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FL - Marty Kiar pushes sex-offender cell phone registry (Further invading peoples privacy and stomping on their right to it!)

View the article here 04/27/2009 By Josh Hafenbrack A bill requiring sexual offenders and predators to provide home and cell phone numbers when they register unanimously passed, 117-0, today in the House. Sponsored by Martin Kiar (Contact), D-Davie, HB 115, would make it a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, if a registered sex offender failed to provide those numbers when registering with local sheriff?s offices, who in turn give the information to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Companion bill, SB 340, sponsored by Sen. Jeremy Ring (Email), D-Parkland, is expected to go to that chamber?s floor for a vote later in the week. Also under the bill, anyone convicted of traveling to meet a minor for sex would be required to register as a sexual predator or offender...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 27, 2009 (boomark / email).