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Higher sex offender registration fees may be unconstitutional.

By "eAdvocate"

I questioned this in my earlier post on this issue. Lets see if, behind closed doors, they decide it is not a wise thing to do. 1-28-2011 Louisiana: LAKE CHARLES, LA. (KPLC) - No doubt many people would prefer there to be no sex offenders in their neighborhoods. Said Police Juror Hal McMillin, "We have no love lost for sex offenders in Calcasieu Parish. We want to make sure that if there's any opportunity we can drive them out by raising fees and we can do it as a parish and all the cities in general. I think it would be a good thing." Yet the United States Constitution protects everyone, even sex offenders. And Calcasieu Police Jury Attorney Allen Smith says local ordinances drastically raising fees for sex offender registration may be unconstitutional under both the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 28, 2011 (boomark / email).