SORNA Archives

ACSOL News Alert: $5,000 Challenge Grant Offered to Challenge SORNA Regulations!

·November 1, 2021
·17 Comments

An anonymous donors has offered to match up to $5,000 in donations in order to challenge the proposed SORNA regulations which were published in the Federal Register in August 2020…

ACSOL News Meetings / Events National

ACSOL to Conduct SORNA Regulations Meeting on November 1 at 3pm PT

·October 29, 2021
·46 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct a meeting on Monday, November 1 starting at 3 p.m. (Pacific) to discuss the proposed SORNA regulations. ACSOL President Chance…

General News

National Action Alert: Write and Call! SORNA Regulations Moving Forward, Now Awaiting AG Approval

·October 28, 2021
·140 Comments

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved proposed SORNA regulations issued more than a year ago. This is a significant step forward toward finalization of the regulations which…

National

Virgin Islands: $400,000 Award from the U.S. Department of Justice in Support of SORNA

·October 25, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: justice.gov 10/25/21 ST. THOMAS, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S.…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

·April 27, 2021
·163 Comments

[4/29/21 Updated with link (see end of post)] As we approach the end of April 2021, we are waiting for the “other shoe” to drop. In fact, we are waiting…

General News

The Sex Offender Law That Could’ve Broken the Government

·February 26, 2021
·12 Comments

Herman Gundy was a convicted sex offender who failed to register as one in Pennsylvania and New York, states in which he traveled and resided. Under the Sex Offender Notification…

National

Biden Administration Freezes Most Recent Regulations

·January 21, 2021
·55 Comments

[ACSOL] The Biden Administration yesterday placed a 60-day freeze on most regulations recently issued by the previous administration. The freeze applies to proposed regulations published in the Federal Register and…

National

New Federal COVID Bill Provides Funding for Registrant Management

·December 22, 2020
·37 Comments

[ACSOL] Congress passed a new bill yesterday that is primarily focused upon COVID issues. Hidden in that legislation, which totals more than $900 billion, is about $200 million for the…

National

NIJ: Tracking Sex Offenders: Federal Law, Resources Have Led to Marked Improvement of State Registries, But More Work Is Needed

·November 15, 2020
·54 Comments

[nij.ojp.gov - 11/13/20] Communities want to know when convicted sex offenders are living in their midst. For a quarter century, federal law has guaranteed communities the right to know. In…

ACSOL California

CA Dept. of Justice Changes Registration Form, Misstates Federal Law

·October 27, 2020
·22 Comments

The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) recently changed the state's registration form (CJIS 8102S). In doing so, it added the following sentence: "Federal law requires me to notify my…

National

ACSOL and Allies Submit Formal Response to Proposed SORNA Regulations

·October 13, 2020
·51 Comments

[ACSOL] Today 10 legal professionals from six different states submitted a formal response to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding proposed SORNA regulations that could adversely affect the daily lives…

Commentary

Oregon Voices Submits Formal Response to Proposed SORNA Regulations

·October 7, 2020
·12 Comments

[oregonvoices.org] Oregon Voices, an organization devoted to support and advocacy for individuals and families affected by the sex offender registry, submitted yesterday its formal response to the proposed SORNA regulations issued…

National

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Report concludes SORNA does not achieve its goals

·October 1, 2020
·12 Comments

[atsa.com - 10/1/20] PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER [from the web page]: Registration and community notification with international adoption of these policies expanding to other countries in subsequent years. Federal and…

ACSOL News

Proposed SORNA Regulations Would Add Uncertainty to Registrants’ Lives

·September 22, 2020
·107 Comments

[ACSOL] The federal government issued proposed regulations to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) last month that, if adopted, would create uncertainty in the lives of registrants throughout…

National

6th Circuit Decision Requires Registration Even When State No Longer Does

·August 31, 2020
·98 Comments

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision, that if left unchallenged, will require some individuals convicted of a sex offense to continue to register for life even…

ACSOL International National

Federal Government Publishes Proposed Changes to SORNA

·August 14, 2020
·378 Comments

[ACSOL] The federal government yesterday published in the Federal Register proposed changes to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The changes encompass a total of 93 pages and…

National

PA: Internet dissemination provision of SORNA II violates the federal prohibition against ex post facto laws

·October 23, 2019
·16 Comments

Summary from FAC: A Pennsylvania Appeals Court has found that the dissemination of persons who have been convicted of sexual offenses’ information on the internet (Megan’s Law) violates the ex…

General News

After Epstein death, glaring loopholes in national sex offender registry raise concerns

·August 16, 2019
·10 Comments

Amid the fallout from the death of Jeffrey Epstein – compounded by sharp questions as to why he was able to live such a lavish and unencumbered life despite being…