ACSOL will conduct Lobby Day this year on March 24, 2026. We will once again educate the legislators and staff about the need for revising the Tiered Registry Law to increase the number of people eligible to petition for removal from the registry. Every person who participates in Lobby Day will be a member of a team led by someone who has done this before. It is an empowering experience. Click here to sign up (or click the sign-up link at the top of all our pages) Please show up,…
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ACSOL Online Meeting February 21, 2026
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, February 21 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded and posted within a couple…
Read MorePlease Help ACSOL’s Matching Grant Program for Two Important Lawsuits
A generous and anonymous donor has pledged up to $5,000 for a matching grant program in support of two important lawsuits. One lawsuit will challenge an ordinance recently adopted by Fresno County that limits the number of registrants that can live in a home. This lawsuit will include an application for a temporary restraining order (TRO). The second lawsuit will challenge the failure of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR’s) to fully implement recently issued treatment regulations. The regulations were issued in settlement of an earlier lawsuit challenging…
Read MoreSupreme Court Vigil to Be Held in D.C. on March 7, 2026
Individuals who oppose the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Smith v. Doe, will conduct a vigil near that court on Saturday, March 7. The vigil will begin at 10 a.m. and last for about one hour. The vigil will be recorded but there will be no livestream of the event. “The Supreme Court made a significant mistake when they ruled that the requirement to register is not punishment,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “We need to remind the Court that they need to correct this mistake by overruling that decision.”…
Read MoreACSOL In-Person Meeting February 14, 2026 in Berkeley, CA
ACSOL will lead an in-person meeting in Berkeley on Saturday, February 14, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: The Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA “We are pleased to return to Finnish Hall for this meeting,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Finnish Hall is a great location for our meeting due to its proximity to BART. There will be much to discuss during the meeting including proposed improvements to the Tiered Registry Law, treatment for parolees and the pending challenge to SORNA regulations.”…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting January 17, 2026
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 17 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded and posted within a couple…
Read MoreAction Alert: Please Join Effort to Remove Anti-Registrant Merchandise from Etsy.com
Please join ACSOL and others in an effort to persuade Etsy to remove anti-registrant merchandise from its website. The merchandise at issue includes messages on clothing and bumper stickers such as “Shoot Your Local Pedophile” and “Dead Pedophiles Don’t Reoffend.” “These and other statements on merchandise incite violence and therefore are not protected by the First Amendment,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. Messages demanding that Etsy remove its anti-registrant merchandise from its website should be sent by email to [email protected] It is important to note that the anti-registrant merchandise…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting December 20, 2025 With Special Speaker
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, December 20 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. We will have a guest speaker who is a victim of sexual abuse and has become an advocate for changing or eliminating sex offense laws. She believes…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting October 18, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci, President attorney Elie Miller, and board members Roger Hunnicutt and Sherri Moreno for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 18 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting September 20, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday September 20 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
Read MoreACSOL In-Person Meeting in San Diego on Nov. 1, 2025
You are invited to attend ACSOL’s in-person meeting in San Diego, CA on Saturday, November 1, 2025 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: California Western School of Law Room LH-1 225 Cedar Street San Diego The meeting will include discussions regarding topics of interest to both registrants and their loved ones, including the status of proposed changes to the Tiered Registry Law such as the reduction of tier assignment for those convicted of an offense involving child pornography. The meeting is free and will include refreshments.…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting August 16, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday August 16 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
Read MoreACSOL Board Cancels 2025 Conference
The ACSOL board of directors has decided to cancel this year’s conference in order to protect registrants, their families and those who support them. The conference was previously scheduled to be held on September 26 and September 27. “Cancellation of this year’s conference was a difficult decision to make for the ACSOL board of directors,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Cancellation was necessary, however, after an extremist organization threatened violence against an allied organization, NARSOL.” NARSOL was scheduled to conduct its conference in Michigan in June 2025. However, the…
Read More$10,000 Challenge Grant Offered in Support of Two New Lawsuits
An anonymous donor has offered to match up to $10,000 for donations made in support of two new lawsuits that will challenge significant mistakes made by the California Department of Corrections (CDC). The lawsuits will focus upon the agency’s failure to implement treatment regulations as well as the agency’s unlawful identification of women as high risk offenders. “These two lawsuits are necessary in order to help restore the civil rights of individuals required to register,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “They are a new beginning as we start…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting July 12, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday July 12 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting June 21, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday June 21 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
Read MoreACSOL In-Person Meeting in Pasadena on June 7, 2025
ACSOL will conduct an in person meeting in Pasadena: Saturday, June 7 at 2 p.m Flintridge Retreat Center 236 West Mountain Street Suite 117, Pasadena CA There is no cost to attend the meeting which will include discussions of interest to registrants and their families including the Tiered Registry Law, domestic and overseas travel as well as the pending lawsuit that challenges SORNA regulations. Refreshments will be served and it is not necessary to sign up in advance. “ACSOL looks forward to returning to Pasadena on June 7,” stated ACSOL…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting May 17, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday May 17 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
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