are super crazy! I am a non-registered CSO in IL for something that happened 30+ years ago (did my 10 year registration), I’m going to be visiting Iowa frequently this year and I will only be visiting for 1 or 2 weekend days at a time and never more. I’m going to visit and not going for work or school. My problem is that I don’t fully understand the visitor law and I don’t want to get popped for a misunderstanding. I’ve led a law abiding life since 1991 and I sure as hell don’t want to mess that up.
The Iowa state police site says: Yes. Offenders who reside in Iowa, whether moving in or visiting, have (5) days to register with the Sheriff’s Office at the county where they have established residence.
Then I found what appears to be the whole State of Iowa registration act and I cannot see anything that mentions out of state visitors, I’ve read it but maybe I overlooked it?
I thought I also found on some Iowa Sheriff’s Dept site that mentioned 5 aggregate days but now I can’t find the page, maybe it wasn’t Iowa that I was viewing?
I’m looking for a 100% solid answer if anybody has it. I get extremely nervous when going out of IL and I just want to make sure that I’m abiding by all of these crazy ass laws. There’s so much misinformation on the internet.
Again, I will never be in Iowa for more than 2 days at a time and only to visit.