Posted: 03.13.2013 at 4:48 AM
New law means more people on sex offender registry
"The bill signed Tuesday will require people convicted of a single Tier I offense for some crimes involving minors to be placed on the online registry.
LANSING (AP) -- More people will be added to Michigan's public sex offender registry under a bill signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The bill signed Tuesday will require people convicted of a single Tier I offense for some crimes involving minors to be placed on the online registry. Offenses that qualify include possessing child pornography and surveillance of a minor.
Republican Sen. Rick Jones is the bill's sponsor. He says it will add about 250 people to the public registry.
People convicted of such crimes must already register with the state, but their information is made available only to police. Currently only people convicted of Tier II and III offenses are placed on the public registry."
Reply ...
"This is appalling, but very normal for some legislator posturing for their
next political office at the expense of our registrant families.
There are well over three quarter of a million (751,138) men, women and
children required to register for offenses such as urinating in public,
streaking, incest, exposure, rape, false accusations by a soon-to-be
ex-wife, angry ex-girlfriend, accusations after a party where there was
heavy drinking, or a spiteful student, viewing suggestive or abusive
images of a person underage (16 in some states and 18 in others),
solicitation, prostitution, endangering the welfare of a child and many
other "offenses" resulting in a registry not being used as intended and
that was to manage and track the most violent repeat offenders.
Our organization, Women Against Registry, advocates for the families of
these folks who have been adjudicated, paid their debt to society and
are living a law-abiding life. But, these families are subjected to
harassment, beatings, vehicles damaged, signs placed in their yards,
being asked to leave their church, organizations, flyers distributed in
the community and even being murdered all because they are trying to
help someone reintegrate into society."
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=871383#.UkPVHFNjP1E
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Mar 24, 2013
Michigan sex offenders could face new fees
"Bill stirs debate over who should pay for registry
A bill to require the more than 40,000 people on Michigan’s sex offender registry to pay an annual fee is igniting a debate over who should bear the costs for operating and maintaining the state’s system used to track offenders.
Registered sex offenders already are required to pay a one-time $50 fee, but some lawmakers want to charge them $50 every year to cover the $600,000 a year cost to operate the database. The state says the move could bring in about $540,000 more in revenue annually.
Sex offenders “put themselves onto this registry by their actions,” [uh, no, you did, when you chose to prosecute them] said Republican Sen. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge, who is sponsoring the legislation that is headed to the Senate floor, but not yet scheduled for a vote. “Therefore, they need to pay a fee to maintain it.”" [uh, no, you do, you made the laws, not them]
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/viewart/20130324/NEWS01/303240022/Michigan-sex-offenders-could-face-new-fees
Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Governor signs Jones bill that will protect children from sexual predators [sic]
"Public Act 2 of 2013 (Senate Bill 44) amends the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) to require that a registered sex offender convicted of certain Tier 1 offences against minors to be listed on the public website."
http://www.misenategop.com/senators/readarticle.asp?id=5770&District=24
Should sex offender have to pay an annual fee for their monitoring?
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/03/should-sex-offender-have-to-pay-an-annual-fee-for-their-monitoring.html
Michigan sex offenders could face new fees
"Bill stirs debate over who should pay for registry
A bill to require the more than 40,000 people on Michigan’s sex offender registry to pay an annual fee is igniting a debate over who should bear the costs for operating and maintaining the state’s system used to track offenders.
Registered sex offenders already are required to pay a one-time $50 fee, but some lawmakers want to charge them $50 every year to cover the $600,000 a year cost to operate the database. The state says the move could bring in about $540,000 more in revenue annually.
Sex offenders “put themselves onto this registry by their actions,” [uh, no, you did, when you chose to prosecute them] said Republican Sen. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge, who is sponsoring the legislation that is headed to the Senate floor, but not yet scheduled for a vote. “Therefore, they need to pay a fee to maintain it.”" [uh, no, you do, you made the laws, not them]
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/viewart/20130324/NEWS01/303240022/Michigan-sex-offenders-could-face-new-fees
Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Governor signs Jones bill that will protect children from sexual predators [sic]
"Public Act 2 of 2013 (Senate Bill 44) amends the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) to require that a registered sex offender convicted of certain Tier 1 offences against minors to be listed on the public website."
http://www.misenategop.com/senators/readarticle.asp?id=5770&District=24
Should sex offender have to pay an annual fee for their monitoring?
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/03/should-sex-offender-have-to-pay-an-annual-fee-for-their-monitoring.html
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